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  1. µTorrent 3.1.3 stable (27327)

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    The word Stable behind any of these builds is a oxymoron. The only Stable build is 2.2.1.

    I hope you realize that the amount of users with issues is small relative to the size of the userbase (some 100 million users).

    The client's not perfect, but you are overstating the general impact of these problems (which we're working on in any case).

  4. µTorrent 3.2 stable (27568)

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    Posted · Edited by Firon

    This release is intended to improve the performance of the µTorrent client, as well as fix general issues from the 3.1 series.

    Download the new version now!

    Release highlights:

    • Show when files are allocating instead of disk overload
    • Make the user interface use less CPU
    • Refresh Add Torrent dialog with magnet link metadata
    • Improve performance when writing to disk

    Changelog:

    -- 2012-07-30: Version 3.2 (build 27636)

    - Change: add tracker.ccc.de as a default tracker

    - Feature: disallow http connections to tracker.openbittorrent.com and tracker.publicbt.com

    - Fix: disk cache size accounting

    -- 2012-07-05: Version 3.2 stable (build 27568)

    - Fix: minor installer fix

    -- 2012-06-29: Version 3.2 Release Candidate 8 (build 27547)

    - Fix: Crash when resetting detail listview via context menu

    - Change: When downloading metadata in Add Torrent dialog, display "Waiting for Torrent Information"

    - Fix: We were accidentally pre-allocating files in the default download location for

    magnet links that fully resolved while in the Add Torrent dialog

    - Change: completely disabled unbuffered I/O

    -- 2012-06-26: Version 3.2 Release Candidate 7 (build 27522)

    - Fix: Improved disk I/O error logging

    - Fix: Movie seeking in chrome browser, allow caching

    - Feature: Enable content offer delivery via torrent

    - Fix: Use correct save directory for single file mangnet link if metadata loads in Add Torrent dialog

    - Fix: Apply "Name" field from Add Torrent dialog to single-file torrents

    -- 2012-06-26: Version 3.2 Release Candidate 6 (build 27503)

    - Fix: Single-file torrent name issue; ut would try to use the directory name as the file name

    - Fix: Issues caused by multiple send2friend dialogs

    - Fix: update UPnP reported IP at 1 second intervals

    - Fix: fixed bugs in local socket rate limiting including overflow.

    - Fix: fixed parsing resolution in .mov and .mp4 video header with multiple tracks

    -- 2012-06-22: Version 3.2 Release Candidate 5 (build 27480)

    - Fix: crash when disconnecting device while in conversions view

    - Fix: Don't accidentally "run program" when loading a magnet link in "Add Torrent" dialog

    - Performance: Take advantage of buffered I/O in all diskio thread file operations. Should work better on Samba shares.

    - Fix: Bugs caused by showing a file chooser dialog for single file torrents in the "Add Torrent" dialog

    - Feature: support BitTorrent/uTorrent Remote registration via HTTP interface

    -- 2012-06-18: Version 3.2 Release Candidate 4 (build 27434)

    - Fix: crash in mkv parser

    - Fix: possible crash when starting up magnet links and downloading metadata from multiple peers

    - Fix: "Add Torrent" dialog was wrongly adding a folder single-file-torrent download paths

    when user changed file location via "save-as" dialog

    -- 2012-06-15: Version 3.2 Release Candidate 3 (build 27430)

    - Fix: various crashes

    -- 2012-06-13: Version 3.2 Release Candidate 2 (build 27399)

    - Fix: torrent will be force-started even if user uncheck the start torrent option in add torrent dialog

    - Fix: crash in metadata parser

    - Fix: SspiEnableHttpsServer crash

    - Fix: crash in webui

    - Fix: crash when receiving last block of magnet metadata

    - Fix: Constant UPnP log message

    - Change: Device paiing

    - Fix: tiny utp leak

    -- 2012-06-05: Version 3.2 Release Candidate 1 (build 27343)

    - Fix: fix dht vote announce issue

    - Fix: internet explorer legacy toolbar pairing, was failing to pair

    - Fix: make the toolbar pairing dialog become the foreground window, while pairing

    - Fix: crash when opening containing folder for too many torrents

    - Feature: when opening magnet link, improve 'chasing arrows' icon

    - Fix: Toolbar pairing works again, was broken in 3.2

    - Fix: removed codec column from torrent list

    - Fix: improved file access - memory efficient file I/O

    - Feature: added new BitTorrent Certified device icons and text

    - Fix: startup crash when settings.dat was corrupt

    -- 2012-05-29: Version 3.2 beta (build 27295)

    - Fix: lack of window frame for popped-out video

    - Fix: issue where http streaming proxy would linger after the connection was closed

    - Fix: many asserts and crashes

    - Fix: allow probing of file size in the loose file server with an aborted get

    -- 2012-05-23: Version 3.2 beta (build 27272)

    - Fix: video slider steps should be small for fine control and visual smoothness

    - Fix: fixed lack of window frame for popped-out video; returning to embedded video works fine too;

    - Fix: heap corruption

    - Fix: Fix rendering of stats dialog. First line was formatted as header text.

    - Feature: minimal support for pad-files (deselect them by default)

    - Fix: Improperly formatted torrent vote messages

    - Fix: Only request IPV4 addresses for udp tracker DNS resolution

    - Feature: sanity check on how many uTP connections we allow

    - Feature: retry http connection when host resolves into multiple ips and the first fails

    -- 2012-05-17: Version 3.2 beta (build 27239)

    - Fix: Improperly formatted torrent vote messages

    -- 2012-05-17: Version 3.2 beta (build 27237)

    - Fix: Only request IPv4 addresses for udp tracker DNS resolution

    - Fix: (potentially) 3 different crashes

    -- 2012-05-15: Version 3.2 beta (build 27226)

    - Fix: Bad outgoing request_peer DHT message when filename length over 100

    - Change: uTP now uses a retransmit counter rather than a timer for killing connections with packet loss.

    - Fix: Fixed not sending MTU probes.

    - Fix: fixed savedir issue for magnet links that was resolved in the add torrent dialog

    - Fix: possible deadlock when reporting a hang

    - Change: Do torrent deletes before other kinds of work

    -- 2012-05-11: Version 3.2 beta (build 27215)

    - Fix: force-started magnet links would be stopped after metadata was received

    - Fix: top crash

    -- 2012-05-10: Version 3.2 beta (build 27198)

    - Fix: remove bad asserts

    - Feature: add mark of the web to files we download (diskio.mark_of_the_web)

    -- 2012-05-09: Version 3.2 beta (build 27191)

    - Fix: issue where uTorrent would not make outgoing connections under certain circumstances

    - Fix: magnet links would not have a correct added-on date

    - Change: rewritten UPnP code backported from 3.3

    -- 2012-05-07: Version 3.2 beta (build 27180)

    - Fix: memory leaks

    - Fix magnet related crash in Add torrent dialog

    - Fix: possible crashes

    - Fix: disable check for updates while we are installing or downloading plus to avoid problems

    -- 2012-05-01: Version 3.2 beta (build 27138)

    - Fix: deadlock

    -- 2012-04-30: Version 3.2 beta (build 27133)

    - Fix: possible hang on shutdown (disk thread would exit prematurely)

    - Fix: top crash from previous build

    - Fix: status bar wouldn't show when plus key was about to expire

    - Fix: µTorrent would warn about magnet links with DHT disabled on every startup

    -- 2012-04-26: Version 3.2 beta (build 27119)

    - Fix: various webui backend fixes

    - Fix: various pairing issues

    -- 2012-04-23: Version 3.2 beta (build 27097)

    - Fix: Fixes to parsing the following filetypes: MKV, AVI, mp3

    - Fix: Update AV license key and add UI to handle virus definition update fail

    - Change: update MIME type for *.mp4, *.m4a

    - Fix: Recognize jpeg extension

    - Fix: Fix uTP delay graph

    - Feature: Magnet link preload in "Add torrent" dialog

    - Change: Report utorrent version on port 10000 (webui)

    - Fix: UI fix to built in player bottom bar

    - Fix: Picking "Show In Folder" on a transcoded torrent now works.

    - Fix: Add torrent window now remembers its location.

    - Fix: paths would be wrong with magnet links in Add Torrent dialog

    - Fix: several crashes

    - Feature: add What's New app

    - Feature: add device unpairing dialog to settings

    -- 2012-04-09: Version 3.2 beta (build 27026)

    - Fix: one more case where settings.dat could grow indefinitely

    Existing settings.dat are broken. Please delete settings.dat and settings.dat.old from your settings directory.

    -- 2012-04-06: Version 3.2 beta (build 27020)

    - Fix: rapidly growing settings.dat

    - Fix: fix issue that could make settings.dat grow indefinitely (slowly)

    - Fix: top crash from previous build

    -- 2012-03-30: Version 3.2 beta (build 26986)

    - Fix: crash while loading converted media files at startup

    - Change: WebUI port now accepts https

    - Change: installer refactored for cleaner code

    - Fix: the top crash from the previous build

    -- 2012-03-22: Version 3.2 beta (build 26934)

    - Fix: the DHT enable dialog when adding magnet links that require it now also sets "use DHT for new torrents"

    - Change: DHT is automatically enabled for magnet links that requires it, when torrents are added silently

    - Fix: fixed toolbar for RSS feeds

    - Fix: fixed crash when adding torrents in plus mode

    - Change: clean up semantics around download location. The download location is now the root folder, independent on multifile torrent or not

    - Fix: improved the speed of loading a torrent with a large number of files

    - Fix: shutdown hang introduced in 3.2 beta

    - Fix: toolbar didn't update while no torrents pane showed up

    -- 2012-03-20: Version 3.2 beta (build 26904)

    - Fix: fixed very long btapp descriptions from overflowing permissions dialog

    - Feature: Warn when adding a trackerless magnet link and DHT is disabled

    - Fix: fixed bug where torrents would sometimes not move files or execute commands upon finishing

    - Fix: Fix crashes caused by media state callback conflicting with changes to media tree

    -- 2012-03-15: Version 3.2 beta (build 26883)

    - Fix: Disable "Can't connect to Remote" messages.

    - Fix: fixed shutdown hang with active UDP trackers

    - Fix: improve error messages around transcoding

    -- 2012-03-12: Version 3.2 beta (build 26850)

    - Fix: Missing upload slot when extra uploads is on

    - Fix: Dialog tab orders

    - Fix: fixed auto-copying files to devices/iTunes while they are being downloaded

    - Feature: Display allocating status of torrents

    - Fix: fixed save dir column not being updated

    -- 2012-03-09: Version 3.1.3 stable (build 26837)

    - Fix: Stop anti-virus updating when there is a error

    - Change: show info tab by default (instead of files tab)

    - Change: show seeds/peers, completed on and added on columns by default

    - Fix: fixed bug where locally created torrents would fail to transcode

  6. µTorrent 3.1.3 stable (27327)

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    Posted

    Well 3.1.3 screwed me royally. Most of my uploads read - "An operation on a socket could not be performed because the system lacked sufficient buffer space or because a ..." and I lost several downloads (~50gb) because of "Error: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable."

    Additionally, ONCE AGAIN, it does not shut down properly, nor can the process be killed - a re-boot is required.

    Sorry, but I will maintain that the 3.1x path is broken, and will remain broken. I will stick with 3.1 (Build 26616) as that is the last one that gave me no problems.

    Each release seems to *cause* more problems than it fixes.

    Screwing the pooch on this one guys (girls).

    "Error: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable."

    is outright filesystem corruption on your machine. That's not a µTorrent error; that's coming straight from Windows. Your filesystem is fucked.

    Go do a chkdsk.

  8. µTorrent 3.1.3 stable (27327)

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    Posted · Edited by Firon

    This release changes several default options to match older releases more and be less confusing to returning users.

    It also adds a few more fixes.

    Download the new version now!

    Release highlights:

    • Change: default UI is now the columns/advanced view (like 2.x)
    • Change: re-add several columns by default
    • Fix: anti-virus issue

    For a list of feature changes and how to customize things they way you like, http://download.utorrent.com/help/Whats_New.pdf

    Changelog:

    -- 2012-06-01: Version 3.1.3 stable (build 27327)

    - Fix: startup crash when settings.dat was corrupt

    - Fix: Improperly formatted torrent vote messages

    - Fix: Bad outgoing request_peer DHT message when filename length over 100

    - Fix: possible deadlock when reporting a hang

    -- 2012-05-14: Version 3.1.3 stable (build 27220)

    - Fix: free content offer in installer didn't actually add

    -- 2012-05-11: Version 3.1.3 stable (build 27213)

    - Fix: UAC prompt would show up for limited users on every run

    -- 2012-05-10: Version 3.1.3 stable (build 27207)

    - Fix: starting up with Windows had been forcibly disabled for users of 3 previous builds

    -- 2012-05-04: Version 3.1.3 stable (build 27167)

    - Change: minor installer tweak

    -- 2012-04-26: Version 3.1.3 stable (build 27120)

    - Fix: minor crash fix

    -- 2012-04-23: Version 3.1.3 stable (build 27099)

    - Fix: Some missing changes for fixing the window subclassing crash

    -- 2012-04-21: Version 3.1.3 stable (build 27096)

    - Fix: Fix crash in window subclassing in add torrent dialog

    -- 2012-04-20: Version 3.1.3 stable (build 27095)

    - Fix: Fix for crash when switching away from the built-in media player

    -- 2012-04-19: Version 3.1.3 stable (build 27092)

    - Fix: Fix for crash during install

    -- 2012-04-18: Version 3.1.3 stable (build 27081)

    - Change: turn off btapp autoupdates to work around a crash

    -- 2012-04-12: Version 3.1.3 stable (build 27060)

    - Fix: settings.dat could grow very large

    -- 2012-04-02: Version 3.1.3 stable (build 26994)

    - Fix: Hold the lock when doing media state callbacks.

    - Fix: Disable "Can't connect to Remote" messages.

    - Fix: improve error messages around transcoding

    - Fix: Tab order in dialogs

    -- 2012-03-09: Version 3.1.3 stable (build 26837)

    - Fix: Stop anti-virus updating when there is a error

    - Change: show info tab by default (instead of files tab)

    - Change: show seeds/peers, completed on and added on columns by default

    - Fix: fixed bug where locally created torrents would fail to transcode

  10. µTorrent 3.1.2 stable (26821)

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    Posted

    - Fix: Check existing files before start downloading the torrent added via magnet link

    This is what I've been waiting for! :cool:

    But.. I still do not see the contents of the magnets. :o

    + Bonus: Now about screen is shown how to hurt...

    We have not yet added refreshing of the add torrent dialog. But we are working on it. Expect to see it in the 3.2 beta sometime soon.

  12. µTorrent 3.1.2 stable (26821)

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    Posted

    Does "Global maximum number of connections" setting work for anybody? It has value "550" for me but I continiously see in Alert log of KControl such messages:

    [06/Mar/2012 14:19:46] CONNLIMIT connlimit="600" firewall="firewall.mydomain.local" hostip="192.168.35.2" hostname="192.168.35.2" time="Tue Mar 06 14:19:46 2012" username="not logged yet"

    I've tried to raise the limit to 1200 connections per host - no luck, uT host has successfully reached this limit, too.

    The client only counts open connections in its limit. Your firewall will track connections even after they're closed for a period of time, which means that the two limits won't ever match up.

  18. µTorrent 3.1.2 stable (26821)

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    Posted

    FireFox is installed in Program Files, and it pushes updates itself automatically. You don't even know it's been updated until next time you start it, it says "FireFox is applying your updates....".

    So, even though you certainly know more than me about these things, there you have an example of software being in Program Files folder and auto-updating itself. Therefore it's not impossible, as you've implied.

    Firefox installs a service onto your system to be able to do silent updates (if you don't have UAC disabled anyway). We'd prefer not to do that.

  20. µTorrent 3.1.2 stable (26821)

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    Posted

    Hey guys, I love that you're updating the client so rapidly.

    That said, please consider giving us an option to download and install updates automatically, so you can push updates faster without the users complaining about constant prompting. Google already does this with chrome and nobody's complaining.

    We uTorrent users think of you as the good guys, and we wouldn't complain if you decide to auto-update the client. If you make this opt-in, you would get even less complaints.

    I hope one of the next (manual) updates to uTorrent includes an auto update option. I won't stop using or updating the client if you don't, but it would surely save me (and others) some time.

    Kind regards,

    Ariel

    We can't right now... the update process requires UAC because we install to Program Files, so a prompt is necessary.

    We're planning on changing it to install like Chrome in the future, though. Then we can do this.

  21. µTorrent 3.1.2 stable (26821)

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    Posted

    -- 2012-02-22: Version 3.1.2 stable (build 26773)

    - Fix: survey link click to dismiss mechanism

    - Fix: fixed bug where multi-file torrents would not be copied to new volumes

    Hihi there Firon! I'm Cassy - Ya' date=' new member and first time poster, but I have been using Utorrent for over a year, I would guess.

    You know.. I see peeps here complaining that you're fixing thingys every day.. complaining that you haven't fixed this or that.. complaining that you haven't put in this or that.. but what I do NOT SEE is anyone bothering to once THANK YOU TONS AND TONS for providing us with such a wonderful, FREE program to begin with!!

    For my part, I would like to THANK YOU VERY MUCH for the effort and trouble you put into this wickedly KEWL program AND certainly for the fact that you provide it all for FREE!! I LOVE your program! It's SO TINY and EASY to use and it's just.. PERFECT for me!

    I do so hope you won't let the thanks you DON'T get, but certain DO DESERVE, to make you upset or angry or want to quit. I know what it is like to do something and have others use that effort but never thank you for it, and it can really be tempting to just think, "those ungrateful maggot snots! Fine! I'll just do it for myself and not provide it to them!" - Ya, but I didn't do that.. though now and then I still do think it! :)

    ANYWAY, I did want to post this, and let you know that I DO appreciate your work and efforts, and I hope you'll pass my thank you onto all the other peeps there that help with Utorrent!

    Huggles and be well!

    Cassy - Ya, I'm small, but so is a grenade. :)[/quote']

    Thanks! It's always good to see a bit of thanks from one of our users. :)

    Hopefully you'll keep liking the client and giving us feedback on it. We'll keep working on making it better.

    And welcome to the forums. :)

  22. µTorrent 3.1.2 stable (26821)

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    Posted

    I agree that this daily and sometimes twice a day updating of "stable" 3.1.2 is annoying to say the least!

    I will stand for one maybe two further updates, and if this continues, I'm downgrading.

    It's not just the updating that's annoying, it's that my antivirus goes crazy and starts scanning, and uTorrent itself becomes unresponsive for some time after the update. It's becoming unacceptable.

    Sounds like the problem here is really your crappy antivirus. :P

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