This reduces overall network load significantly and makes it very interesting for people that are running on limited bandwidth. The torrent file you downloaded keeps track of who has which packet and alternates where you’re downloading from.Įach leecher acts as a tiny mini-server. These “peers” (or “leechers” in torrentspeak) all have slightly different parts of the same file. These packets are on a server in their entirety (called the “seeder”), but are also shared throughout a network of computers also downloading the same file you are. Torrenting works differently from that: rather than taking a file from a single server and downloading it one whole go, a torrent (also called a “tracker”) will break up the big file and chop it up into little pieces, called “packets.” When you download something off the Internet, you usually click a download button and the files comes onto your computer like manna from heaven. What you do is up to you, but know you’re doing it on your own lookout. If you torrent a movie, book or game, you’re breaking the law.
However, most of the stuff you find on torrent sites is copyrighted material and downloading it is very much not allowed. In this article is going to explain to you what torrenting is, the risks associated with torrenting and how you can get started up- and downloading files yourself.īefore we start, realize that torrenting is a kind of file sharing and is not inherently illegal. But what is torrenting exactly? How does it work? You’ve probably heard of Internet piracy and copyright infringement and that it’s made possible by something called torrenting.
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