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This page has been updated on 2011-09-09 for the release of Shareaza v2.5.5.0.

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Default settings of Shareaza 2.5.3.0

General

  • General
    • Auto-connect on Shareaza startup: checked
    • Start Shareaza at Windows startup: checked
    • Show a prompt before opening URIs: checked
    • Show rates in: bytes/second
  • Downloads
    • Expand new downloads by default: unchecked
    • Display simple progress bar: unchecked
  • Search
    • Expand multi-source files by default: unchecked
    • Switch to Transfers view on download: checked
    • Hide side bar when starting search: unchecked
    • Filter adult content from searches: unchecked
  • Tooltips
    • All checkable elements: checked
    • Delay: 600ms
    • Opacity: (slider: value = 230/255)
  • Tray
    • When I click close: Ask Me (Note: Minimizing Shareaza to the tray area is the most logical choice here if you wish Shareaza to operate even if you are not actively monitoring it at the moment.)
    • When I click minimise: Normal

Library

  • Remember Folder Views: checked
  • Watch library folders: checked
  • Allow others to browse Shares: checked (Turning off this feature hurts the community while not offering any extra security.)
  • Quick hashing (Uses more CPU): unchecked (Turn this on if you have a fast PC.)
  • Create ghost files when deleting: checked
  • Smart video series detection: checked
  • Recent Files
    • Remember: 32 files
    • For up to: 3 days
  • Safe to open: 3gp, 7z, aac, ace, ape, avi, bmp, co, collection, flv, gif, iso, jpeg, jpg, lit, m1v, m2v, m3u, m4a, mid, mkv, mov, mp2, mp3, mp4, mpa, mpe, mpeg, mpg, ogg, ogm, pdf, png, qt, rar, rm, sks, tar, tgz, torrent, txt, wav, wma, wmv, zip
  • Never share: ---, !ut, ###, $$$, __incomplete__, ~~~, bak, bc!, chk, dbx, fb!, getright, inf, infodb, ini, jc!, js, lnk, log, m4p, manifest, met, old, part, partial, pif, pst, racestats, reget, sd, temp, tmp, url, vbs, wab
  • Store Collections Here: %appdata%\Shareaza\Collections
    Note that %appdata% is a replacement for the application data folder, which has a different location for each user of a computer.

Media Player

  • Options
    • Use the Shareaza Media Player to PLAY the file types listed below: checked
    • Use the Shareaza Media Player to ENQUEUE the file types listed below: checked
      (Turn off both if you want to use another Media Player to play your media files and previews.)
  • Media Handling
    • Choose Media Handler: Shareaza Media Player
      (This item of the drop-down list selects the Shareaza Media Player plugin as media handler.)
  • File Types: aif, aifc, aiff, asf, asx, au, avi, cda, m1v, m3u, mid, midi, mp2, mp3, mpa, mpe, mpeg, mpg, rmi, snd, wav, wax, wma, wmv, wmx, wvx
  • Audio Visualisation Plugin:
    • As of version 2.5.3.0, there are no visualisation plugins to select.

Community

  • My Profile
  • Chat
    • Enable peer to peer chat with compatible clients: checked
    • Enable chat over other protocols (where possible): checked
    • Filter chat messages for spam: checked
    • Censor profanity in chat: unchecked

Chat

  • Client Options
    • Show chat integration: checked
    • Flood protection: checked
      24 lines per second
    • Show timestamp: checked
    • Screen Font: Tahoma
  • Colors
    • Server messages: blue (0, 0, 244)
    • Topics: rose (200, 100, 120)
    • Channel Actions: green (0, 144, 0)
    • Notices: red (244, 0, 0)
    • Chat background: white (248, 248, 248)
    • Text: black (0, 0, 0)
  • Connection Settings
    • Nickname:
    • Alternate Nickname:
    • Server: shareaza.p2pchat.net
    • User name: razaIRC
    • Real name: razaIRC
    • Port: 6667

Web

  • Peer to Peer Link Handling
    • Magnet: checked
    • Gnutella: checked
    • eDonkey: checked
    • Piolet: checked
    • BitTorrent: checked
    • DC++: checked
  • Download Manager
    • Use Shareaza to manage all my web downloads: checked
    • 7z, ace, arj, bin, exe, fml, grs, gz, hqx, iso, lzh, mp3, msi, r0, rar, sit, tar, tgz, z, zip

Connection

  • Inbound Address
    • Address: Automatic
    • Speed: Real download speed of your connection in KB/s or Kb/s.
    • Port: 6346 You can use any number higher than 1024 not listed  here.
    • Random: unchecked
    • Force binding to this address: unchecked
  • Outbound Address
    • Address: Automatic
    • Speed: Real upload speed of your connection in KB/s or Kb/s.
  • Options
    • Can accept incoming connections: Auto (Shareaza automatically checks to determine whether it can accept incoming connections.)
    • Ignore private/local IP addresses: checked Do NOT uncheck this if you have a LAN connection to the Internet and want to use Shareaza over the Internet.
  • Timeouts
    • Connection: 16 - Don't change this value.
    • Handshake: 45 - Don't change this value.

Download

  • Save Complete Files Here: (Default folder depends on the version of Windows you are using.)
  • Select AntiVirus: (empty)
  • Maximum Files: 20
  • Maximum Transfers: 100 (Note that Windows 9x can't handle more than 100 simultaneous connections.)
  • Transfers per File: 50
  • Bandwidth limit: MAX
  • Maximum Queue Length: MAX
  • Only download and upload to networks which are connected: checked
  • Store Temporary Incomplete Files Here: %appdata%\Shareaza\Incomplete resp. %localappdata%\Shareaza\Incomplete
    (Default folder depends on the version of Windows you are using.)

Uploads

  • Share NEW partial downloads: checked
  • Limit sharing in hub mode: checked
  • Share file previews: checked
  • Limit per unique host: 2 (A lower number ensures greater fairness.)
  • User-Agent Filter: Default values: "Mozilla", "Fake Shareaza" (Shareaza does not allow uploading to the user-agents listed here.)
  • Bandwidth limit: 85% of real upload speed (as set under "Connection") in KB/s or Kb/s. (Note that if set to "MAX", the Bandwidth Monitor will not reduce the upload anymore.)
  • Bandwidth Mode: Average (= less strict) (Maximum = very strict)
  • Queues: (To reset all queues to default, simply delete all of them and hit OK.)

Remote Access

  • Enable Shareaza Remote Access: unchecked

Gnutella

  • Gnutella2 Network
    • Always connect to Gnutella2: checked
    • Connect to Gnutella2 today: checked
    • Mode: Optimal (Set this to "Leaf" if you have a slow computer.)
  • Gnutella1 Network
    • Always connect to Gnutella1: unchecked
    • Connect to Gnutella1 today: unchecked
    • Mode: Leaf
  • G2 Connections
    • Leaf to Hub: 2 (There is no need to connect to more than 2 Hubs, it will neither improve your search results or speed, not will it increase your download speed.)
    • Hub to Leaf: 300 (This setting should be lowered on slow computers.)
    • Hub to Hub: 6 (More is always better here, but only if you can handle the traffic - which you only can if you have a really fast internet connection.)
  • G1 Connections
    • Leaf to Ultrapeer: 3
    • Ultrapeer to Leaf: 50
    • Peer to Peer: 32
  • Link compression:
    • Hub to Leaf: checked
    • Leaf to Hub: unchecked
    • Hub to Hub: checked

eDonkey2000

  • eDonkey Network:
    • Always connect to eDonkey: unchecked
    • Connect to eDonkey today: unchecked
  • Global Searching:
    • Search known remote servers in the server cache: checked
    • Stop Searching after: 100 search results.
    • Receive and update server list from the connected server: checked
  • Client Link Connections:
    • Connect to more than: 250 other eDonkey clients. If the connection speed is lower than 100 Kb/s or you are using Windows 9x-ME then default value is 35.

BitTorrent

  • Display Additional BitTorrent interface elements: unchecked
  • Download Connections:
    • Torrents at once: 3
      (If your connection speed is higher than 2500 Kb/s and you don't have Windows XP SP2 or similar environment then default value is 4, but if your connection speed is lower than 80 Kb/s then default value is 1.)
    • Client Connections: 40. Reduce this number if you have issues crashing.
    • Clear downloaded torrents: unchecked when share ratio reaches: 120%
    • Prefer torrent sources: checked.
  • Enable EndGame Mode when completing torrents: checked
  • Store Torrents Here: %appdata%/Shareaza/Torrents

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