Step one
Install and run Swaptor. Go to File • Settings • Directory and look at the path listed under "Download files to this directory." The default location is the Download folder in the Swaptor folder. If that's where you want to save files, click OK. Otherwise click the ellipsis (...) button and choose a different folder. Then click OK.
Step two
Click the Search button on Swaptor's toolbar. Pick whether you want to search for MP3 files or all file types and enter a filename (or artist and song name). Under Location, choose All Servers for the widest search. Then click Begin Search.
Step three
Swaptor will automatically send you to the Search Results window. Look through the results for a file that you want and double-click it. Swaptor will then send you to the Downloads window, where you can check the status of the file that you're saving. When the download is complete, go to the folder that you specified in Step One to retrieve the file.
Tips
- Be careful what you download. Make sure you look at the extension on every file. If it ends in .vbs, it's likely a virus and should be avoided.
- Go to File • Settings • Bandwidth to change the maximum number of files that you can download or upload at any one time.
- If you're on a sluggish connection and uploads are slowing your downloads, go to File • Settings • Bandwidth and check the "Limit the bandwidth of files you are sending" box.
