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Although not as popular as during their heyday in the early 2000s, torrents still play an important role in today’s digital ecosystem. A lot of open-source software, rare films, amateur music, and free books can only be downloaded using torrent-based tools.

Torrents, or more specifically the BitTorrent protocol, got traction around 2001, when Bram Cohen, dissatisfied with the average download speed online (since it was coming from a single source), designed a system that would download from everyone possessing the required file, thus making more popular files actually faster to download.

Most of the time, torrent files download just fine. Occasionally, however, you might experience some problems with either torrent not downloading files or torrent not connecting to peers or simply torrent not working at all. Since the whole torrent system can be quite complicated, there could be lots of reasons for torrents not downloading as well. But let’s go through them all one by one.

1. Get the original Mac torrent download client for the desktop. For Mac ( 4.07 MB) English (US) – 5/20/2020. Not compatible with MAC OS Catalina Version 10.15 and above.
2. Apr 06, 2021 BitLord for Mac. BitLord is a free torrent client for Mac that’s easy to use and has some cool features. It’s sort of a middle-of-the-road Mac torrent downloader that can be utilized by anyone from beginners to “professionals”. Built-in browser to easily search for and download torrents.
3. 1.8.7 build 45548. UTorrent is a light client from BitTorrent that uses fewer resources than others of its sort. This simple.exe file contains a powerful app for downloading files in.torrent format with greater speed and reliability than other P2P programs like Emule.

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Before you go about fixing various torrents problems, how do you know when those problems arise in the first place?

You might see your torrents not downloading anymore or stuck on connecting to peers. Your download speed could drop to zero. You might even see some specific errors coming from your torrent client or antivirus software. The following steps will help you resolve all these situations in no time.

1. Firewall blocking torrent connections

Depending on physically where you’re trying to download torrent files, you could be prevented from doing so by a network-based firewall.

The point of firewalls is to prevent unauthorized connections from entering your network and thus keeping all kinds of bots and malware out of your systems. There’s an especially popular way to protect office networks, so if you’re trying to download a torrent file at work, this is probably the primary reason why you wouldn’t be able to do so.

If you have a specific reason for downloading something through BitTorrent, you can ask your network administrator to whitelist your torrent client for some time.

You could also have a firewall feature turned on your Mac. In this case, disabling it will likely let the torrent client downloads go through:

1. Open System Preferences ➙ Privacy & Security
2. Switch to the Firewall tab
3. Click Turn Off Firewall

Lastly, since torrent connections are often unsafe, your antivirus could proactively block them as well. So if you’re sure that your torrent download is virus-free, try to pause your antivirus software for the duration of the file download and resume the protection right after.

By the way, scanning your Mac for viruses and other malware (spyware, adware, etc.) is very important, especially after using BitTorrent. And the best way to do it is by using CleanMyMac X.

CleanMyMac X is a truly powerful Mac optimizer packaged in a dead-simple and intuitive interface. This utility will help you delete old files, clean up your hard drive, speed up your Mac, enhance your privacy, and find any malware with just a single click.

For example, to scan your Mac for malware:

1. Launch CleanMyMac X
2. Navigate to the Malware Removal tab
3. Click Scan and then Remove if anything was found

You can also simply go for a Smart Scan and get a full report on how your Mac can be instantly improved.

2. Incorrect torrent preferences

Sometimes, it’s not your macOS or network that’s to blame, but rather your torrent client or torrent files themselves.

Most torrent clients today have a download limit option that could be enabled by default. Increasing this limit might help with the torrent not downloading files properly. Here’s how to increase the download limit in Transmission, an easy-to-use and free BitTorrent client:

1. Launch Transmission
2. Go to Preferences (⌘ + ,)
3. Switch to the Bandwidth tab
4. Uncheck the “Download rate” and “Upload rate” limits

If removing the limits didn’t help, try to download another torrent file and see if you experience the same problem. If so, it could have something to do with torrent connection issues.

3. Torrent connection issues

When you see your torrents not downloading, it doesn’t only depend on the download limits you put in. In general, your torrent speed is affected the most by the number of peers who are seeding the torrent file to you.

Normally, when you find a torrent file online, it will tell you how many people are seeding it at the moment. If you see that the number is considerably lower during the download, you can try to pause and start the download, or even delete your current torrent file and try to do the whole process again from the torrent website.

In some cases, the problem could be with the torrent client itself. So try to download the same file with another client. While Transmission mentioned above is quite popular, it’s nowhere near as professional as something like Folx.

Folx is a powerful download manager and torrent client in one. Just search for a file or input a URL, and Folx will download whatever file might be on the other end, be it music, video, or a book. Folx can also be up to 20 times faster than regular downloaders, since it breaks down the file in up to 20 parts and downloads them separately at the same time.

For our purposes of checking your specific torrent file, however, you can just upload it to Folx manually:

1. Launch Folx
2. Click the plus icon in the top bar
3. Switch to the Torrent tab
4. Hit the ellipses icon to select the torrent file from your Mac
5. Click OK

If your file is still not downloading, you should find a better substitute.

4. File on torrent not working

Due to myriads of reasons, from inactive peers (seeds) to corrupted or outdated files, your specific torrent might not work as planned.

Luckily, there are hundreds of popular torrent websites worldwide. Some are tailored to specific interests (e.g. sports or music) while others allow people to upload everything. You can find multiple lists of the best torrent websites online, but if you ask us we’d say that searching for the torrent you need online feels a little bit outdated now. Plus, there’s so much adware, spyware, and malware on torrent websites that it’s much safer to go the other way — using a torrent search in a torrent client like Folx.

Folx can not only be used as a regular torrent client but also as a standalone search engine:

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1. Launch Folx
2. Type in any query in the search field
3. Press Enter

Alternatively, if you have an exact URL with the file you want to download, whether it’s on a torrent, YouTube, or anywhere on the web, you can click the plus icon and paste it in the suitable tab.

5. Network restrictions

Even if you’ve done everything outlined above, there can still be one considerable hurdle in your way — your own internet network.

Depending on the country you live in, your local regulations, and your ISP (internet service providers), some websites and connections (e.g. the BitTorrent protocol) could be blocked. If you see your torrent not connecting to peers, this might be the case. A proven workaround here is to use a VPN (virtual private network).

ClearVPN is the most user-friendly and flexible VPN client around, designed to personalize your VPN experience at the click of a button. You can bypass any geo-restrictions by routing your traffic through any of the dozens of servers available worldwide, from the US to Austria, and change your mind just as easily. This is not only helpful for when you’re stuck on connecting to peers with your torrent but also streaming videos from services like Netflix, Spotify, and HBO Max.

Here’s how to avoid your network restrictions with ClearVPN:

1. Launch ClearVPN
2. Click the VPN menu bar icon
3. Select “Change your location”
4. Pick any country other than your own
5. Click Activate

What’s more, using a VPN would also secure and encrypt your internet connection anywhere, which is especially valuable when you’re going online on a public WiFi (e.g. in a local cafe or coworking space).

As you can see, torrents not downloading can be a problem, but with a methodical approach, you can get those files on your Mac in no time. Simply turn off the firewall and scan your Mac for viruses with CleanMyMac X, remove download limits on your torrent client, try using a high-quality torrent client like Folx to search for other torrent files, and route your traffic around your network restrictions with ClearVPN.

Best of all, CleanMyMac X, Folx, and ClearVPN are available to you absolutely free for seven days through a trial of Setapp, a platform with more than 210 Mac apps for any scenario imaginable. Try every Setapp app today at no cost and find your new favorite tools!

Written by Mårten Björk •

Using torrents, you can quickly download movies, films and other files to your Mac. A torrent is a file with the file extension .torrent. This article will explain how to download torrents on a Mac.

Are torrent files legal?

Torrent files are not illegal, but downloading copyrighted material is. However, there are many torrent files out there containing non-copyrighted material which is why we choose to publish this article.

How torrent downloads work on the Mac

Without going all geeky, we’ll now try to explain how torrents work.

Someone downloads a .torrent file

The first thing that happens is that a user downloads a .torrent file. This file is very small and contains only a list of the files that are to be downloaded and some other stuff used by the user’s torrent application.

Opening the torrent

The next thing that happens is that the person that downloaded the file opens it with an application designed to handle this kind of file (more about these applications later). This application will try to find other people trying to download the same file. The torrent application will now grab pieces of the file from the other computers and put them together into one file. The user’s torrent application will in its turn start to share pieces that you have downloaded with other users. You get some and you give some.

Torrent applications for the Mac

There are various torrent applications available for Mac users. In this article, we’ll tell you about our favorite application, Transmission. It’s simple to use and free (we’re not paid to say this).

Transmission

Transmission is a great torrent application for Mac. It’s easy to understand, it works pretty flawlessly and it has most of the features that one wants. To download Transmission, click here (download will begin immediately).

Adding torrent files to Transmission

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Create a new downloads folder

Okay, let’s assume that you have downloaded Transmission and want to start downloading files. The first thing you should do is create a folder where your downloads will be put. For instance, name it “Downloads” and place it on your desktop.

Tell Transmission that you want your downloads to be out into that folder

Now, open Transmission and go to the top menu. Click Transmission > Preferences. In the preferences window, click the second tab labeled “Transfers”. A drop-down menu is now available and from that menu, choose the folder where you want your downloads to be put (the folder you just created).

Get a torrent file

The next thing you do is download a .torrent file. You do this from your web browser. Find a web site that offers torrents and find a download button. When you click it, a .torrent file will be downloaded to your computer.

Open the .torrent file with Transmission

Now drag the torrent file into Transmission and it will be visible in the list. All the files that you want to download will now be created in the Downloads folder. These files are useless and broken until Transmission says that the files are 100% downloaded. You can throw the .torrent file away after adding it to Transmission.

Download problems that may occur

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The torrent download won’t start

The problem with torrents is that they depend on someone seeding the file from his or her computer. Seeding means that you allow other users to download parts of the file from your computer. Sometimes no users are downloading or seeding the file and therefore it can’t be downloaded.

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Try to find another file. Finding good torrents might be tricky, but have patience.