I’ve started downloading differrent kinds of video files, music files, applications and games using torrent. Funny thing is that I don’t know the meaning of this “torrent” word. What’s the purpose and the advantages of this application compare to the other file sharing applications. So I’ve reseach for the definitions and found this:
What is a torrent?
A .torrent file is a file that contains the basic information about a file or set of files. This includes the file names, sizes, the date created and some other information. The torrent file also contains an info hash - which is basically just a unique code for that torrent. No other set of file(s) will have the same info hash as this one. The final thing contained inside the torrent is a list of trackers. If you have some torrent files, you can’t open them in a text editor because they are encoded. You will need to open them in torrent client software (like Bitcomet) which you can install on your computer.
What is a tracker?
A tracker is a computer on the Internet. The tracker’s role is to manage live torrent files and keep track of statistics. When you open a torrent file in your client software, your client software contacts the tracker specific to that torrent. You client tells the tracker how much of the actual files (described by the torrent) that you currently have. If you created the torrent - then you probably have 100% of the files described by the torrent. If you downloaded the torrent - then you probably have 0% of the files.
Once your client has told the tracker your current situation, it logs that and gives you what it knows about that torrent. It will tell you that Bill in Arizona has 43% of the files described by the torrent. It will tell you that Kate in Amsterdam has 67% of the torrent.
What is a seeder?
A seeder is a person who has more than 0% of the files described by the torrent. If a torrent has no seeders, then no one (currently talking to the tracker) has anything to give.
What is a leecher/peer?
A peer is a person who is looking for the files described by the torrent. The more peers the more people are actively looking for the files described by the torrent.
Tracktrap has been created to help you find torrents - we search the Internet indexing torrents and updating their status with their trackers. This way you can find the files you are looking for by finding active torrents to use.
Comparing to the other file sharing softwares like (LimeWire). Torrent can share large file sizes and you can easily connect to the seeders because of the trackers. Right now I’m using BitTorrent Client. I also use Limewire just to download mp3’s.
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