Torrent clients need an internet connection to be able to access the seeds of the files that we want to download. Without an internet connection, we cannot have access to those seeds and we cannot share the content that we have downloaded.
During the installation process, the application invites us to add an exception in windows firewallexception that allows you to go through the firewall to connect to the internet and do your job, which is none other than sharing the downloaded content and searching for seeds of the files that we want to download.
If during the installation process, we didn’t pay attention to the windows that the application shows, we most likely installed the bloatware that the application includes and we have skipped the upper window, where we allowed the application to create an exception in the firewall.
Many are the applications that, after installing them, request the user to access through the firewall to connect to the Internet, however, not all of them do so. Also, depending on the settings on your computer, the app may not be able to display that invitation.
Fortunately, this problem has a very simple solution, since we can manually create this exception in the Windows firewall by accessing from the Windows control panel and clicking on System and security. Then, in the Windows Defender Firewall section, click on Allow an application through Windows Firewall.
Next, click on Change settings and then click on Allow another app. If we do not previously click on Change settings, the Allow another application button will not be enabled.
Next, click on Browse and go to the directory:
C:/users/user-account/AppData/Roaming/uTorrent/uTorrent.exe
Next, click on Add and make sure that the Private and Public boxes are checked so that the application can connect to the Internet from private networks (such as our home) or public networks (cafeterias, shopping centers and airports, for example). example).
If we do not find the AppData folder inside the user folder, we must show the Hidden files from the file explorer, via the ribbon View and checking the box hidden elements.
Once we have added uTorrent to the Firewall, the application can now use our computer’s internet connection to connect to the internet to download and share content.
The function of the Windows firewall / firewall is to prevent any application that we install from accessing the Internet without our consent to send data extracted from our equipment without consent. Taking into account how the firewall works, if we download an application for which we initially think that, according to its description, internet is not required to work, and it requests to go through the firewall, the first thing we should do is remove it from our computer and search for Another alternative.
anti virus
If we use Windows Defender as an antivirus, when creating the exception in the firewall, it is automatically recognized by Microsoft’s antivirus, so we have to do nothing else. But, if we are using another antivirus, it is likely that it is taking over the Windows firewall and we have not been able to add uTorrent as an exception.
Each antivirus has a different method to add exceptions to firewallso the easiest solution is to visit the antivirus website and find out how to add an exception to the Windows firewall from the application.
Download speed is very slow
If we have finally managed to get uTorrent to connect to the internet, but download speed is very slow Compared to what we would expect, we must access the application preferences, and click on the Bandwidth section to verify that both the upload and low speed limits are not set at any speed. In addition, we must also check, within the Number of connections section, that the maximum number of connections is 200 and the number of compis is 50.
We must also take a look at the Limiter section and check that the box Activate transfer limiter is not marked. In this way, we will prevent the application from stopping downloads when it reaches the limit established by default by the application, which is 200 GB after 31 days.
The rest of the application options do not need to be modified, including the ports for incoming connectionssince, since the application is authorized through the Windows firewall, we can use any port that is shown in the application.
Does our connection allow downloading torrents?
Most internet operators do not restrict the use of torrent networks, since they are not used solely to share content protected by copyright. In addition, it would be more than enough reason for many clients not to hire their services. If, unfortunately, our operator has blocked access to this type of network, the only remaining solution, in addition to contemplating the possibility of changing ISP, is through use VPN networks They do offer torrent support like NordVPN or Surfshark. If we are connected to a public network, be it a cafeteria, a hotel, a station or any other type of connection for public use, it is most likely that the network administrator has limited the connection to this type of network to prevent it from collapsing and users cannot use it freely.
Try a VPN or Proxy
If we want to make sure and rule out that the uTorrent problem is our internet provider, the only method we can use is to try connecting through a VPN. Most of the VPNs are compatible with the Torrent protocol and will allow us to quickly find out if the problem is our operator or if it is still present on our computer and we have not found it yet. If we do not find any free VPN that offers support for Torrent networks, we can try one of the different Proxies available for free and whose function is very similar to a VPN, which is none other than to hide from the Internet provider what it is we are doing with our internet connection, which is why it is one of the most used methods to bypass the limitations of the operators or countries where it is a crime to download content from these networks, as is the case in Germany.
If a download is stuck
There are two main reasons why the progress of a torrent download never ends.
Update the trackers
To download the content linked to the torrent files, it is necessary that the file be available on other computerssince otherwise we will never be able to download it due to the nature of this protocol.
However, sometimes torrent files lose their way, never better said, and they don’t quite find the way to find the content to download, that is, the seeds. If the download is stuck and does not go beyond the percentage in which it has stayed, we must update the trackers of the file, so that it can find the seeds to continue the download.
To update the trackers, we must place the mouse over the file, press the right mouse button and select the option update trackers.
This action will remove all the trackers that follow the track (pun intended from the file) and look for new ones to continue the download. Yes, the number of seeds is very limited, it is likely that these are the same as at the beginning, so the only thing we can do is wait to see if other people who have the same downloaded file connect to the internet and open the application corresponding torrent to expand the number of seeds.
Search for new torrents
If the download of the torrent files does not exceed a percentage, it means that seeds are missing to complete the download of the file. If after several days, it does not progress, the best option is to find another torrent that allows us to download the same content.
If it is unusual content, it is most likely that we will always end up with the same torrent on our computer. However, if we are talking about very popular content, it will not be a problem to find other torrents with the same content.
Reinstall uTorrent
If after trying all the steps that we have shown you in this article, we still do not find the solution to the problem that uTorrent is presenting on our computer, we can uninstall the application and reinstall it, but not before deleting all the residual files that were remain on the computer and is located in the directory of the same name in the Program Files folder. Once we have removed the directory where uTorrent had been installed, we visited its website again and downloaded the latest version available.
If the uTorrent problem occurs since we installed it on the computer, that is, we have not been able to connect to the Internet or to work correctly, we must look for a previous restore point and restore it, just before the installation of the application (each restore point indicates the change that caused it to be created). Once the computer has been restored to the previous point where the computer was before installing uTorrent, we will proceed to download the latest available version and reinstall it. If, even so, it does not work, it is possible that the problem is in the system itself, so the last solution that we would have to try is to format and install windows from scratch.
uTorrent not responding
If we try to open uTorrent twice by clicking on a torrent link to open it through the application and it is already open, uTorrent will not know what to do and will hang for a few seconds. If it does not come back to itself after a few seconds, we access the Task Manager (Contrl + Alt + Del) and, from the Processes tab, select uTorrent and click on the End task button. Next, we open the application again to check if the problem has been solved.
The downloaded file is corrupt
When we perform a download in an interrupted manner, that is, with pauses, it is possible that the file is corrupted as the application is not able to correctly join all the parts that have been downloaded. In these cases, no matter how much we do, we will never be able to access the file, since it “has been created badly” to put it in an understandable way.
In these cases, the only thing we can do is download the file again using the torrent we used. If after downloading it again, we find the same problem, if it is the same file, the problem is in the file or files that are being shared, so we will be forced to look for another source.
If we don’t fix the problem
As I mentioned at the beginning of this article, uTorrent is not the…