Carnegie Mellon University
August 01, 2008

Disable Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Uploads

Most peer-to-peer file sharing programs (Kazaa, LimeWire, BitTorent, etc.) set your computer to share (allow uploading) downloaded files AND possibly all your personal files to anyone who asks for them. The University of Chicago provides instructions on how to disable this feature for many of the more popular file sharing programs.

NOTE: The instructions on the University of Chicago pages are a guide for what we currently think are feasible workarounds, but ultimate responsibility for your network usage falls to you. Don't lose your network connection (or face a potential lawsuit) for copyright infringement!