We thought it would be a good idea to write a tutorial on how to find those "real" torrents in this day and age. Over the past few months we've seen an increase of released fake and passworded files. This tutorial should help you find what your looking for and will save you a lot of time and trouble.

1. Read the comments

No matter what torrent site you visit, always make sure to read the comments. If a file is fake you will almost certainly get a warning or recommendation from other people who downloaded the file.

2. Check for member uploads

Like many other torrent sites our members have the ability to upload torrents with their own username which is displayed on the details page. When hovering over their names a tooltip shows up and you can view the general rating of that member. If the rating is good then you can be assured that the file is real. However some members haven't been rated yet, in those cases we suggest you to check the other torrents uploaded by this user and read those comments.

3. Check the files

Always check the internal files of a torrent, if the title contains the words eztv or axxo for example and the file content has been packed then you can be sure that the file is fake or passworded. Generally speaking good release groups never pack files (video groups that is). You should also make sure that there are no files with suggestive words like password.html or something in that direction.

4. Check the flags!

On Meganova we have a function where users can report a file, when the report count hits a certain number a warning flag is displayed under the download link accompanied by a warning image ()

5. Not sure? Move on!

Lets say that you want to download a file and your not sure if its real and you don't see any comments or warnings. In this case I strongly advise to search for an alternative or ask the community for help by posting a comment.

6. Has it been released?

A lot of times we see torrents being uploaded even before something has been released. Make sure that the file you want to download has been released by its publisher, you can do this by simply checking the website of the content creator.

7. Check the verified section

A very easy way to tell if a file is real is by checking the verified torrents section on Meganova, we have several moderators who handpick the most requested

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