Why is it happening if you have a torrent client already installed? This is happening because Chrome or Windows is unable to detect the right application for the job.
It fails to associate the magnet link with the torrent client. Here you can enter a number of commands to help you manage your PC.
We will enter 'regedit' in the box. This will open the Registry Editor in a new window. Now you must navigate to the following file location. Check the screenshot below to better understand the folder structure. You may have to scroll a lot here. In the right pane, you will see the Data column which will show the complete directory path of the BiTtorrent client. Your job here is to make sure that the BitTorrent client resides in the same directory that you see here.
In my case, it must be here:. Notice the. That means it is linking to an executable file which should launch when need be. Ignore the random string of text after that. Now open C drive in a new window and begin the drilling process. In case your torrent client is located in a different folder, you will have to edit the registry entry under Name column. Go back to the torrent site of your preference in Chrome and try opening a magnet link again.
In fact, it could mean that downloading torrents takes one or two fewer clicks, since all you have to do is click on the link to start the download. When magnet links first came out, not all torrent clients supported them, but now you can use magnet links with just about any semi-popular torrent client out there—including our favorites uTorrent , Transmission , and Deluge , among others, so you shouldn't notice a problem with that.
The main reason torrent sites are moving toward magnet links—apart from convenience to the user—is that these links probably free torrent sites like The Pirate Bay from legal trouble. Since The Pirate Bay won't be hosting files that link to copyrighted content—that is, the torrent files—it's more difficult to claim the site is directly enabling the downloading of copyrighted material.
Whether this semantic leap actually protects torrent sites remains to be seen, but for now, you can sleep soundly knowing that the sites will stick around for awhile longer and that your torrents will take one less click to get started. If you want to read more about magnet links, check out the Wikipedia page on the subject. So, for the galleywho of people commenting on this article - and yes, I made that word up - here are the pros and cons. Using magnet links makes it nearly impossible for a government read: SOPA to stop the distribution of files.
For details see this post Now go to this website If you have a. Magnet links accomplish the same sharing of data without using an actual.
Instead of an actual. In fact, magnet links can use methods of obtaining the file other than or in addition to those of torrents. Torrents will still be available and aside from some extra downloading options thanks to sites that add Magnet links, nothing drastic will change in the near future. Sometimes, magnet links will be under Handlers, allow this option in any case.
This is just a general tip, since there are many different web browsers. Adding magnet links to uTorrent is rather easy. It equates to downloading files in uTorrent, because once you enter the magnet link and confirm, the torrent in question will start downloading right away. Follow these steps to do so:. The method in question is clicking on magnet links directly from your browser.
This will prompt you about opening your dedicated bit torrent client, such as uTorrent.
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