Why is sharing the default setting?
 

I'm new to all this (including computers). With a greedy eye on all the goodies in music and film I decided to treat myself to a life membership package. What I didn't realize when installing LimeWire was that I would be forced to share files. I don't like anything I have no control over, and I don't believe the company's self-serving reassurances about it being risk-free. I'm screwed without LimeWire, obviously, and I'm sorry if this sounds a bit dim, but why is file-sharing not a matter of choice? Can anyone put my mind at rest or must I uninstall and reconcile myself to having thrown $58 down the pan?

Why is that you wanna join a file sharing network when you don't wanna share any of your goodies in music and film???

There are some possibilitys but I would not share them with you !!!

May be someone else will HELP YOU...

1st read the top sticky in this forum, and join the legion of the scammed. Sorry to say that, but you are not alone.

The basic version of LimeWire is free and can be downloaded here. http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml

contact your credit card company or bank and explain what has happened. You might be able to get them to reverse the charges.

I would uninstall that version as it appears to be bugged, flawed, or loaded down with spyware adware, and install the free version from the official LimeWire website in the link above.

Look you got scammed.........:rolleyes:

Thanks for this Fabion. I signed up with MyMusic.com. Installing LimeWire was mandatory I'm afraid - and it was the basic version, not the Pro. Both appear to have the same default so I'm not sure it would make any difference anyway, but you probably know more about that than me. It's going to be Tuesday now before I can contact my bank and through my bank the credit card company (I'm in England, where Monday is a public holiday). I'm not optimistic but I'll see what I can do. A shame really. The idea of something like this is a good one.

You can unshare if that is what you really want to do, but that defeats the purpose of LimeWire and p2p applications in general.

In LW tools>options>sharing ---- shared folders --- you can highlight the folder then select remove. You can repeat this process for each shared folder. Download sharing --- uncheck this box. Then click apply then okay.

In LW tools>options>uploads>basic ---- partial files ---- allow partial file sharing --- uncheck this box --- click apply then okay.

You can also unshare folders or files from the library tab. Highlight the folder or file you would like to unshare then right mouse click and click unshare. **Warning** Do not click delete if you do your files are gone and you will need a file recovery program to retrieve them.

It isn't sharing in principle that bothers me Fabion - merely that I should be able to confine sharing to the relevant folder within the P2P application, and not have to worry about the world and his wife having open access to my hard drive.

As I recall your default shared folder is the same as the folder where you put your downloads so your entire drive is not "open to the world and his wife"

It was to ask for reassurance on this point that I posted in the first place. If what you say is true, however, there would be no need for the warnings floating about regarding the potential for unauthorized access. I came across at least two such gentle reminders soon after signing up. Anyway thanks for your comment OAH, which was actually quite helpful.

In normal circumstanses you are fine, but if someone wants badly enough to get into any computer connected to the internet, They will do it. and this risk can be minimised by installing suitable protective software. The hackers are more likely to go after the Banking and Govenment sited than you or I, So I don't worry too much:)