Backup & Restore uTorrent/Transmission Data

Whether you’re an Elite TM or a User, backing up your bittorrent client data will ensure a smooth and seamless transition. By backing up your client’s settings, history and active torrent files, you’ll minimize the downtime when migrating your bittorrent data.

Note: This guide does not provide instruction on backing up the actual content that is transferred between clients. Instead it preserves the settings of the client itself and any active torrents at the time of the backup.

Backup

1. Press Shift+Command+G whilst you are working with Finder. A dialogue box will appear saying Go to the folder:.



Make sure that the top right corner shows Finder or else the command will not execute.



2. Type ~/Library then press Enter.




3. Locate the folder Application Support. Inside you’ll find folders containing all data related to your applications.




4. Locate the folder Transmission/uTorrent.





5. Zip the folder by right clicking on the folder and selecting Compress.




6. Now you can upload the zip file to a online storage space such as Box.net or you can store it locally on a external hard drive/USB thumb drive.

Congratulations, you’ve successfully backed up your bittorrent client data.

Restoration

Whether your client’s setting and data have been deleted via computer crash or a wipe via operating system installation, this guide will restore previously backed up bittorrent client data.


 Note: The restoration will not work if you have altered the location of your files. ie: If your files were initially located in ~/Users/Goldsmith/Files then your files must be in the same location or else your client will report that the data is missing.


1. Download the latest approved bittorrent client of your choice. It must match your backed up client’s data. ie: If you backed up uTorrent settings, it is only compatible with uTorrent.


2. After you install your client of choice, open the application. After you open it, feel free to close it.


3. Press Shift+Command+G whilst you are working with Finder. A dialogue box will appear saying Go to the folder:.



Make sure that the top right corner shows Finder or else the command will not execute.



4. Type ~/Library then press Enter.




5. Locate the folder Application Support.




6. Locate the folder Transmission/uTorrent.






7. Now copy and paste your previously backed up client data into the appropriate folder.





8. Open your bittorrent client and all your previous settings and active transfers should be present.