Questions tagged [magnet-links]
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Windows 11 (and Chrome) doesn't allow me to associate torrent magnet files
I'm using Transmission on Windows 11 and whenever I click on a magnet file in Chrome (which uses the OS file associations), I get the popup:
But when I go under Settings > Apps > Default apps ...
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How to create p2p metalinks files
Metalinks files are files which allows to download files or folder using multiple protocols.
There are lot of softwares for downloading using MetaLink. But in my case, I want to create a metalink file ...
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How do I extract list of files from a magnet link or .torrent?
While I understand I can view the list of files contained within a .torrent or a magnet link, is there anyway I can extract / copy the list of files for sorting etc.?
For example, a torrent that has ...
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Can't open magnet URL with Google Chrome anymore
As the title says I'm not able to make Chrome open magnet URL in uTorrent anymore. I'm on Windows 10 and using the latest uTorrent and Chrome version. The problem started when I first visited https://...
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Chrome doesn't open automatically magnet links anymore
I had to do a profile reset since the "Translate to" option in context menu stopped worked; after I did the reset, any time I open a magnet link instead of it automatically beginning downloading it ...
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Magnet not redirecting on uTorrent
On downloading VLC Torrent Streamer, the torrent magnets now get redirected to VLC, and I am unable to change it back to uTorrent. I tried deleting the magnet-redirect plugin that got installed in VLC,...
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Magnet links for torrents in (email) RSS feed
Is it possible to subscribe to an RSS Feed on a torrent website which feeds into my email and has magnet links? (I'm running Windows 10).
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How can I download magnet links through the command line with rtorrent on Linux?
How can I download magnet links through the command line with rtorrent on Linux (Ubuntu)?
I know that I can
Run rtorrent
Hit Backspace
Paste magnet link
Hit Enter
However I want one or several ...
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Editing a torrent's magnet link
Is there a way to make a magnet link for downloading specific files of a torrent, for example : adding something to the link to specify (select) the files to be downloaded.
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google chrome. linux. XDG-OPEN keep asking me (forever) what to do with magnet links
(i'm on latest chrome beta (64) but it is happening in all the previous version of chrome i used.)
when i press magnet links in google chrome, i get this card:
Open xdg-open?
so i mark to always ...
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How to specify multiple tiered trackers in magnet URI?
I know how to specify trackers in the magnet URL scheme. I need to use &tr=[tracker address]. But when I add it, all the specified trackers in the magnet link go into Tier-0. What should I do if I ...
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Why do magnet/torrent links suddenly work when a remote service successfully resolves the same link?
Sometimes I try to download a torrent via a magnet link. Sometimes the client (ktorrent) doesn't respond to the magnet link. It just sits there without feedback.
I have noticed that if, after some ...
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Can I get magnet link for a particular file in a torrent having multiple files in it?
Most torrents have multiple files in it. My question is that can i get magnet link of a one particular file in a torrent?
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Chrome won't launch external application after clicking "start application" within "external protocol request" dialog
After clicking on a magnet link (for example one at: https://www.openoffice.org/distribution/p2p/magnet.html) Chrome will show the usual "external protocol request" dialog where it asks whether to ...
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How can I make lynx to associate magnet: links with aria2c?
I use lynx, but everytime I need to open a magnet: link I need to save it and then, get out of lynx and then cat lynx_bookmarks.html copy the link and the pass it to the command line as a parameter ...
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