Don't download from ThePirateBay. As much nice stuff as they have, the RIAA, MPAA and a few other government agencies from around the world are watching the site like hawks.
Don't download computer programs unless you know what you're getting into. It's very easy to slip a keylogger or a trojan into a program.
Avoid cracked software and keygens unless you know what to look for. A lot of the time, it will either not work at all, have a trojan or do something nasty to your computer.
When using Bit Che, you may sometimes run into a tracker called BTjunkie(ext). As nice as BTjunkie is, the (ext) at the end means it's a member-only thing and getting a membership on that site is confusing, annoying, and fills your inbox with spam. Not worth it, just ignore them.
Have two folders for torrents: one for incomplete torrents and one for finished torrents. It will make things easier for you.
Bit Che will sometimes bring up dead torrents (it will show an error: invalid torrent in uTorrent). It's okay, it's not perfect. Just move on to the next torrent. Sometimes all the torrents will be like that, in which case you might as well give up on trying to get a torrent for whatever you're looking for.
Know how much space you have left on your hard drive. This may sound like common sense, but it's very easy to get carried away and download gigabytes upon gigabytes of stuff in a day.
Make sure you have non-shitty antivirus and anti-malware software that is up-to-date. Again, this may seem like common sense, but it doesn't hurt to use proper protection. It's just a good idea in general because it keeps your computer healthy. I use Microsoft Security Essentials and the professional version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. I recommend those two programs (MS Security Essentials is free if you have a valid Windows product), but I hear the full version of Nod32 and Kapersky Anti-Virus are pretty good, too, but these are just suggestions.
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