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Disabling File Sharing in iMesh

The easiest time to disable file sharing in iMesh is during the installation process inside the Registration Wizard. At this time, unselect the Share download folder and all of its sub-folders automatically and the Allow other users to view my shared files options. Additionally, do not allow iMesh to scan your hard drives looking for media files to share.

DO NOT check for other user to view you shared files

If you have already installed iMesh, first, go to the Preferences menu and select the Options item. From there, select the Share Category and unselect the Allow other users to view my shared files option.

Click on preferences-->Options and select share category and uncheck view shared files

Then, to make sure you are not sharing any folders, go to the Media Manager menu. Look for any drives or folders with a grayed-out box to the right of it. These drives or folders have subfolders that are being shared.

Go to media manager and make sure all your folders are not grayed out

Expand the drive tree until you find all of the folders with a selected check box next to them.

Expand folders and uncheck anything that is checked

Unselect the check box.

When you have unselected all of the check boxes, there should be no grayed-out boxes left.