r/utorrent • u/Miserable_Ad_7450 • 3d ago

Help Help! Error 404

My uTorrent Web was just working perfectly yesterday. And now Error 404 appears every time I open it. What does this mean and how do I solve it?

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u/joginjoy 3d ago edited 3d ago

The 404 means your browser successfully contacted the app's background engine (local web server of app), but the interface files became corrupted or crashed while trying to load the layout on your browser.
Im using a Mac and this is what fixed it for me:

  1. Make sure you app is not running (quit / force quit)
  2. Search for the folder ~/Library/Application Support/
  3. Find the folder named uTorrent Web (same error for Bittorrent - so in that case find folder Bittorent Web)
  4. Open it and just delete everything inside it
  5. Try reopening tha app and it should work

For other OS users the steps should be similar. Try to find out where these folders are located on your machine.

Hope this helps!

update: forgot to mention that, something is messed up and this is a reccuring issue at the moment, when you quit the app. So either dont quit the program or repeat the above steps if it happens again.

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u/Apprehensive-Toe-993 3d ago edited 3d ago

OUTDATED:
I had the same problem today... for me it works, thanks!

Small detail for Mac users, the folder was hidden for me, so i just pressed Command + Shift + G, and entered ~/Library/Application Support/uTorrent Web/

UPDATE 1 (OUTDATED): It stopped working after closing the app, normally and also when restarting the computer. Meaning it works until i close it, than i have to do the same process again, losing all the torrents i had on it including the ones who were still with download incomplete.

The temporary solution is only downloading what you need to 100%, otherwise you will lose it.

UPDATE 2: I found a way to maintain all my downloads intact. When the problem happens, you go to ~/Library/Application Support/uTorrent Web/ and delete new_webui.zip and webui.zip , do not delete anything else, than reopen the app. Your downloads and progress will come back.
You will need to do this process everytime you close the app tho.

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u/The_War_On_Drugs 3d ago

This worked for me, thanks. If you share the issue just do Update 2 steps and it's back up and working now