Torrents, the bedrock of an extremely popular peer to peer file distribution system used for transferring large files within a large network of people, are some of the most popular searched for items on the Web today. In this Ultimate Guide to Torrent Search, you'll find all the best torrent search engines, torrent search sites, torrent search clients, and more - all in one convenient spot. Be sure to bookmark this Torrent Search Guide for easy reference.
1. What is a Torrent?
Many people dive right into torrent search without having a solid grasp of what torrents really are, and end up having various problems that could've been solved with just a wee bit of knowledge. In this quick guide to torrent files, you'll learn the fundamentals of torrents on the Web.
2. What is a torrent client?
Now that you have a solid grasp on what torrents are, you're ready to move on to the next step in becoming a torrent expert: torrent clients. Torrent clients are software programs that manage your torrent downloads and uploads so you don't have to worry about it; in other words, they make it as simple and easy as possible for you to download what you want. Your Guide to Web Search uses Vuze, one of the most popular torrent clients on the Web today.
3. How do I find the best torrent sites?
If you do a simple search for "torrent sites", you'll quickly be overwhelmed with the sheer number of torrent sites that are out there. However, not all of these sites offer safe, legitimate, verified torrents for download. Be a savvy torrent user and check out the best torrent sites on the Web: all have been reviewed and verified by your About.com Guide to Web Search.
4. What are the best torrent search engines?
Just like torrent sites, there are a lot of torrent search engines on the Web. Don't waste your time bouncing around from one torrent search engine to the other - just check out the Top Twenty Torrent Search Engines and you'll be good to go. If you're pressed for time and just want to see the top five, then you'll want The Top Five Torrent Search Engines.
5. Can I use Google to search for torrents?
You've got the torrent search engines and torrent search sites under your belt, but you want to try something new? You can use Google to find torrents of any kind: books, music, videos, you name it.
6. How do I find public domain torrent files?
Public domain torrents are trickier to find on torrent search engines, but thankfully there are a couple of different torrent search sites that specialize in public domain torrents. Try YouTorrent for a very large selection of public domain torrents, or Public Domain Torrents, a torrent search engine that focuses only on classic movies.
7. Can I search multiple torrent sites?
Many torrent search engines offer you the ability to search multiple torrent sites at once, making your searches even more efficient. Isohunt, Torrent Typhoon, and Torrentz are three good examples of torrent search engines that search multiple sites at once.
8. Where can I find movie torrents?
If you're looking for just one specific type of torrent file - for example, movies - then you can save a bit of time with the top ten sites for movie torrents. It's easy to be overwhelmed with the number of torrents found in an average search engine query, but these sites should make that task a little easier to handle.
