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Old March 5th, 2010
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LW isn't a very good torrent client. For torrents I'd suggest either uTorrent or Vuze (formerly Azureus). They're proper torrent clients & both are free.

But regardless of which client you use, check comments about the torrent before you download it. Torrent sites have the option to view comments about the file - so that you can see what other users think of the file & if there are any problems (such as being incomplete, misnamed/porn, infected etc)

And if you're downloading files from the Gnutella network (rather than torrents), always check the file with Bitzi before download. Click here for more info: How to use Bitzi
If the file has heaps of sources but no Bitzi rating then I'd stay away from it.
You can also preview the file (say after ~10% download) to make sure that it's what you want. If the file looks bad or has been misnamed then kill the download & you haven't wasted too much time or download allowance.
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