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See all replies.Magnet what now You may have seen the term magnet link before, but if you havent used one, heres the lowdown on what this change means for you as a BitTorrent user.Advertisement How Magnet Links Are Different From.Torrent Files When you download a.torrent file, youre essentially downloading a small file that contains information on the larger files you want to download.
The torrent file tells your torrent client the names of the files being shared, a URL for the tracker, and more. Btbit Magnet Code That OnlyYour torrent client then calculates a hash code, which is a unique code that only that torrent haskind of like an ISBN or catalog number. From there, it can use that code to find others uploading those files, so you can download from them. A magnet link is essentially a hyperlink containing the hash code for that torrent, which your torrent client can immediately use to start finding people sharing those files. Magnet links dont require a tracker (since it uses DHT, which you can read more about here ), nor does it require you to download a separate file before starting the download, which is convenient. BitTorrents Future: DHT, PEX, and Magnet Links Explained Last week The Pirate Bay confirmed it would shut down its tracker permanently, instead encouraging Read more GO Media may get a commission Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit 100 How to Use Magnet Links Advertisement Magnet links are dead simple to use. If you head to the Pirate Bay now, youll notice that magnet links are now the default, with the Get Torrent File link in parentheses next to it (a link which will disappear in a month or so). Just click on the magnet link, and your browser should automatically open up your default BitTorrent client and start downloading. Its that easy. What This Ultimately Means for You The short answer is nothing. In fact, it could mean that downloading torrents takes one or two fewer clicks, since all you have to do is click on the link to start the download. When magnet links first came out, not all torrent clients supported them, but now you can use magnet links with just about any semi-popular torrent client out thereincluding our favorites uTorrent, Transmission, and Deluge, among others, so you shouldnt notice a problem with that. Since The Pirate Bay wont be hosting files that link to copyrighted contentthat is, the torrent filesits more difficult to claim the site is directly enabling the downloading of copyrighted material. Whether this semantic leap actually protects torrent sites remains to be seen, but for now, you can sleep soundly knowing that the sites will stick around for awhile longer and that your torrents will take one less click to get started. If you want to read more about magnet links, check out the Wikipedia page on the subject. Advertisement Share This Story Get our newsletter Subscribe More from Lifehacker How to Visit Joe Bidens Island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update Your Barnes Noble Password Right Now How to Plan a Backpacking Trip Turn Your Loose Change Into Cash You Can Actually Use DISCUSSION danielblakes 11312 8:30PM So, for the galleywho of people commenting on this article - and yes, I made that word up - here are the pros and cons. Pros: Using magnet links makes it nearly impossible for a government (read: SOPA) to stop the distribution of files. ![]() You block traffic to and from the tracker, and all of those.torrents become useless. Cons: At the moment, when a torrent file is downloaded and opened in utorrent, one is presented with a handy list of files included in that torrent. The selective downloading of bits and pieces of torrent files is - in its current iteration - impossible. I dont know how DHT plays into all of this, or if SOPA-esque censorship could cripple this service. It is my knowledge that before connecting to DHT, torrents must contact a tracker, but i could be wrong.
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