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FAQ

What is BitTorrent?

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer (or P2P) protocol used for the distribution of large files.
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Where can I get a BitTorrent client?

What is a .torrent file?

This is a small metadata file. Metadata here means that the file contains information about the data you want to download, not the data itself.
Your BitTorrent client needs the .torrent file to connect to the tracker (see below) and download the data you want.

What are seeds?

A seed is a client that has a complete copy of the data of a certain torrent. Once your BitTorrent client finishes downloading, it will remain open until you click the Finish button (or otherwise close it). This is known as being a seed or seeding.

What are leechers?

A leecher is a client that is currently downloading a torrent. Generally a leecher does not have the complete file, otherwise it would be called a seed.

What is a tracker?

A server on the internet that acts to coordinate the actions of BitTorrent clients. When you open a torrent, your machine contacts the tracker and asks for a list of seeds and peers to connect to.

What is a private tracker? (icon: )

A private tracker is a tracker which requires registration before you can use this service. Such trackers usually have a high amount of seeds, because users get banned if their ratio is too low.

What are all those .rar, .r01, .r02 files?

These files are so-called RAR archives. You need to install WinRAR to extract the data of the files. WinRAR can be downloaded from this site.

What is a magnet link?

Azureus magnet links are a new way of linking torrent files. Instead of downloading the torrent from a webserver, you get it directly from a seeder/leecher. The biggest advantage is that you might be able to download the content of the torrent, even if the tracker is down or closed for registration. You need the latest version of the Azureus client with DHT enabled (open your UDP port) to use this feature.

What does this icon mean ()?

This indicates that the uploader has also added a description of the download.

Is there any plugin for Firefox?

Click here to install the Firefox TorrentParty search plugin, after installion click on the Google logo in the search field on the right top and choose "TorrentParty".

How do you protect the privacy of the visitors?

To protect the privacy of our visitors, we do not log IP adrresses or hostnames of our visitors. However, we may log some IP addresses of uploaders for administrational purposes (e.g., banning people who upload spam torrents several times). Remember that all torrent submissions are anonymous, no login is required for uploading. We will not distribute IP addresses or other information of visitors of this site to third parties.

Disclaimer

None of the files shown here are actually hosted on this server. The links are solely provided by the users of this website. These BitTorrent files are meant for the distribution of backup files. By downloading the BitTorrent file, you are claiming that you own the original file. The administrator of this site holds no responsibility for misuse of these files in any way. If you are affiliated with any government, anti-piracy group or any other related group, please see the copyright section below.

What to do if I want you to remove certain copyrighted files from your site?

Please note that we do not host any illegal content on this site. The torrent (metadata) files do not contain data that might be copyrighted in any way.
However, we offer a service to remove torrents from our site if the copyright holder of the software requests so. These removal requests are only valid if:

You are, or your company is, the copyright holder of this software (no generic anti-piracy groups).
You provide the exact links to the torrents, no complete (sub)categories or search queries.
You provide the complete name(s) of the content in question.
You provide complete contact information (including the name and phone number of the contact person), not a general anti-piracy mail address.

If your request complies with all of these rules, send a mail to copyright(at)TorrentParty.com. Please keep the correspondence polite.
We remove postings as soon as we can, usually within 24 hours. Keep in mind that mails not applying to the above rules will be ignored.