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Using Limewire is not illegal. Limewire is a P2P file sharing utility.

If you share files which are copyrighted and without a licence or permission then that is illegal.

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If LimeWire is so illegal then why is it still on the internet?

Because limewire is a peer to peer server, meaning that their is no central thing that operates it somewhere, to stop limewire the police would have to go to every computer in the world that has limewire on it and manually delete it off of every computer. As long as two people have limewire and are sharing files with each other it will keep going.


If you delete LimeWire does that stop the sharing?

Yes. LimeWire can only share files while it is running.


Can you remove LimeWire from your computer completely?

Yes, it is pretty easy to do. Just uninstall it, then go to your documents and delete the "limewire" folder. If you want no remnants at all of it on your computer, go to your temporary files and delete anything that says limewire in it.


Is LimeWire illegal ... if not is it illegal to download songs?

Limewire is illegal and so are songs that are downloaded off the Internet so I suggest if you have dowloaded a song from the Internet, you should delete it but that's my opinion.


Has anyone been arrested for using LimeWire?

OF COARSE!Cops just don't sit around they take action to illegal things. If you know someone who has downloaded Limewire to their computer make sure they uninstall and delete it. For the safety of you and your frinds DONT INSTALL IT!


Should technicians be able to delete illegal downloads off your computer?

It depends what type. I think, personally that a lot of the time people think that certain games are illegal when really they are shareware. If technicians delete these than that is pointless. Also if they delete things like limewire, that is also a waste of time because the person will just download it again!


Is there a way to get rid of the songs you downloaded off LimeWire so you won't get in trouble for having them or are you automatically at risk once you have them?

yes. Go where it is located on your computer, then get rid of it. Delete it. Then empty your recycle bin. Or trash. I dont think you can get into trouble for downloading things of limewire. Since it is a p2p sharing system, limewire can get sued. Not u. But its YOUR instinct.


If you uninstalled LimeWire will you still get caught if you have music that you downloaded?

The people that get caught are the ones that have thousands of songs on their computers and they share them with the world. These people cause the record companies to lose money. They get caught by the record companies tracing the ip addresses of the culprits that are doing the sharing. That is all the proof they need. Having songs on your computer and having Limewire installed will not get you into trouble. If they have logs of your ip address participating in illegal sharing then you can get into trouble. So, no...you don't have to delete your music library. If you were going to get in trouble for illegally sharing music, they would already have all the proof they need.


How do you delete files from your LimeWire account?

To delete files from your LimeWire account, open the application and navigate to your shared files list. Select the file you wish to delete, right-click on it, and choose the option to remove or delete it. Additionally, you can go to the directory on your computer where LimeWire stores downloaded files and manually delete them from there. Remember to also update your shared files settings to ensure the file is no longer shared.


How to delete LimeWire on computer?

I couldn't delete Limewire. Kept on getting a pop-up that said there was a problem. I uninstalled the program & still it remained. Anyhow i found how to rid it & it was quite simple. Restart your computer in safe mode( when it's booting up, keep pressing F8). Once in safe mode you can go to C/Program files/Limewire, then delete the folder. hope this helps ED


Limew ire doesn't seem to be working for my mac OS x I redownloaded it several times but it always fails to even connect Could someone please tell me what to do?

If LimeWire is not connecting the advice from LimeWIre is: 1. Delete all versions of LimeWire, and delete your preferences directory (/Users/username/Library/Preferences/LimeWire). Delete the "install limewire" receipt from the "Macintosh HD/Library/Receipts" folder. 2. Delete all LimeWire aliases and installers from your desktop and Dock. 3. Restart your computer. 4. Redownload LimeWire You may also need to configure your Firewall settings to allow LimeWire to connect through the Firewall.


How do you delete songs from your LimeWire library?

You have to go into your documents and into the limewire folder and delete it out of the "library or "download" folder