FAQ: Features

µTorrent User Manual

Does µTorrent have an endgame mode?

Yes, µTorrent automatically enters endgame mode when the pieces remaining are all being actively downloaded. During endgame mode, µTorrent requests each remaining piece from multiple peers instead of requesting each piece from a single peer. This mode helps make getting the last pieces of the torrent contents take much less time than it normally would.


Does µTorrent have Unicode support?

Yes, µTorrent supports Unicode.


Does µTorrent support HTTPS or UDP trackers?

Yes, µTorrent supports HTTPS (SSL) for both trackers and RSS feeds. UDP trackers are supported as well.


Does µTorrent support magnet URIs?

Yes, µTorrent can use and create magnet URIs compatible with the Azureus magnet URI implementation. µTorrent can generate magnet URIs for any torrent job, and magnet URIs can be opened from the Add Torrent from URL dialog. Metadata regarding the torrent contents are obtained from other peers that support the feature.


Does µTorrent support multi-scrape?

Yes, µTorrent supports multi-scrape and uses it when bt.multiscrape is enabled. It automatically detects trackers that do not support multi-scrape and falls back to single-scrape mode for those trackers.


Does µTorrent support multi-tracker .torrent files?

Yes, µTorrent supports multi-tracker .torrent files. µTorrent announces to all tracker tiers simultaneously, but only one tracker per tier. To see all the trackers in the .torrent file, simply check the torrent job's Properties. To learn more about multi-tracker specification, check the multitracker specifications at Depthstrike.com's wiki.


Does µTorrent support trackerless .torrent files?

Yes, µTorrent supports trackerless .torrent files. The built-in .torrent file creator can also create trackerless .torrent files.


Does µTorrent support UNC-style paths or network drives?

Yes, µTorrent supports UNC-style paths (like \\192.168.1.2\C$\). Note that there may be increased disk fragmentation when saving to a network drive, since pre-allocation of files is not possible across the network.