How to Enable Open Information on LimeWire
LimeWire is a peer-to-peer file sharing program that not only allows you to search for download files, it also allows you to share your files and information with other users. By enabling file and information sharing, other users are able to locate files (for example, music, videos, documents) from your computer server and download them easily. Enabling file and information sharing is a simple process, and you can turn off that feature at any time.
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Instructions
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Launch LimeWire and click "Tools" then "Options."
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Click the "My Files" tab. Scroll down and click "Configure" to open the file and information sharing configuration window.
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Place a check on "Allow me to search for and share programs with anyone" and "Allow me to add documents to my public shared list and share them with the world."
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Click "OK" to save the changes. Place a check on "Add files I download from P2P users to my public shared list." Click "OK." This enables open sharing which allows you to share information, downloads and files from your computer with other LimeWire users. Move to the next step to add files to the Public Shared Folder to share with other LimeWire users.
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Click the green LimeWire folder on the top left panel and click "Public Shared." Click "Add Files." Locate the files you want to share with other users from the location at which they are saved on your computer and click "Add File" to upload them to the Public Shared folder.
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In order to share files with specific LimeWire users, click "File" and sign into your LimeWire account. Click "Private Shared" once you are logged in and click "Add Files."
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Select the files you want to privately share with specific users from the location you have them saved on your computer and click "Add Files" to import them on the Private Shared folder. You can share music, photos, videos and program files.
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Select the friends to share the files with under sharing list and click "Apply." The files will only be shared with the LimeWire users you selected.
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Tips & Warnings
Downloading copyrighted files from LimeWire is illegal under copyright law. If you are busted by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), you can be prosecuted for illegally downloading and distributing copyrighted material.
