It is
better to search for files, rather than using Sig2Dat hashes/quicklinks. If you
do a search, you can see if the file is widely available or not. Also you start
with sources to download from.
Sig2Dat
hashes/quicklinks are still very useful because you can use them to find the
correct files. You can compare the sizes in the search results with the size
that is in the sig2dat. Then it is easy to pick the correct file. Tip: click on
the file size column in the search results to sort on the results on file size.
Searching
Start a
search. A single search (no AutoSearchMore) is enough if the file is popular.
For more rare files do a couple of manual 'search more'. Stop searching when you
have 10 or more sources. The reason why you shouldn't search until you get a lot
of results will follow shortly.
Now start
the download.
After
that, continue searching for the same file. This time you can enable
AutoSearchMore if you want. Search for another minute or less. Two minutes for
rare files. Searching longer doesn't help much, trust me.
You will
notice that the download speeds are much higher now.
But why
didn't we initially search until we had hundreds of results? Well, only a
maximum of 30 sources is stored in the .dat file when you start a download. But
once the download is started, an additional 120 sources can be added (150
total). That's why we continued searching after starting the download.
Finding more sources for active downloads
If you
have a couple of big downloads that are downloading at snail pace, then it can
help to find additional sources. Tools like Speed Up are good for that purpose.
But sometimes it can also help to use the powers of ASM to give your downloads a
boost.
Go to the
search panel and search for the same file as the one that you want to try to
give a boost. Turn AutoSearchMore on. Search for a minute or less.
You can
also use the download accelerator which finds more sources for your downloads
periodically. It also does other things, like clear uploads/downloads from the
traffic view when they’re complete and skip certain downloads.
Privacy
protection
Are you
afraid of the entertainment industry? Does your country have stupid copyright
laws? You don't share because you are afraid you get caught for doing so? It is
now possible to prevent other people from listing your shared files (find more
from same user). Go to Options -> More Options. There you can enable the option
to prevent people from listing your shared files.
There is
just one little downside to this, because it may let people think that you are
not sharing any files. But for some people privacy is what counts. Enabling this
option doesn't mean that you don't share files anymore! People just can't list
your shared files anymore. In fact more people should be able to start sharing
because of this.
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