Exactly.

So far, I’ve been able to find pretty much everything without issues but the amount of private files that come up is crazy. The few I haven’t found, I’ve been able to download from SoundCloud.

I’ve had some folks switch their files to private while I was downloading. I ban them.

Compared to others out there, my collection isn’t big, but all of my files are shared.

Yeah, more context is needed.

I use Nicotine+ as my client. You nailed it on the file structure. I also run all my files through Picard to make sure everything is all good.

As far as ensuring that your files are available for download, you’ll have to check/set the permissions for the drive/folder where they’re stored.

As far as being a good neighbour - make your files available and communicate. (I honestly don’t understand why folks make tracks “private.”)