The easiest way to search is to click on the 'Search'
button in the top tool bar. The P2P (file) search options
are automatically displayed.
‘Quick’ Search
Type keywords into the 'Search for:' field and click the 'Search' button. This will search all types of media for any files matching the keywords you have used.
If you are after a particular type of file, you can narrow your search to include only one type of media. Kazaa Media Desktop supports searches for audio, documents, images, playlists, software and video.
If you select a media type, you can go back to searching
all media by clicking ‘Everything’.
‘Advanced’ search
Click on the ‘Advanced’ tab to further define your search.
‘Search More’
If you are not happy with the results of your search
click on ‘Search More’. Kazaa Media Desktop will conduct the search again and may find the file you are looking for during the new search. The number of ‘Search Mores’ you
are able to perform increases as your Participation Level
improves.
Search Results
Each file in your search results is marked with an icon.
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Gold
Gold Icons identify high quality files brought to you from professional
creators via Altnet. These files are digitally rights managed and are
typically offered on a free, or free-trial basis. Read
more about Altnet and our premium content. |
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Blue
Blue Icons identify all other files found in users' shared folders. |
To view a file's data click on it once and its file data
(metadata) will show in the info space above the search results
listed.
Kapsules
Kapsules contain a collection of individual files
and are marked with a unique Gold Icon: 
Read
more about Kapsules.
Concurrent Searches
With Kazaa 2.6 you can perform up to 24 searches
simultaneously.
Multiple Sources
Sometimes a '+' will be displayed to the left of the
file icon. This '+' means that the file to its right is available
for download from multiple sources. If you select to download
the file, it will download from those multiple sources simultaneously,
making the download speed faster.
Read more about downloads from multiple
sources.
Multiple Search Results Tabs
Each
search you perform is displayed in a new window. This means
that your
search results won’t be overwritten
by each new search you perform.
Kapsule files
are automatically displayed in a new search result tab once
they are opened.
You can switch between the search result windows by clicking
on the tabs at the top of the current search results window.
Once you are finished with the results of a search, just
click ’X’ on the search tab to close it.
‘Find More From Same’
At various times you can find files that have something in common
with a file you already have. For instance, you can find files:
- from the same artist (audio/music, documents, image)
- from the same album (audio/music)
- from the same publisher (software)
- from the same user
Just right mouse click on the file that you are referring to, select 'Find More From Same' and select the appropriate option.
Search Filter
By going to 'Tools>Options' and selecting 'Filter' you
can change the settings to suit your needs. Filter options
include:
- Family content filter - designed to filter out adult
or offensive content.
- Filter viruses, firewalls, bogus files.
- Filters contents of Blocklist.
Clear P2P Search History
This option is located in the Tools menu.
Search Channels are web pages customized for viewing within Kazaa Media Desktop. These customized pages allow you to perform searches of third party websites or databases. The search results (information or downloads) on channels are often not available via a P2P Search.
To view the list of channels, click the ‘Channel Directory’ button in the
Channel Bar at the bottom of your screen.
To add a Search Channel click the ‘Add Channel’ link. The added Search Channel will appear in a blue tab below the ‘P2P Search’ and ‘Web Search’ options in ‘Search’ view.
Learn more about Search Channels.
Browse Channels are web pages customized for viewing within
Kazaa Media Desktop. These customized pages allow you to
browse third party pages for downloads and/or information
in ‘Web’ view. The content on Browse Channels may not be available via a P2P Search, and will be specific to the type of channel. For example the ‘AirArena’ channel
gives you access to phone games.
To view the full list of channels, click the ‘Channel Directory’ button
in the Channel Bar at the bottom of your screen.
To add a Browse Channel click the ‘Add Channel’ link. The
added Browse Channel will appear in the Channel bar along
the bottom of Kazaa Media Desktop in every view.
Learn more about Browse Channels.
There are several buttons on the ‘Search’ view tool bar.
Here is a brief explanation of what each button does.
New P2P Search
Clears all the search fields in ‘P2P Search’ so you are
ready to start a new P2P Search.
Download
Click on this button to start downloading the file you have selected.
Find More Files From This User
If you like the file you have found, you may like other
files the user has available in his or her Shared Folder.
Click on this button to search for more files from the
same user.
Send Message To This User
Click on this button if you would like to communicate with a user.
Arrow – Go One Page Back
Allows you to flick to the previous page, only within the ‘Start’ tab.
Arrow – Go One Page Forward
Allows you to flick to the next page, only within the ‘Start’ tab.
Search Field
Click on this button to hide or display the search field.
Close Tabs
Click on this button to close all search results tabs.
