File Extension TORRENT

File type: BitTorrent data file

About the TORRENT file type:

If Windows cannot find the appropriate program associated with .TORRENT files, then your registry may have errors. Check your Windows registry for errors (includes file association errors).

Released in 2001 the .Torrent file extension is used by BitTorrent: a communications protocol used in peer-to-peer file sharing. Essentially the original distributor will make the file available to the first batch of downloaders. Subsequent downloads will not necessarily then come from the original distributor, but from the systems of people who downloaded the files later. To process .Torrent files you will need to have a BitTorrent client installed on your computer. This will allow your PC to send and receive any file, over the Internet, using the .Torrent protocol. In practice BitTorrent is used actively for the distribution of video files, video games and music.

Additional Information:
There is a wide variety of software that will open this file type.