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| 6 | <title>Getting Started</title> |
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| 10 | <A NAME="GettingStarted"></A> |
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| 13 | <div id="machelp"><a class="bread" href="../index.html">Transmission Help</a> |
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| 19 | <h1>Welcome to Transmission! </h1> |
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| 21 | <p>Transmission is a BitTorrent client. It is used for peer to peer filesharing over the internet. BitTorrent is a fast way of transferring files, because everyone who downloads must also upload to others. This means speeds are only limited by the number of people connected to a given torrent - the more people the better! |
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| 27 | <h3>How do I use it?</h3> |
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| 31 | <td valign="top" width="150"><img src="../gfx/torrentlife.png" height="auto" width="150" border="0"></td> |
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| 33 | <p>You'll need to download a torrent file (extension .torrent). These are commonly found at'tracker' websites</a>. Torrent files contain information about the actual file you want to download (eg a movie). |
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| 34 | <p>Once you have the torrent file, open it in Transmission. You can also set Transmission to watch for torrent files and then open them automatically via Preferences >> Transfers >> General. |
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| 35 | <p>It is good etiquette to 'seed' the file for a while (ie leave it uploading) once your download is complete. You can set a default ratio to automatically seed to, and then pause. This can be adjusted in Preferences >> Transfers >> Management, or in real time using the Action menu. </p> |
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| 43 | <h3>Can I schedule my transfers? </h3> |
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| 47 | <td valign="top" width="150"><img src="../gfx/scheduler.png" height="auto" width="150" border="0"></td> |
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| 49 | <p>Yes, by using 'Speed Limit Mode'. Simply go to Preferences >> Bandwidth, and then set both the speed you would like Transmission to be limited to, as well as the period of time you would like the limits applied. |
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| 50 | <p>When Speed Limit Mode is enabled, the turtle will be illuminated in blue.</p> |
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| 59 | <h3>Can I queue my transfers? </h3> |
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| 63 | <td valign="top" width="150"><img src="../gfx/queuing.png" height="auto" width="150" border="0"><img src="../gfx/queuing2.png" alt="Image of Adium X account types" height="auto" width="150" border="0"></td> |
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| 65 | <p>Yes, you can queue seeding and/or downloading transfers via Preferences >> Transfers >> Management. |
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| 66 | <p>The queue system is very simple: You start and pause transfers as usual, but if you're over the queue limit starting a transfer will instead make it "Waiting to download..." |
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| 67 | <p>You can force a transfer to start by holding down option and clicking the orange resume button; or by using the Transfers menu item "Resume Selected Without Wait". </p> |
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| 76 | <h3>Where can I find more detailed information on my torrents? </h3> |
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| 80 | <td valign="top" width="150"><img src="../gfx/inspector.png" height="auto" width="150" border="0"></td> |
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| 82 | <p>Click the Inspector icon, or simply double-click any transfer in the main window. |
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| 83 | <p>The inspector gives you: |
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| 85 | <li>statistics on the torrent and files you are downloading </li> |
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| 86 | <li>information about the peers you are connected to </li> |
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| 87 | <li>options to fine-tune your bandwidth allocation </li> |
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