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how do i disable the built in Torrent client in the Opera Web Browser?

Darth Buffchest asked:


the thing is so annoying, i love opera, i really do. way better the IE or FF but that is the one thing that is killing me. i cant stand it. everytime i save a Torrent to my torrent folder, it automatically starts to download in the built in torrent application. any help would be great, thanks.

Arlene

Tags: Love, One Thing, Opera Browser

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One Response to “how do i disable the built in Torrent client in the Opera Web Browser?”

1. Sam G. says:

   July 15, 2008 at 11:36 am

   To disable Opera’s BitTorrent client, simply follow this link:

   opera:config#BitTorrent|Enable

   Unselect “Enable”, click “Save”, and BitTorrent is disabled.

   Note that it is not necessary to disable Opera’s BitTorrent client in order to use a third-party BitTorrent client; simply follow the steps below.

   If you wish to use a third-party client instead of Opera’s BitTorrent client , follow these steps:

   1. Go to Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Downloads

   2. Unselect “Hide file types opened with Opera”

   3. Type “torrent” in the Quick find box

   4. Double-click the line that looks like this:

   application/x-bittorrent torrent

   From this dialog you can select to either use your system’s default BitTorrent client (Open with default application) or define a preferred client (Open with other application).

   Adversely, you could also change the .torrent files default application by right-clicking it > “Open with…” > and browse to the client of your choice. Just make certain the check box at the bottom of the window is checked.