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I’ve already told you how File2HD.com will help you download any mp3 that’s playing on as site, but if you’re searching for a particular song, you’re better off using G2P.org, or Google 2 Peer.

When a webmaster inadvertently leaves the permissions on directories open, Google indexes them like regular pages. With some crafty code that utilizes some of Google’s advanced search features, you can find these music directories and download the mp3 files. Here’s the query:

-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:"index of" +"last modified" +"parent directory" +description +size +(wma|mp3) "artist|album|track|etc"

G2P basically does the same type of thing but with an easier interface—you don’t have edit this long cryptic string, just input the song for which you’re searching.

Warning: watch out for fake open directories like listen77.com, which will redirect you to a page where you can buy music. You can usually tell the fake ones because they have advertisements.

Happy searching!

Ever want to download one of the mp3s that you listen to on MySpace? But when you click on “download” a message pops up saying, “Artist has not enabled downloads for this song”?

First of all, why even say “download” if it won’t let let you? Second of all, it is in the interest of the bands on MySpace to disseminate their music freely to gain popularity and sell concert tickets.

With File2HD, you simply input a MySpace URL and it will give you all the multimedia elements that you’d wish to download. In addition to mp3s it supplies you with a list all the images, css, etc.

It doesn’t work perfectly. Sometimes you have to open a new window after every download. I think it only works in Internet Explorer, too. But it’s definitely a big loophole that will undoubtedly be shut down one day.