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<link media="all" rel="stylesheet" href="../styles/task_style.css" />
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<title>Getting Started</title>
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<A NAME="GettingStarted"></A>
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<a name="menus"></a>
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<div id="machelp"><a class="bread" href="../index.html">Transmission Help</a>
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<h1>Welcome to Transmission! </h1>
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<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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<h3>How do I use it?</h3>
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<td valign="top" width="150"><img src="../gfx/torrentlife.png" height="auto" width="150" border="0"></td>
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<p>You'll need to download a torrent file (extension .torrent). These are commonly found at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_tracker">'tracker' websites</a>. Torrent files contain information about the actual file you want to download (eg a movie).
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<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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<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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<h3>Can I schedule my transfers? </h3>
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<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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<p>When Speed Limit Mode is enabled, the turtle will be illuminated in blue.</p>
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<h3>Can I queue my transfers? </h3>
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<td valign="top" width="150"><img src="../gfx/queue.png" height="auto" width="150" border="0"></td>
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<p>Yes, you can queue seeding and/or downloading transfers via Preferences >> Transfers >> Management.
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<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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<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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<h3>Where can I find more detailed information on my torrents? </h3>
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<td valign="top" width="150"><img src="../gfx/inspector.png" height="auto" width="150" border="0"></td>
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<p>Click the Inspector icon, or simply double-click any transfer in the main window.
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<p>The inspector gives you:
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<ul>
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<li>statistics on the torrent and files you are downloading </li>
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<li>information about the peers you are connected to </li>
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<li>options to fine-tune your bandwidth allocation </li>
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