Saving torrent file rather than downloading it

It would open utorrent so I could download the file. By accident I clicked to download and the box to do this everytime was checked.

Now I cant get it back to the way it used to be. I tried clicking on the box that says auto open the program window and to start the download automatically and nothing seems to help. Now it downloads the torrent file instead of just opening it in utorrent. How can I fix this please? Thanks, but that didnt work. All that happens now when I click a torrent to download is that it automatically saves the torrent file and my downloads window pops up in firefox.

Then I have to manually double click it in order for Utorrent to add it. I tried clicking and unclicking, applying, just clicking 1 and nothing works. It never worked this well the way I wanted to before cuz it would always open up that window asking if I wanted to save or open, but now I cant get that option back and its a real pain. In your General Preferences do you have Associate with.

Issue with your browser. Tell it to call utorrent. Yes I have associate with. It cant be an issue with my browser because it was working fine until I accidently selected to download instead of open torrent files and always do this was checked as well so its always saving instead of opening the file in utorrent.

Go in the options, applications tab, and set the action you want when Firefox downloads a. There are two different ways to stream content: by using streaming websites or p2p-based streaming apps such as Popcorn Time. Web streaming content is safer than torrenting because you are not sharing your IP address with dozens or hundreds of other torrent users that are sharing the same file. But you still have to trust the streaming website and hope it doesn't turn out to be a honeypot.

Plus, your ISP may be able to see what you are streaming. For these reasons, we recommend that you also use a VPN service when using streaming websites. This recommendation is not as mandatory as we would recommend for torrent file-sharing 1 above. Web-based vs P2P-based streaming may look the same from an end-user perspective, but they are in fact very different.

Streaming content via Popcorn Time has the exact same safety concerns as when you use traditional torrent file-sharing. That's because the technology for both of them is the same: the peer-to-peer or P2P protocol. With traditional torrenting you download a file in full and then play it. With P2P-based streaming, you watch a media file as it's being downloaded. It works just like Netflix: after installing it, you open it and it presents you with all the latest content you can watch with a single click.

In fact, Popcorn Time is so easy to use that it can lull you into not taking protective measures. There is no two ways about it: just as with traditional torrenting, you must use a trusted VPN with Popcorn Time. Usenet is an under-used way to download and share files, but is much safer than torrents.

Usenet is completely private compared to torrents because you download files directly from the Usenet provider's servers rather than from countless strangers on public torrent networks that can be snooped on. First, Usenet is a bit more complicated to learn than torrents, though just as easy after a short initial learning curve.

Plus, some Usenet providers such as EasyNews are as easy to use as Google: you simply search, find and view. The second disadvantage is that Usenet is not free. While free Usenet access is available, this access will be limited or for a short time, so a premium service is needed especially if you are looking for a full-fledged torrent alternative. Torrent type and variety are also important when choosing which torrent sites to use.

Ad Intrusion is also important when deciding what torrent site to use. If you have to go through 8 ads just to browse for a file, it might be time to find a new torrent site.

In our research, there were about popular torrent sites that we decided not to include due to the ad intrusion level. Security is very important when downloading torrents.

After all, there are plenty of shady torrenting platforms on the internet which could compromise your online security. Website: Visit a working Pirate Bay Mirror. Attention: The Pirate Bay is blocked in many countries even mirror sites , so you might need a VPN to change your virtual location and unblock the Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay has been a crowd favorite for many years. However, considering the number of mirrors and blocking attempts, that number may be skewed , and million visits a month is perhaps a bit more accurate.

The Pirate Bay is popular for its large community, which ensures at least one seeder on almost any torrent on the site, no matter the age. We tried downloading obscure titles from even over a decade ago, and we found that there were still happy seeders to help out. You can also look at our list of Pirate Bay alternatives for more options. RARBG is a large directory of torrents, famous for a very active community of seeders and high-quality torrents.

Its library size is decent, and it gets updated often, meaning that you have a high chance of finding new torrents on the site. The only difference is that ad intrusion is more annoying on RARBG, so take that into account when choosing one of the two. There are a lot of phishing scams going around with RARBG-looking sites, so make sure you learn about secure browsing. Website: X website. Some people use it to browse for game torrents as well, but from our research, it does look like both RARBG and The Pirate Bay have more torrents in that category, especially for older titles.

A few years ago, X was a bad choice for any torrenting, since it was clunky to navigate and it posed a lot of security risks. Since then, it went through an entire site revamp , making it seamless to browse and safer.

For shows and movies, you also have improved browsing functionalities, like searching by award nomination. Mirrors: x. Website: Torrentz2 website. While this is not that big of a torrent site — only amassing million users a month, and unable to sport much of a library for general torrents — Torrentz2 is very good for finding music. Not to mention — any type of browsing options, like searching by album, artist or song would be greatly appreciated.

Second, ad intrusion is minimal and the interface is beautiful. Lastly, classics are readily available on the platform.

If you want high-definition episodes of your favourite shows, EZTV is the place to go. We searched for older titles like Two and a Half Men, and it had a decent library of options. We even tried going for more obscure titles, like the British show Midsomer Murders.

EZTV has a large variety of torrents for the new releases in that show, and packages of older episodes. We tried browsing for older titles, and it has a good library, both for PC and consoles. You can subscribe to different categories or titles and get a feed of new torrents for them. Update: Despite recent claims to the contrary, Zooqle still seems to be up and running.

For instance, we received a remark from one of our French readers that Zooqle has been shut down, so we checked with a VPN if it was blocked in France. In all three instances, we were successful. Therefore, we have to conclude that, as of now, Zooqle is accessible to, at least, a great portion of internet users. Needless to say, we will check this regularly and keep you updated!

LimeTorrents is very good for new releases. Mirrors: limetorrents. Not a torrent site per se, Torrends. Mirrors: None.