Use Dropbox to control torrent remotely

QuanTriMang - In the following article, we will present some basic steps to set up and use Dropbox online storage and sharing service to control the remote torrent client application . For this test, we use Dropbox, the computer that runs Windows 7 and uTorrent.

Set up between 2 Windows computers using uTorrent:

First, make sure you have installed uTorrent and Dropbox for Windows on both computers:

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When installing uTorrent, skip all the included software:

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The method is similar to other client programs, but here we do modeling with uTorrent because the program is very light, resource-free, fairly stable and very easy to use. Then select the Preferences section in Options :

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At the left hand control window, select Directories and tick Automatically load .torrents from, then press . to point to the Dropbox storage folder:

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Here, we create a new folder called Torrents in Dropbox :

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When finished, the Preferences panel will look like the following. However, pay attention to the torrent archive directory because these are fairly large files, so change this location:

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Next, visit the familiar torrenting and sharing sites and download any file:

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After that, copy this file to the Dropbox folder that you previously customized the uTorrent settings:

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And uTorrent will automatically and begin downloading or seeding as usual:

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Of course, to do this, you need to keep a computer in an active state, including Dropbox and uTorrent, such as a home or office computer. All you need to do is set up correctly with the above actions and wait for the download process to finish.

Set up Mac to PC using Dropbox and uTorrent:

Same as above, but here we will change a Windows machine with a Mac OS X, change the corresponding uTorrent version. First, install Dropbox and uTorrent for Mac:

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In uTorrent, select Preferences :

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Select the Download tab, check the Open torrent files found in box , then click on the following menu to change the location of the selected folder:

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The next options window appears, click the Dropbox item and the folder you want to store the torrent file, then click Open:

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Our Preferences section will look like this:

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On a Windows computer, download any torrent file and copy it to the Dropbox folder to share:

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Similar to the case of two Windows machines, uTorrent on the Mac will automatically open the file and begin the download process as usual:

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Good luck!