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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__, Old death, 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 for each user of a computer.

Media Player

• 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.

Web

• Peer to Peer Link Handling
  • Magnet: checked.
  • Gnutella: checked.
  • eD2k: checked.
  • Piolet: checked.
  • BitTorrent: checked.

• Download Manager: unchecked.

Connection

• Inbound Address
  • Address: Automatic (default).
  • Speed: Real download speed of your connection in KB/s or Kb/s.
  • Port: 6346 (default). You can use any number higher than 1024.
  • Random: unchecked.
  • Force binding to this address: unchecked.

• Outbound Address
  • Address: Automatic (default).
  • Speed: Real upload speed of your connection in KB/s or Kb/s.

• Options
  • Can accept incoming connections: Auto (default). 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: Finished and shared files.
• Store Incomplete Files Here: Incomplete files.
• Maximum Files: This is the number of files which will be downloaded simultaneously.
• Maximum Transfers: Windows 9x can't handle more than 100 simultaneous connections.
• Transfers per File: This limits the number of transfers for each file you download.
• Bandwidth limit: MAX (default).
• Maximum Queue Length: MAX (default).
• Only download and upload to networks which are connected: checked.

Upload

• Share NEW partial downloads: checked.
• Limit sharing in hub mode: checked.
• Share file previews: checked.
• Limit per unique host: 2 (default). A lower number ensures greater fairness.

• User-Agent Filter: Shareaza does not allow uploading to the user-agents listed here.
• Bandwidth limit: 85% of real upload speed in KB/s or Kb/s. If set to MAX you will not be able to throttle with the Bandwidth Monitor.
• Bandwidth Mode: {{{2}}} Maximum = very strict.
• Queues: To reset all queues to default, simply delete all the queues and click OK.

Gnutella

• Gnutella2 Network
  • Always connect to Gnutella2: ON (default). If checked Shareaza will always connect to The Gnutella2 network.
  • Connect to Gnutella2 today: ON (default). This will be turned off if you restart Shareaza and you have 'Always connect to Gnutella2' unchecked.
  • Mode: Optimal (default).

• Gnutella1 Network
  • Always connect to Gnutella1: OFF (default). If checked Shareaza will always connect to The Gnutella1 network
  • Connect to Gnutella1 today: OFF (default). This will be turned off if you restart Shareaza and you have 'Always connect to Gnutella1' unchecked.
  • Mode: Leaf (default).

• G2 Connections
  • Leaf to Hub: 2 (default). No need to connect to more than 2 hubs. It will only damage the network.
  • Hub to Leaf: 300 (default). Lower it if you have a really slow computer.
  • Hub to Hub: 6 (default). More is always better here, but only if you can handle the traffic.

• G1 Connections
  • Leaf to Ultrapeer: 2 (default).
  • Ultrapeer to Leaf: 0 (default).
  • Peer to Peer: 0 (default).

• Link compression: ON for Hub to Leaf and Hub to Hub and OFF for Leaf to Hub. Disable if you have a really slow computer.

eDonkey2000

• Connect to eDonkey2000 today: OFF (default). This will be turned off after restarting Shareaza if you have 'Auto-connect every session' unchecked.
• Auto-connect every session: OFF (default). If checked Shareaza will always connect to the eDonkey network automatically.
• Global Searching:
  • Search known remote servers in the server cache: ON (default).
  • Stop Searching after: 100 search results (default).
• Client Link Connections
  • Connect to more than: 250 other eDonkey clients (default). If 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. Check the box if you want more information displayed

• Download Connections:
  • Torrents at once: 3 (default).
    • 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 (default). Reduce this number if you have issues crashing.
  • Clear downloaded torrents: unchecked.
  • Prefer torrent sources: checked.

• Enable EndGame Mode: checked. Check the box if you are having trouble getting the last piece of the files.

• Store Torrents Here: Torrents opened by Shareaza will be stored in this directory. This makes it much easier for seeding as you go to the library and to the torrents directory click on the torrent file to seed.

Torrent-files should not be shared.

Advanced

• The default values of the Advanced Settings are marked on the Advanced Settings Wiki page. Plz note that all values that differ from their respective default value are marked with an asterisk.