Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks thrive because thousands of users allow each other to access files (or portions of files) on their hard disks -- the essence of a "file-swapping" network. However this feature provides open access to your hard disk, and can leave you vulnerable to attack by hackers. Unfortunately Morpheus does not allow you to completely disable the uploading feature. So the next best thing you can do is keep your shared folder empty. To do this:
1) Launch Morpheus and download a file.
2) In Windows Explorer, navigate to your shared folder -- typically it is located here:
C:\Documents and Settings\your_account_name\My Documents\Morpheus Shared
3) In your 'My Documents' folder, create another folder called 'Morpheus Archive'
4) Go into your 'Morpheus Shared' folder and move your newly acquired file to the 'Morpheus Archive' folder. NOTE: Don't leave a copy of the file in the shared folder -- make sure it's completely empty.
5) Do this after every file you download (or at least after every series of files).
Keeping your Shared Folder empty means no one will ever be downloading a file from you. Although this goes against the spirit of peer-to-peer communities, it helps safeguard your drive from hackers looking for a way into your computer. Plus, if other users can't download files from your computer, less bandwidth is consumed which allows your file downloads to finish faster.
1) Launch Morpheus and download a file.
2) In Windows Explorer, navigate to your shared folder -- typically it is located here:
C:\Documents and Settings\your_account_name\My Documents\Morpheus Shared
3) In your 'My Documents' folder, create another folder called 'Morpheus Archive'
4) Go into your 'Morpheus Shared' folder and move your newly acquired file to the 'Morpheus Archive' folder. NOTE: Don't leave a copy of the file in the shared folder -- make sure it's completely empty.
5) Do this after every file you download (or at least after every series of files).
Keeping your Shared Folder empty means no one will ever be downloading a file from you. Although this goes against the spirit of peer-to-peer communities, it helps safeguard your drive from hackers looking for a way into your computer. Plus, if other users can't download files from your computer, less bandwidth is consumed which allows your file downloads to finish faster.
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