How to Remove Music From BearShare

BearShare is a p2p file sharing program online that enables Internet users to download music. These music files are usually extracted from various Websites on the Internet. This program serves as a search engine that brings music straight to your computer for your listening pleasure. Regardless of what type action you are attempting to take in operating this program, it is user-friendly. Whether adding or removing music from BearShare it is quite feasible to accomplish.

Instructions

1. Open your BearShare file sharing program by clicking on its icon on your computer desktop screen. When the program opens, you should see the program's logo and a list of icons listed vertically along the left side of the screen. Click on the "My Library" icon to view all of the music files that are stored in the program.

2. Hold your "CTRL" key down on your computer's keyboard and click on each file you would like to delete once. When you have highlighted all of the music files of your choice, right-click on the highlighted region to display the action command drop box list.

3. Select "Remove from Library and Computer". Your system will begin working to effectively remove these files from your program. This process may take anywhere from 30 seconds to three minutes depending on the quantity of files you are trying to remove, your operating system, and the speed of your processor.

4. Manually remove the same files from your computer's hard drive. Click on the "Recycling Bin" icon on your computer's desktop. The Windows Explorer panel for your Recycling Bin will appear in a popup window. The files you previously deleted from the BearShare program should be transferred to this folder. Drag your mouse over all of the files and right-click on the highlighted region. Select "Delete" in the action command drop box menu that will appear. The files should now be permanently deleted from your program and computer.

Tips & Warnings

• Remember, once you remove these files, they cannot be recovered. Therefore it is wise to be sure this is the action you desire to take. If you permanently delete your music files on accident, you will have to re-download them to restore them.

• You will still need to remove the files from your hard drive once you have deleted them from your BearShare Music Library. Music downloads are usually stored twice on your computer. They are stored not only in the program itself but on your hard drive. Make sure you remove the files from the program and the Recycling Bin. If you only remove them from the program, they will remain on your hard drive and take up potential space on your hard drive's storage.