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There are many methods of sharing or distributing electronic Data i.e. Digital media, software etc.
I will explain most widely used P2P (Peer2Peer) file sharing methods in detail. However, before going straight into P2P I must tell you about the file server sharing method. For the sake of keeping this article short I am only listing the most popular application, there are countless other applications try anyone you like.

NOTE: Scan the files before opening as file sharing has risks.

File server Based Sharing:

This is the old form of file sharing, which uses Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and related technologies for file transfer. Where files are hosted on a website and users are allowed to download files free or paid services (with certain restrictions and limitations).

But these sites tend to be a real test if you don’t have a premium account. There’s waiting times, slow download speeds, captcha, and one-file-at-a-time limitations.

Some of the sites that allow web based file sharing are.

Rapid Share is one of the world’s largest file-hosting sites with millions of files stored on its servers, it’s a pay- and free-service (with certain restrictions and limitations).But you can use Rapid Share downloader called JDownloader for premium or free users.This Application is the best rapid share downloader that is freeware. One of the biggest problems with Rapid Share is that one cannot search files directly, so if you want to search files on rapid share use sites like Rapid library for searching files on Rapid Share. There are many One-Click Hosting Sites like rapid Share as well so you can share files or download files from these sites.

Peer2Peer file sharing:

The Most famous way of file sharing these days is through P2P sharing. There are different ways for P2P file sharing one of them is file Sharing Network based usually Gnutella. Limewire is the most widely used free peer2peer a file sharing client, which uses Gnutella network to locate files as well as share files. Limewire is popular for files are not bigger in size. If you want to download Files like movies etc which are bigger is size you should try:

BitTorrent:

A peer-to-peer file sharing protocol, which is one of the most common protocols for transferring large files, and these days almost about 35% of all traffic on the entire Internet. To download file firstly, you need to download the Torrent file , containing necessary information required to start your download/upload and about the tracker. By using BitTorrent client you connect to the specified tracker, which tells you from which other peers to download the pieces of the file. Similarly, to share file or a group of files via BitTorrent you need to create a torrent file and specify your files and tracker. To download and share files download by using Utorrent :  This is a lightweight very popular BitTorrent client.

Torrents / Trackers / Indexer:

A few words about torrents and trackers. When Finding torrents you will see seed(ers),leech(ers) and peers, well. These words are BitTorrent terminology. A seed or seeder is who has a full copy of the files in the torrent. They can be either the original distributor or someone who has completed the download and is just uploading. A leecher is a person who has begun downloading this torrent and does not have a full copy as of yet. It Moreover, referred to as a peer.

A tracker is a server which helps in the communication between users using the BitTorrent protocol. There can be private trackers like Demoniod, which restricts who can use it and then there are public trackers  like Pirate Bay , Mini Nova, ISO hunt etc. These Sites are Torrent Indexer as well i.e. they got .Torrent files as well. For comprehensive Torrent indexer list visit http://filesharefreak.com/trackers-list/

Tips for Torrents:

• Always look at Seeds and Peers counts before downloading the torrents like higher the number of seeds/peers higher the possibility of completing download successfully. Look for the torrent files that have highest number of successful downloads.
• Always read comments from users that have already downloaded the files to see the files are viruses free or the one you want. Use private trackers/indexers where users comment frequently on torrent files
• Some trackers (mostly private) restrict users to have ratio 1:1 i.e. the amount of data you download you should upload as well. Sometimes download Stuck at 99% because of this, So don’t stop seeding files once you download them.. let them seed for a day or two. You will get Better speed if you upload a ratio is higher than 1.
• For quality movies DVD rip torrent search for AXXO , FXG in titles. Always Go for DVD or DVD rips or RMVB format.
• For Quality Music Look for files that have high bit rates 128 Kbps + for superior sound quality.
• Scan the Files for virus before opening.. If you download some movie and when you play it says download a particular player to run it. Don’t do it that player may have Malware attached to it.