How to Avoid Rapidshare and Megaupload Download Limits and Wait Times

Topics Internet on June 8th, 2007

is one of the most frustrating websites to large files off of, especially if they are broken into many pieces while positively shines in comparison. So why do people keep using these two services when more generous file hosts like Mediafire exist?

I can only guess that it’s simply because so many other people are using them. In order to get free premium accounts, which let you unlimited amounts of files, users upload their own files onto , hoping enough people them in turn so that the uploaders can earn enough premium points to qualify for a free account.

But it doesn’t have to be that complicated. You can get unlimited Rapidshare downloads more simply.

What you are going to do is request a new IP address from your ISP. This is assuming that you do not subscribe to an service with fixed IP addresses.

First, figure out what your current IP address is by going to IP Chicken. Write down the series of numbers that are displayed. This is your current IP address.

Then, follow the steps below to get a new IP:

1. Go to Start->Run and type in “cmd” without quotes to bring up the command prompt. Hit Enter.

2. Type in “ipconfig /flushdns” without quotes and hit Enter.

3. Type in “ipconfig /release” without quotes and hit Enter.

4. Type in “ipconfig /renew” without quotes and hit Enter. You should now have a new IP address. Check your IP address at IP Chicken again and compare it to the one you got earlier.

5. Now, erase your browser’s cache and cookies.

6. Try downloading the or file again.

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30 Responses to “How to Avoid Rapidshare and Megaupload Download Limits and Wait Times”

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  1. Comment by Aftin

    *****There is a way you can still download Unlimited files from rapidshare or megaupload for free!*****
    Do the following steps:
    1)click on start
    2)clck on run and type in cmd, click on ok
    3)type: ipconfig /flushdns (hit Enter)
    type: ipconfig /release (hit Enter)
    type: ipconfig /renew (hit Enter)
    4)Clear your cookies

    Regards Aftin

  2. Comment by Aftin

    Please clear your cookies b4 you download

  3. Comment by Does not work

    The requested operation requires elevation

  4. Comment by Rajesh

    Thx…! man, it is 100% working…..
    thx for the ur Tip…..

  5. Comment by An angry black man

    yea this thing sucks and the other websites to put in the link takes hours to download a 90mb file.

  6. Comment by p

    this wont work behind a router

  7. Comment by Aka

    Oh my god this actually worked thanks for the tip

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  9. Comment by Cody

    Hey thanks alot, this worked just perfectly for me :)

  10. Comment by Killercow

    hey man ur ip thing doesn’t work!

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