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µTorrent 7.8.1: Automatic updating, fit-and-finish improvements

µTorrent 7.8.1 joins the list of modern software that's enabling silent, automatic updating. This means that stability improvements, small features and performance enhancements can be passed on without the need for upfront steps by the user.

Among other minor changes for this point release is improved overall fit and finish of the UI. This was achieved through many small adjustments including consolidation of icons, improvement in image quality, and removal of unnecessary lines and spaces. The cumulative result is a less distracting, more organized look that preserves the user experience you're used to.

In addition, we made numerous crash, stability and other improvements (examples: checked 0.0%, rate limiter, increased magnet link size, crash fix in the Plus player).

Download the new version here

Changelog:

--2013-08-06: Version 7.8.1 (build 30004)

- Fix: Update Problem

--2013-07-29: Version 7.8.1 (build 29989)

- Fix: XP update problem

- Fix: Multiple crash fixes

--2013-07-20: Version 7.8.1 (build 29964)

- Fix: Tray icon for XP not showing in some cases

- Fix: Crash update crash on XP

--2013-07-15: Version 7.8.1 (build 29939)

- Fix: Client shutdown failure on uninstall

- Fix: Twitter, Facebook icons offset

- Change: Clarify text for downgrades

- Change: log the error code if file deletion failed

--2013-06-13: Version 7.8.1 (build 29813)

- Fix: Installer shutdown issue

--2013-05-21: Version 7.8.1 (build 29719)

- Fix: Install crash

--2013-05-20: Version 7.8.1 (build 29710)

- Change: Checkbox caption.

--2013-05-16: Version 7.8.1 RC 1 (build 29704)

--2013-05-16: Version 7.8.1 (build 29698)

- Fix: Crash at the end of install

--2013-05-16: Version 7.8.1 (build 29692)

- Fix: Client stability

--2013-05-14: Version 7.8.1 (build 29689)

- Change: Changes to installer screen

- Fix: Auto shutdown/restart

--2013-05-10: Version 7.8.1 (build 29678)

- Change: Show build revision in About title

- Fix: Regression - display torrent information as soon as user selects different torrent

- Change: Show installer on autoupdate from pre-7.8.1 builds to 7.8.1

- Fix: Issues updating from pre-7.8.1 builds to 7.8.1

- Fix: Crash for downgrade when install canceled

--2013-05-06: Version 7.8.1 (build 29638)

- Change: Revert portable mode installation UI

- Change: Show installer on autoupdate from pre-7.8.1 builds to 7.8.1

- Fix: Issues updating from pre-7.8.1 builds to 7.8.1

- Fix: Crash for downgrade when install canceled

--2013-04-24: Version 7.8.1 (build 29594)

- Fix: Choose the best version for crash rollback

- Fix: Don't show updates already present if running downgrade

- Fix: Installer showing in some cases for current version

- Fix: Don't show "default torrent application" dialog on upgrade / downgrade

- Change: Change layout of Create New Torrent dialog

- Fix: Re-enable portable mode installation for removable drives

- Fix: Blank Torrent information area - selected torrent inconsistent

- Fix: one case of hang on shutdown

- Fix: Save settings for related tab and confirm when deleting trackers

- Fix: Fix "can't connect" status icon

--2013-04-22: Version 7.8.1 (build 29579)

- Fix: Don't store version in \updates if install canceled

- Fix: Fix rollback for clients crashing 3+ times

- Fix: Crash when adding torrents which include empty files

- Fix: Force check of multiple torrents

- Fix: Recheck failure with skipped files

- Fix: Fix torrent association issue

--2013-04-18: Version 7.8.1 (build 29569)

- Fix: Change default utorrent disk cache size to mitigate "Disk overload" condition

--2013-04-17: Version 7.8.1 (build 29565)

- Change: Prompt to roll back version after repeated crashes

- Fix: upload rate limiter issue

--2013-04-10: Version 7.8.1 (build 29525)

- Fix: "Checked 0.0%" bug

- Change: Add safety net to prevent constant respawning

- Fix: Issues running install when client is already installed

- Fix regression: color of utorrent progress bar

- Fix: Crash when playing media files in BitTorrent Plus

--2013-04-05: Version 7.8.1 (build 29472)

- Fix: Gracefully handle verification failures for downloaded updates

- Change: Updated exes now have readable names

- Fix: Issue caused by deleting exes in updates directory

- Fix: Crash verifying downloaded update

- Fix: bland add on time for rss feed entry.

- Fix: Skipped file allocation

- Fix: Crash toggling disk write coalescing settings

- Fix: Fixed/improved peer choaking/unchoking.

- Fix: Use unique keyboard accelerator for "Set Destination Name"

- Change: Add the progress dialog for manual update

--2013-03-29: Version 7.8.1 (build 29438)

- Known issue:Temporary change to autoupdate dialog (beta only)

- Increase magnet link size limit

- Adjust "Corked jobs text"

- Removed unused settings

- Fix peer unchoking bug / speed up some swarms

- Fix: Don't create skipped files on disk for files we are not downloading

- Added a progress dialog for manual updates

- "Added On" time was sometimes blank for RSS feed entries

--2013-03-13: Version 7.8.1 (build 29335)

- Fix: Don't delete metadata file if it doesn't exist

- Fix: Don't redownload updates. Prompt for restart if newer version already downloaded

--2013-03-11: Version 7.8.1 (build 29301)

- Fix bug: Incorrect directory if wndaddpre is disabled

- Change: Provide initial notification about automatic updates

- Fix: Installer hangs while offline

- Change: Uninstall older clients on update to 7.8.1+

- Fix: Remove 2nd uninstall entry when updating from older clients

- Fix: Client not starting after update

--2013-02-26: Version 7.8.1 (build 29213)

- Fix: crash in the installer

- Change: Add new metadata entries to create torrent dialog

- Change: Add new 'related' tab containing new torrent metadata

--2013-02-21: Version 7.8.1 (build 29163)

- Fix: Rss will only download items with urls which are magnets or ending in .torrent

- Change: Update main utorrent icon

--2013-02-20: Version 7.8.1 (build 29154)

- Fix: Crash when updating on Windows XP

- Fix: Duplicate device names for android devices

--2013-02-19: Version 7.8.1 (build 29148)

- Fix: Occasional crash sending more than 15 comments

- Fix: Inactive memory leak

- Fix: Crash when updates.dat is removed

- Fix: Remove data when "Delete .torrent + Data" is selected

- Fix: Shutdown/restart after downloads complete records torrent state more reliably

- Fix: gdi leak in add torrent dialog and devices pane

- Fix: remove torrent dialog, default to 'ok'

--2013-02-11: Version 7.8.1 (build 29105)

- Change: Merge in silent auto-update code

- Fix: fix flushing of completed pieces immediately

- Fix: gdi leak when resizing window

- Fix: fix disk flushing not being triggered every time it should be

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µTorrent 7.8.1: Automatic updating, fit-and-finish improvements

µTorrent 7.8.1 joins the list of modern software that's enabling silent, automatic updating. This means that stability improvements, small features and performance enhancements can be passed on without the need for upfront steps by the user.

Among other minor changes for this point release is improved overall fit and finish of the UI. This was achieved through many small adjustments including consolidation of icons, improvement in image quality, and removal of unnecessary lines and spaces. The cumulative result is a less distracting, more organized look that preserves the user experience you're used to.

In addition, we made numerous crash, stability and other improvements (examples: checked 0.0%, rate limiter, increased magnet link size, crash fix in the Plus player).

Download the new version here

Changelog:

--2013-06-13: Version 7.8.1 (build 29813)

- Fix: Installer shutdown issue

--2013-05-21: Version 7.8.1 (build 29719)

- Fix: Install crash

--2013-05-20: Version 7.8.1 (build 29710)

- Change: Checkbox caption.

--2013-05-16: Version 7.8.1 RC 1 (build 29704)

--2013-05-16: Version 7.8.1 (build 29698)

- Fix: Crash at the end of install

--2013-05-16: Version 7.8.1 (build 29692)

- Fix: Client stability

--2013-05-14: Version 7.8.1 (build 29689)

- Change: Changes to installer screen

- Fix: Auto shutdown/restart

--2013-05-10: Version 7.8.1 (build 29678)

- Change: Show build revision in About title

- Fix: Regression - display torrent information as soon as user selects different torrent

- Change: Show installer on autoupdate from pre-7.8.1 builds to 7.8.1

- Fix: Issues updating from pre-7.8.1 builds to 7.8.1

- Fix: Crash for downgrade when install canceled

--2013-05-06: Version 7.8.1 (build 29638)

- Change: Revert portable mode installation UI

- Change: Show installer on autoupdate from pre-7.8.1 builds to 7.8.1

- Fix: Issues updating from pre-7.8.1 builds to 7.8.1

- Fix: Crash for downgrade when install canceled

--2013-04-24: Version 7.8.1 (build 29594)

- Fix: Choose the best version for crash rollback

- Fix: Don't show updates already present if running downgrade

- Fix: Installer showing in some cases for current version

- Fix: Don't show "default torrent application" dialog on upgrade / downgrade

- Change: Change layout of Create New Torrent dialog

- Fix: Re-enable portable mode installation for removable drives

- Fix: Blank Torrent information area - selected torrent inconsistent

- Fix: one case of hang on shutdown

- Fix: Save settings for related tab and confirm when deleting trackers

- Fix: Fix "can't connect" status icon

--2013-04-22: Version 7.8.1 (build 29579)

- Fix: Don't store version in \updates if install canceled

- Fix: Fix rollback for clients crashing 3+ times

- Fix: Crash when adding torrents which include empty files

- Fix: Force check of multiple torrents

- Fix: Recheck failure with skipped files

- Fix: Fix torrent association issue

--2013-04-18: Version 7.8.1 (build 29569)

- Fix: Change default utorrent disk cache size to mitigate "Disk overload" condition

--2013-04-17: Version 7.8.1 (build 29565)

- Change: Prompt to roll back version after repeated crashes

- Fix: upload rate limiter issue

--2013-04-10: Version 7.8.1 (build 29525)

- Fix: "Checked 0.0%" bug

- Change: Add safety net to prevent constant respawning

- Fix: Issues running install when client is already installed

- Fix regression: color of utorrent progress bar

- Fix: Crash when playing media files in BitTorrent Plus

--2013-04-05: Version 7.8.1 (build 29472)

- Fix: Gracefully handle verification failures for downloaded updates

- Change: Updated exes now have readable names

- Fix: Issue caused by deleting exes in updates directory

- Fix: Crash verifying downloaded update

- Fix: bland add on time for rss feed entry.

- Fix: Skipped file allocation

- Fix: Crash toggling disk write coalescing settings

- Fix: Fixed/improved peer choaking/unchoking.

- Fix: Use unique keyboard accelerator for "Set Destination Name"

- Change: Add the progress dialog for manual update

--2013-03-29: Version 7.8.1 (build 29438)

- Known issue:Temporary change to autoupdate dialog (beta only)

- Increase magnet link size limit

- Adjust "Corked jobs text"

- Removed unused settings

- Fix peer unchoking bug / speed up some swarms

- Fix: Don't create skipped files on disk for files we are not downloading

- Added a progress dialog for manual updates

- "Added On" time was sometimes blank for RSS feed entries

--2013-03-13: Version 7.8.1 (build 29335)

- Fix: Don't delete metadata file if it doesn't exist

- Fix: Don't redownload updates. Prompt for restart if newer version already downloaded

--2013-03-11: Version 7.8.1 (build 29301)

- Fix bug: Incorrect directory if wndaddpre is disabled

- Change: Provide initial notification about automatic updates

- Fix: Installer hangs while offline

- Change: Uninstall older clients on update to 7.8.1+

- Fix: Remove 2nd uninstall entry when updating from older clients

- Fix: Client not starting after update

--2013-02-26: Version 7.8.1 (build 29213)

- Fix: crash in the installer

- Change: Add new metadata entries to create torrent dialog

- Change: Add new 'related' tab containing new torrent metadata

--2013-02-21: Version 7.8.1 (build 29163)

- Fix: Rss will only download items with urls which are magnets or ending in .torrent

- Change: Update main utorrent icon

--2013-02-20: Version 7.8.1 (build 29154)

- Fix: Crash when updating on Windows XP

- Fix: Duplicate device names for android devices

--2013-02-19: Version 7.8.1 (build 29148)

- Fix: Occasional crash sending more than 15 comments

- Fix: Inactive memory leak

- Fix: Crash when updates.dat is removed

- Fix: Remove data when "Delete .torrent + Data" is selected

- Fix: Shutdown/restart after downloads complete records torrent state more reliably

- Fix: gdi leak in add torrent dialog and devices pane

- Fix: remove torrent dialog, default to 'ok'

--2013-02-11: Version 7.8.1 (build 29105)

- Change: Merge in silent auto-update code

- Fix: fix flushing of completed pieces immediately

- Fix: gdi leak when resizing window

- Fix: fix disk flushing not being triggered every time it should be

utorrent 7.8.1 lol

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Not sure if this has been commented on before or addressed but I have version 7.8.1 (build 30016) and when installing, the installer does NOT give you the option to choose the installation directory. Not sure if that was a mistake or not, but if not, it's a pretty shitty thing to do. If it's a mistake, can we please get it fixed, thanks.

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WTF... So on my other computer, I uninstalled BitTorrent 7.8.1 including the settings. Then I reinstalled 7.8.0 (which lets you choose the installation directory). I installed it to the drive I wanted it on, then upgraded from within the program and it moved the installation to: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\. What kind of BS is this? When installing it without a previous version it automatically goes to the typical C:\Program Files and gives you no option to change it, then when upgrading from a previous version on a different drive it moves it to a location where no programs are ever installed. You guys got some major problems to fix. I now have to uninstall again, and revert back to 7.8.0 that actually works like a program should.

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