How to Resume Torrent Downloading in Another Computer

Last Updated: October 21, 2015

Torrenting is a great way to download large files, but it can take a while. If you need to switch computers or are running out of data on your Internet plan, you're probably wondering if you have to abandon your in-progress downloads. Don't worry - you can actually stop your download and resume it on another computer.

Steps

1
Pause your torrent download from your usual torrent client.
2
Save your torrent file to your computer.

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3
Exit the torrent client.
4
Copy the folder where your torrent was being downloaded, along with the torrent file, to an external medium. You can use a CD, a USB drive, or anything along those lines.
5
Move to the new computer. Install your torrent client there, if it's not already installed.
6
Open the torrent file on the new computer. When it asks where to save, select any folder.
7
When the download has slightly started, hit pause and exit the torrent client.
8
Find the files you downloaded and copied from your old computer. Move them into the folder where you began your new download in the current computer. You will get a message that files already exists; just copy and replace it.
9
Open the torrent client. You will see an error telling you files are missing from the job; just right click and hit force recheck.
10
Resume your download. Let the whole download finish, and you'll have your file on hand!