The Best Music File Sharing Program
The best music file sharing program depends on what you're actually looking for in a program. Different tools work well with diverse kinds of computer setups and varied needs. People prefer different features in a music sharing program. Finding the one that's best for you will more likely come if you try out a few ones first.
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Warning
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Whenever you download any kind of file on the internet, music included, you need to be careful. Since you'll be getting your music file from another person, you can never be completely sure what that person is actually sharing with you without taking a look at it. There are some common sense things you can do to lessen the risk of getting a virus or spy-ware or some other file you don't' want this way. Look to see what kind of file it is. if the file isn't a music file such as WMA or MP3, and the file claims to be a song, that means that the person sharing the file is lying. It would be a good idea to find another version of that song from a different user.
P2P
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An example of one kind of file sharing program is a P2P. This stands for "Person to Person" and it represents the kind of program that allows you to share files directly with another user online. You put the files you want to share in the folder marked "shared" and then any user searching for that song can find and download it. And you can search for songs and download them from other users as well. This method is good if you just want to download one or two individual songs without having to worry about the entire album, or if you want to search for songs by a particular artist.
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Ares
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An example of a P2P file sharing program that is one of the best in its class, is Ares Galaxy. This program is good because it has no spyware to speak of, unlike some other music file sharing programs. It has a good search function and you can go right after the songs you want, as well as share any in the sharing folder. All the songs you download will automatically be put in this folder unless you change the defaults. Install this program by first downloading the installation file which you can get from the download link. Open the installation file and the installation process should begin.
Torrent
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Another method for downloading and sharing music files is through torrents. An example of a program that uses Torrens is Utorrent. You can upload a torrent of a particular song or album onto a torrent site if you wish to share it with others, but you can also download music. You'll have to install the program on your computer first, but then you can download torrents automatically simply by clicking on the one you want. An example of a website where you can upload and download torrents is Isohunt.
Considerations
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Torrents would be a good music file sharing option to consider if you want to download an entire album. This is more common with torrents than single songs. Another good aspect that makes UTorrent and programs like it one of the best music file sharing choices, is that you can look at comments under each individual torrent to determine if the torrent is safe to download. One final thing to consider when sharing music online is that some music will be illegal for you to download whenever you use a program that lets users freely distribute material. Try to be cautious about checking to make sure that song you're getting hasn't been copyrighted. If it has, it might be a good idea to download it from a pay site like iTunes instead.
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