If it is, you will see it in blue and if it is not then it will be greyed out. You are looking for Handlers option where you will ‘allow sites to ask to become default handlers for protocols (recommended)’.Ĭlick on it and make sure that the option is toggled on. Underneath it, you will find Content Settings. The first heading should be Privacy and security. Scroll to the very bottom of the page to find the Advanced button. Click on the Menu icon in any Chrome tab and select Settings.

Since you are dealing with content here, let’s see if the content settings of your Chrome browser are set correctly. Now you can’t download files shared by friends and peers. The problem arises when Chrome refuses to identify the magnet link and returns an error. Once you click on a magnetic link, Chrome should be able to parse the hash data and open it in your default torrent client. This saves bandwidth of the hosting site as well as the users. There is no need to download the torrent file or even the tracker. Your torrent client will use this hash code to find peers who are uploading the required files. Magnet link will essentially remove the middleman and connect you directly with the source using the hash code. torrent file contains tracker URL, names of files to be downloaded, and hash code. Magnet links are more secure and remove the need to hash individual files in order to protect them against cyber threats.

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