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I'm sure this is old, but HOW do you download torrents?

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I hate to sound like a noob, but I've been trying to download the pre SE ld transfer torrents for over an hour.

Everytime I click on 'download' and try to save, it says the file is only about 43 KB, which is a FAR dry from the actual 44 MB. It then downloads in about a second and doesn't recognize the file.

Cany anyone give me some pointers? I tried doing a search and didn't come up with much.
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The ".torrent" file is like a list of instructions for a BitTorrent client, like Azureus or BitComet or any other number of clients (jsut google for them). The client then uses those "instructions" to download the files from a swarm of people around the net who have or are getting the files.
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Originally posted by: yavin02
I hate to sound like a noob, but I've been trying to download the pre SE ld transfer torrents for over an hour.

Everytime I click on 'download' and try to save, it says the file is only about 43 KB, which is a FAR dry from the actual 44 MB. It then downloads in about a second and doesn't recognize the file.

Cany anyone give me some pointers? I tried doing a search and didn't come up with much.



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Originally posted by: yavin02
Everytime I click on 'download' and try to save, it says the file is only about 43 KB, which is a FAR dry from the actual 44 MB.


Well, actually the full download size is 4.26 GB, not 44 MB.

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I think I'm slowly getting the hang of this.

So far it's been 20 minutes, and it still says Bit Torrent: 0.0%, 7 KB/s, 25 days remaining?

Is it normal for such torrents to take a month to download? I have Verizon DSL which is pretty fast in my area.

Oh, and thanks for the link, Rikter.
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Speed to download varies depending on how many seeders there are for the download, how many others are trying to download it, etc. But 25 days is a long time. But it shouldn't take near that long. It should speed up after a while.
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Some more info, which may be of use, in here:-

SW: The Torrents Thread

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‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com - includes info on how to ask for a fan project and how to search for projects and threads on OT•com.

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Originally posted by: yavin02
I think I'm slowly getting the hang of this.

So far it's been 20 minutes, and it still says Bit Torrent: 0.0%, 7 KB/s, 25 days remaining?

Is it normal for such torrents to take a month to download? I have Verizon DSL which is pretty fast in my area.

Oh, and thanks for the link, Rikter.


Are you behind a firewall?

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I just removed the firewall, but I didn't notice much difference and reactivated it. It's down to only 8 days now.

I have another question: Are the most common torrents (pre SE LD rip) the ones where you DON'T see Leia welding in TESB? If so, I already have them on disc.

I'm looking for a complete torrent of the Definitive Collection, if such a thing exists outside LD format. I know Leia welding isn't a huge deal, but it won't feel complete without that scene.
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If you want a really good bittorrent client, look at BitLord.com. I've used other ones and haven't liked em, but I've really grown to like bitlord.
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BitLord and BitComet appear to be nearly identical. Is one better than the other, and are both better than BitTorrent? BitTorrent is downloading my fils much slower than Comet.

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I'm using BitComet and have recently noticed that after I complete downloading, I have trouble seeding files. Occasionally, it'll upload but most of the time, the torrent is stuck on "Connecting" status even though I didn't have any connection issues while downloading and am simultaneously downloading a separate torrent from the same tracker. Anyone know the problem?
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You could try BitTornado as well. I've found that to be more straightforward.

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Is it possible that the reason I can't seed is that there are already 6 seeders and only 1 leecher on the torrent (The Making of Raiders, BTW) I'm trying to seed?