What means "magnet" Name entry?

[pstein]

Sometimes when I click on a link on websites a new entry is created in utorrent starting with "magnet .....".

 

Even after a while it dos not turn into a full "usual" file/torrent name.

 

What does that mean?

 

Is there a chance of download such "magnet (12355ad1235...)"  files?

 

[mike20021969]

2 hours ago, pstein said:

Is there a chance of download such "magnet (12355ad1235...)"  files?

Depending on the magnets age/availability, it can take as little as 1 second to several seconds/minutes/hours/days for the torrent file's correct name and contents to appear.

You can OK the dialog box before the metadata has download, but you won't be able to select/deselect any of the torrents contents at that point.

If it's a private site where you got the magnet, then it's possible that certain torrent client builds may not be allowed and you could be waiting forever. If it's a public torrent, then the torrent could simply be dead.

I've had magnets appear dead during UK daytime, but suddenly come alive during the early hours of night...

[pstein]

Ok, thank you.

That means "normally" a magnet link/entry should automatically turn into a full download (at least after a while).

Correct?

Assume I exit uTorrent with existing, unresolved magnets entries and restart uTorrent later.

Do such magnet entries survive these exit+restarts or does uTorrent sort them out at startup?

[mike20021969]

2 hours ago, pstein said:

That means "normally" a magnet link/entry should automatically turn into a full download (at least after a while).

Correct?

Assuming the torrent becomes available, yes.

2 hours ago, pstein said:

Do such magnet entries survive these exit+restarts

If you OK the dialog box and magnet (xxxxxxx...xxxxxx) appears in uTorrent's upper pane list, yes.