Many Internet users use utorrent to download movies, music, computer games and other large files. However, torrent download speeds can be quite slow for a number of reasons. You can increase your download speed by following a few simple steps.
It is necessary
- - utorrent;
- - the Internet.
Instructions
Step 1
Utorrent is the most popular program for downloading movies, music and other files. Its essence lies in the fact that the download takes place thanks to the special BitTorrent protocol. This type of protocol differs from others in that the file for uploading is not located on a special server or storage, but works over the P2P system or from peer to peer. Simply put, this system allows you to transfer files from a user who has already downloaded this file earlier. The one who "uploaded" the file the very first to the utorrent application and created the distribution automatically becomes a peer. All information about the file to be uploaded is stored on the torrent file. It can be distinguished by its.torrent extension. In addition to basic information, this file contains information about the participants in the distribution.
Step 2
Explore the site that offers the file you need for distribution. In addition to the feasts, the number of seeds is indicated on it. Seeds are users who have already fully downloaded the file and are distributing it. The utorrent download speed depends on the number of peers and seeds on the distribution. The higher their number is indicated on the site, the faster the download speed will be. Select only those downloads where the highest number is indicated for these indicators. Unfortunately, it is impossible to influence the number of peers and seeds. If there are no options with a higher number of required indicators, then you will have to be content with a low download speed.
Step 3
When downloading a file on a torrent, limit your internet usage. Don't surf the internet, watch movies online, or turn on music. Also, to speed up the download of files to utorrent, do not play online games and do not let the computer download updates at the time of downloading. Look, maybe there are some downloads in the background or programs are open that absorb traffic, which are not required at the moment. Close the icq and skype programs. It is advisable not to use other devices to access the Internet at the time of loading. In addition to all of the above, to increase the download speed of utorrent, you can connect the Internet not via Wi-Fi, but directly through a cable. Then the reliability of the connection will increase, which means the Internet will be used at full capacity.
Step 4
If you still need to use a web browser, then optimize your browsing by adjusting it for the fastest surfing. Disable downloads of pictures and applications, as well as downloads of pop-ups. You can also use the Opera Mini browser. Its specificity lies in the fact that the data is sent to your computer in a compressed form, passing through the opera.com proxy server.
Step 5
Use special programs to change the settings for connecting to the Internet. Windows operating system users can use TCP Optimizer to optimize their Internet connection. Owners of the Mac OS X operating system can use the Cocktail and Mac Pilot programs.
Step 6
Wait a bit. Torrent clients give preference to those peers who distribute the necessary parts of the file. When you start downloading a new torrent, you simply have nothing to offer to other customers and so they serve you on a leftover basis. So don't be surprised if the download speed of a new torrent is very slow at first. This will change as soon as you download the torrent portions that can be streamed, the download speed will increase.
Step 7
If you download several files at once, then the Internet connection is evenly distributed between them. Accordingly, this affects the download speed. In order to download a certain file faster, put it in priority. To do this, select the downloadable file, the download speed of which does not suit you, and right-click. In the menu that appears, move the cursor to the "Speed priority" line and put a marker next to the "High" parameter. It should be noted that this method increases the download speed of a single file, but does not affect the overall download speed of utorrent in any way.
Step 8
Limit the number of simultaneously downloaded files on utorrent. To do this, in the "Options" section of the top menu, select the "Program settings" item. You can go to the "Preferences" section by simultaneously pressing the Ctrl + P keys. Find the "Priority" section in the left menu. Next, in the priority settings, put the number 1 in front of the "Maximum simultaneous downloads" item and click "ok". Now the utorrent application will not be able to download several files at the same time, which means the download time will be significantly reduced. Here you can also change the port settings so that the download occurs directly from the seeds, and does not go through the firewall. To do this, in the left menu go to the "Connections" section and in the port settings check the box next to the "UpnP forwarding" item.
Step 9
You can try increasing the download speed by increasing the maximum receiving speed. This menu item sets the acceptable receive rate. Even if the download speed can be higher, then utorrent simply will not allow you to make the most of this opportunity. To remove this limitation, during the download, double-click on the downloaded file with the left mouse button and in the window that opens, click the left mouse button opposite the inscription "Maximum download speed". Now we need to change the value. To do this, just enter the speed that you allow to be maximum. If it is only important for you that the download is as fast as possible, then enter 999999999999999 or any other combination of numbers. The main thing is that it is as high as possible. After that, click the "OK" button.
