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Lock utorrent

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niraj trehan Original post #1
Oct 11, 2013 at 11:50 AM
Hello friends, here is a wierd problem i have come across at my college. We use utorrent to download files .. but somehow people come and delete the files alltoether. Is there a way of torrent client with LOCK feature in it. Any suggestions are welcome ! thx
krishnandu.sarkar
Oct 11, 2013 at 12:07 PM
First of all you should not use college bandwidth to download torrents, it's there for good use.

Secondly, you can't do that, there's not method like that. And as Lab Operator already knows, it's high time you stop doing these things, else they can take action against you (If they want to :p)

Thirdly, one thing you can do is, put them in some hidden folder, or some non tracable location, like C:/TC/Bin/Lib Files, where Lib Files = Your download folder's parent folder. If you keep the name as like Download / Torrent Download there's no way you can do anthing, make the folder name as such, it'd look like of some program. You even may use C:/Windows/System32/Drivers/Library where Library is the folder you download torrents to :p
R
Oct 11, 2013 at 5:34 PM
First of all you should not use college bandwidth to download torrents, it's there for good use.

Secondly, you can't do that, there's not method like that. And as Lab Operator already knows, it's high time you stop doing these things, else they can take action against you (If they want to :p)

Thirdly, one thing you can do is, put them in some hidden folder, or some non tracable location, like C:/TC/Bin/Lib Files, where Lib Files = Your download folder's parent folder. If you keep the name as like Download / Torrent Download there's no way you can do anthing, make the folder name as such, it'd look like of some program. You even may use C:/Windows/System32/Drivers/Library where Library is the folder you download torrents to :p

That doesnt secure anything.. All the lab assistant has to do is look where the torrent client is storing the data and delete it from there
Zangetsu
Oct 11, 2013 at 5:50 PM
@OP: utorrent doesn't have password secure feature..u will have to use 3rd party apps such as folder lock/hide or App locker to do the same.

First of all you should not use college bandwidth to download torrents, it's there for good use.
Muft ka Chandan Ghis mere Nandan :p
Desmond
Desmond #5
Oct 11, 2013 at 5:58 PM
I agree that you should refrain from using college bandwidth for downloading.

Next thing that you can do is put your files in a password protected .rar or .zip file and hide it somewhere where no one can see it.
gameranand
Oct 11, 2013 at 6:29 PM
Go to Utorrent Preferences
In General Select Start Utorrent when system starts and Start Minimised.
Make any Boss Key
Select Use BossKey Password and just make the password whatever you want.
Open Registry
Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER->Software->Microsoft->Windows->CurrentVersion->Run
Right Click Utorrent and select Modify
Add "/HIDE" without quotes at the end.
Restart your PC.

Now Utorrent is running but it won't appear in Taskbar, to open Utorrent you need to press the boss key and then password to gain access.
However this method has a loophole that other user can end task the Utorrent process from task manager and start with its executable.
For this you can use Utorrent Portable. Now only you know the location of the executable. :)
SaiyanGoku
Oct 12, 2013 at 3:04 AM
there's no harm in utilizing college's bandwidth as internet and lab fee were included in total fee. :p
topgear
topgear #9
Oct 12, 2013 at 4:53 AM
use Deluge or Transmission :
Howtos | Transmission Bittorrent Client - Legacy | ClearFoundation Documentation
Nanducob
Nanducob #10
Oct 12, 2013 at 2:47 PM
I also have this problem.Earlier i used automatic start up feature/minimise to tray in torrent client.I used to download while my sister browsed.Somehow she found the trick and afterwards she always stops the downloads:evil:Then fooled her by using two clients at same time. She found that also:(.
gameranand
Oct 12, 2013 at 8:43 PM
there's no harm in utilizing college's bandwidth as internet and lab fee were included in total fee. :p

Talking about that. I have downloaded more than 1TB from College. :D:D
N
Oct 14, 2013 at 12:30 AM
First of all you should not use college bandwidth to download torrents, it's there for good use.

Secondly, you can't do that, there's not method like that. And as Lab Operator already knows, it's high time you stop doing these things, else they can take action against you (If they want to :p)

Thirdly, one thing you can do is, put them in some hidden folder, or some non tracable location, like C:/TC/Bin/Lib Files, where Lib Files = Your download folder's parent folder. If you keep the name as like Download / Torrent Download there's no way you can do anthing, make the folder name as such, it'd look like of some program. You even may use C:/Windows/System32/Drivers/Library where Library is the folder you download torrents to :p

Come on mate, why not use it when its for an offering?
We dont have any Lab officer / technician here , our being a medical college :p
and the one u mentioned as solution , any noob would find that :p any ways thx for the inputs bro !

Go to Utorrent Preferences
In General Select Start Utorrent when system starts and Start Minimised.
Make any Boss Key
Select Use BossKey Password and just make the password whatever you want.
Open Registry
Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER->Software->Microsoft->Windows->CurrentVersion->Run
Right Click Utorrent and select Modify
Add "/HIDE" without quotes at the end.
Restart your PC.

Now Utorrent is running but it won't appear in Taskbar, to open Utorrent you need to press the boss key and then password to gain access.
However this method has a loophole that other user can end task the Utorrent process from task manager and start with its executable.
For this you can use Utorrent Portable. Now only you know the location of the executable. :)
would definitely give it a try mate !! would u throw some light on Utorrent portable ? dint get ur point regarding that :/

myself 100 GB in last 3 days. :p
100 gb in 3 days ! are u kidding me ?
gameranand
Oct 14, 2013 at 3:33 AM
would definitely give it a try mate !! would u throw some light on Utorrent portable ? dint get ur point regarding that :/

Utorrent is utorrent without any installation which basically means there will be no shortcuts in Start Menu or everywhere. You just download a ZIP file extract them to your desired location and run the executable. Thats it.
Nanducob
Nanducob #16
Oct 14, 2013 at 8:04 AM
Mutorrent is sh!t.please stop using it.
N
Oct 14, 2013 at 3:27 PM
WOW mate , thats actually very intresting and U are using which network by the way ?

Utorrent is utorrent without any installation which basically means there will be no shortcuts in Start Menu or everywhere. You just download a ZIP file extract them to your desired location and run the executable. Thats it.
but whats the fun even then ? If utorrent is running even in the so called portable mode , wont it be appearing in the task manager /processes then ?

and that HIDE thing dint work. I edited the registry but of no use. moreover no BOSS key thing as well !
N
Oct 17, 2013 at 8:40 PM
Any other suggestion guys ?
gameranand
Oct 18, 2013 at 12:40 AM
WOW mate , thats actually very intresting and U are using which network by the way ?


but whats the fun even then ? If utorrent is running even in the so called portable mode , wont it be appearing in the task manager /processes then ?

and that HIDE thing dint work. I edited the registry but of no use. moreover no BOSS key thing as well !

You must have done something wrong. I have used this tricks not just one time but many times on different computers.
SaiyanGoku
Oct 18, 2013 at 4:39 AM
try renaming the original utorrent.exe to svchost.exe and then run it. it may get hidden in between. you may have to find a way to edit the description of the exe as shown in the processes tab in Task manager .
topgear
topgear #21
Oct 18, 2013 at 5:27 AM
Mutorrent is sh!t.please stop using it.

I think you are talking about utorrent but it works very well for me .. just use some old version of utorrent barring the latest release.
sohan_92
sohan_92 #22
Oct 18, 2013 at 6:54 PM
@OP, you can use qbittorrent. Noone is going to know what are you downloading untill you give a password. :-D
Nanducob
Nanducob #23
Oct 18, 2013 at 7:00 PM
I think you are talking about utorrent but it works very well for me .. just use some old version of utorrent barring the latest release.

both are same:)
C
chris #24
Oct 18, 2013 at 9:12 PM
Are you sure files are getting deleted manually ? There are software that will restore computer to fresh install state on reboot.
N
Oct 18, 2013 at 11:43 PM
Are you sure files are getting deleted manually ? There are software that will restore computer to fresh install state on reboot.

lol...my college computer technicians are big time noobs. no chance :p