What are torrents for (computer illiterate here)?

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TechMan1

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for downloading any file in the world. great invention i should say. practical way to get songs, videos, etc.. good thing we have programs like this. if not, we would be slaves for overpriced cd's, dvd's and etc..
 
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Fatal†Existence

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What i want to know is what there for.
How can i download a file that is "legal" to download but like pause it or stop it then maybe start it from the same spot or restart my computer and continue downloading it on the same percent i left it on.Sites anything whatever im sorry im ignorant to these things ;o
 
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PetalsB

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A torrent is a tiny file that you download.

Then, you open the torrent file with something like Azureus or Limewire.

The torrent file basically "yells to the world" that you want to download a specific file, and then the file begins downloading to your computer.

It's called "peer to peer sharing"

You can pause downloads with both programs mentioned above. Limewire is probably better than Azureus for newbies.
 
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James

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Torrents started off as a way for people to legally share large files. For instance you work from home and create a large PSD file, you cant send it by email as its too big, so you create and upload a torrent and sent the link to your clients for download.

Obviously now its more used for the illegal downloading of films and software. As you are downloading a collection of many smaller files from many users you get enhanced download speeds, and the ability to pause the download and continue at a later date.

It is good form to continue 'seeding' the download once it has completed so that others can download it from you, allowing even faster download speeds.

Be warned however, there are a lot of virus's in the torrent community which can adversly affect your PC.

Two of the most popular torrent sites are. http://www.mininova.org and http://www.thepiratebay.org.

The pirate bay is probably not deemed safe for work or school as it does contain some adult banner ads.
 
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