This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

can't get torrent files to open in my torrent client

  • 11 replies
  • 4 have this problem
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by Kolbas

more options

Hi

I don't know what's happened to cause this, but for the last few days if I grab a torrent file online, I only get the option to save the file, no option to automatically open in my torrent client.

I have been to Firefox general settings, and Applications - "Choose how Firefox handles the files you download from the web or the applications you use while browsing" but .torrent is not listed. When I search "torrent" in the Applications search box, I get only "magnet" as a result, nothing for "torrent" files (see image).

Any advice on how to automatically open .torrent files from the web in my torrent client would be appreciated.

Hi I don't know what's happened to cause this, but for the last few days if I grab a torrent file online, I only get the option to save the file, no option to automatically open in my torrent client. I have been to Firefox general settings, and Applications - "Choose how Firefox handles the files you download from the web or the applications you use while browsing" but .torrent is not listed. When I search "torrent" in the Applications search box, I get only "magnet" as a result, nothing for "torrent" files (see image). Any advice on how to automatically open .torrent files from the web in my torrent client would be appreciated.
Attached screenshots

Chosen solution

This article summarizes the changes made to download behavior in Firefox 98, in case it helps. How file downloads are handled in Firefox

You can also look through these questions tagged v-98download for possible solutions or workarounds.

Read this answer in context 👍 1

All Replies (11)

more options

The link below is supposed to provide a solution. What you are referring to is officially a "download action".

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-firefox-behavior-when-open-file#w_adding-download-actions

more options

Unfortunately I don't even get the option to open in an application. If I click a torrent link it immediately opens up the "save as" box. See image. I also tried deleting the handlers.json file as recommended in the link, but that has not helped.

Modified by dave54321ac

more options

What happens if you use right-click instead of left-click? Is there an option in the context menu?

I would copy the link and paste it in the torrent client. (I assume that's possible.)

more options

If I right-click I just get various save options and "open in new tab" or "open in new window," "copy link" etc, but nothing for opening in application.

At the moment I'm just saving the torrent file and then opening that file in my torrent client. But it's annoying that I can't just open it straight from the webpage to my torrent client!

more options

Chosen Solution

This article summarizes the changes made to download behavior in Firefox 98, in case it helps. How file downloads are handled in Firefox

You can also look through these questions tagged v-98download for possible solutions or workarounds.

Modified by AliceWyman

more options

I have the same problem since yesterday

more options

I deleted handlers.json and now everything is like before! :)

more options

info7127 said

I deleted handlers.json and now everything is like before! :)

And where did you find this?

Edited:

Found it:

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\

Did it make a new handlers.json or? Does firefox works as before after you have deleted this one?

Didn't work for me it just made a new non workign one. :)

Modified by ToddeSwe

more options

Solved it with:

1. Let Firefox download the .torrent file 2. Go to Firefox Downloads manager (Tools -> Downloads or CTRL-SHIFT-Y) 3. Right-click the .torrent file and toggle "Always Open Similar Files"

more options

I had the same problem , the solution from yolijoh482 solved it. thank you

more options

terry21 said

The link below is supposed to provide a solution. What you are referring to is officially a "download action". https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-firefox-behavior-when-open-file#w_adding-download-actions

This solved the problem. Thanks Terry21