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New BitTorrent client needed, suggestions please?

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4wd:
Thanks! I'm not sure why I didn't think to just go to an older version of uTorrent! I've done that and things seem to be working fine. The only thing I miss is being able to access it using uTorrent Remote on my Android devices (or on the web).-Deozaan (September 12, 2014, 10:57 AM)
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Attached is the last stable version of webui.zip that worked with 1.82, it also includes the last stable version of miniui that worked with 1.82 - just copy it to the uTorrent directory and enable WebUI in the options.

Normal interface: http://<ip>:<port>/gui/index.html
Mini interface: http://<ip>:<port>/gui/mini/index.html

Mini is for small display device access, eg. phones.

A couple of things in the UI won't work, they need a higher version of uTorrent, (eg. up/down arrows for reordering torrents).

Stick a user/password in the options when you enable it, you can also use the http://<user>:<password>@<ip>:<port>/... format to access.

I use it because I don't want to go through a 3rd party site for any access to my computers.

Innuendo:
I decided to break off my relationship with uTorrent about 6-8 months ago. I was using v1.85 which I believe is the last version before all the foolishness started, but the problem with staying with such an old version is you don't get access to any updates or bug fixes.

I looked at a lot of different clients before deciding to give qbTorrent a try. I was a little skeptical of the use of the Qt4 libraries as a lot of times that means weirdness on Win machines. However, I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. A nice, minimal UI with every command easily accessible & I don't miss uTorrent at all.

And although I've never had need to use it, there's even a web ui built in with DynDNS support.

I didn't see tixati on my travels when searching for a uTorrent replacement so I may look at it next, but there's no reason to look at anything beyond qbTorrent other than curiosity at this point.

wetsmellydog:
I switched to qbittorrent from uTorrent and have not looked back. Simple, small footprint, no nonsense.  

Here are some good reviews of some clients on gizmo's freeware site

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-bittorrent-client.htm

Their review of qbittorrent

Pros:
Low and stable RAM and CPU with all the necessary features. Fastest performance on torrents. Development still seems to be very active and responsive to users. Clean install, no addons etc. Cross platform client.
Cons:
Support has improved, but could be better. Not that well known and not accepted at many private torrent sites (though the situation is improving).

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