If you're trying to find a particular type of a file, varying your search can help, keeping in mind people sometimes mispell titles for their files. Here's an example of finding a particular type of file: Can't search well help. Sometimes an Any Type search can bring in different results to a specific media type search. Personally I generally use Any type search to help me find those rarer files.

Keep in mind browsing host can help to continue a file downlding. If a file falters its downlding, try to browse the host to see if they still have open slots & this can help to restart the downld as well as possibly find another source (host) or more. Browsing hosts of hosts who obviously share similar files can also find more sources & possibly other files you're interested in. To browse, you should have browse enabled & if the other person does also, it makes it easier to browse them. Having available upload & downld bandwidth & slots will promote success with browsing.

Direct connecting is another way to continue files downlding. But both you & the other person must be firewall free or have their firewalls properly configured to be able to direct connect, & also both have upload & downld bandwidth & slots available. They need to be still online also. But it's a good technique to reconnect to someone after restarting LW if the conditions are good as described.

Firewall problems can be solved by configuring your computer's software firewall, & by enabling UPnP on your modem/router or alternatively manually forwarding a port for LW on such a device; see Connection problems? Check here first! (click on link) for instructions.