How To Share Personal Or Public Files Using Utorrent 10 Steps

Before you get started, click the Options menu, choose Setup Guide, and run the tests to make sure you can share torrents through your computer or router’s firewall. [1] X Research source

Be careful when selecting an entire folder to share—don’t share your entire Documents or Desktop folder unless you want someone to be able to access all of the files inside of that folder. After selecting a file or folder, make sure you don’t move it—the files you want to share have to stay in the same location so others can download them.

If you just want to share the file(s) with one person, you can check the box next to “Private. " This means that as long as your IP address does not change, your file(s) will be available to download only by people who know about the torrent. Restarting your router might change your IP address, so keep this in mind if sharing a private torrent. If you don’t care who has access to the file, you can leave “Private” unchecked. Anyone will be able to download the torrent, but only if they know your IP address and port number. If you are using a dynamic IP address that changes often, this is going to be a better option.

If you plan to share the torrent publicly, type some information about the torrent into the “Comment” section so that people know what’s inside of the file(s).

If you want to share the torrent publicly, you can share the link on any torrent tracker website.

The torrent will only download when both you and your friend are online at the same time and you have uTorrent open and seeding.