General Filesharing Users FAQ

General

Q: Is downloading copyrighted material illegal?
A: Kind of. The laws that specify whether or not it is illegal to DOWNLOAD it are unclear and people tend to make different interpretations of it. It is, however, illegal to use or share the copyrighted material with anyone else. So yea.

Q: So... How do I get a game/movie/application/other for free?
A: I see you're not too interested in how everything works behind the curtain eh? No problem, but you'll need to know a few things first, some basics. Firstly, know that here on Warez-BB, most of the warez are uploaded on file sharing sites like Rapidshare or Megaupload.

All you really need to do is go into a topic inside the appropriate section, and copy-paste the link that is provided into your browser's address bar. Depending on the file hosting service, you'll need to wait a certain amount of time before it gives you the link. Sometimes they'll try to obscure the link so the ads on the page get more exposure, if at first you don't see it, just keep looking.

Q: Alright, I downloaded what I wanted, now what?
A: Now comes the "hard" part. The most popular file upload service is Rapidshare, and it limits the file size per file to 100 MB (1024000 KB), meaning that any file above that would need to be split into several parts. Normally, this is done with a file compression program called WinRAR. You'll need to use it to unpack the actual files to your hard drive and then do what you wish with them.

Q: I see, and where do I get this WinRAR?
A: Same place as any other program: here. Go to the Applications section and search for WinRAR. If you happen to only find the cracked version of WinRAR in an actual Rar file, then you'll have to download the trial version first and then register it with the one you downloaded.

You can obtain the trial version here:

Code:

http://www.rarlabs.com/

Q: Some files are in Rar form but aren't in parts, Why would the uploader do that?
A: This is usually done to protect the file from being taken down by rapidshare or other file services. Rarring the file changes its file size and protects it from being automatically taken down by rapidshare.

Q: But Rar files might have Viruses in them. Right?
A: You should always scan files downloaded from the internet with your antivirus sowftware. If you don't have one try AVG the have a good free option. But to fully answer, unless the rar file has an exicutable in it, it is incredibly unlikely to have a virus in it.