How to Share Personal or Public Files Using uTorrent

Last Updated: August 29, 2015

We all have downloaded files using uTorrent. But what if you want to share a specific file with a few friends only? Like sharing a holiday video. Well the answer might be obvious, upload it as an attachment and email it! But most email service providers don't allow to add attachments more than few 10s of MB. And if you use utorrent, you can save much time, as downloading and uploading will take place at the same time. But you and your friend must be online at the same time!!

Steps

1
Click on "File" > "Create new torrents".
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Send a single file by clicking on "Add File" or send a folder by clicking on "Add Directory".
3
Browse through your computer and select the appropriate file.
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Avoid deleting the file/folder or changing the location of it on your hard drive if you wish to share it. This will break the connection between the peer sharing.
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Skip the "Torrent Properties" option if you want to share the file with only a few people, such as close friends.
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Check the "Private Torrent" and "Start Seeding" options.
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Click on "Create and save as..."
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Select an appropriate place on disk to save the torrent file. You should see the icon of the file in uTorrent now. A new file of KBs will be created. This file contains address of the file you want to share.
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Send this file to your friend(s) through e-mail. Your friend should also have uTorrent on their computer.
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Tell them to double click on the torrent and start downloading it through the program.