Tricks to Bypass Rapidshare Download Limits

Rapidshare is #1 file sharing service on the web today. But it isn’t free. You will have to pay subscription charges to get a Premium Account. Most of us don’t like to wasting money to buy a premium account. So here are some simple tricks to fool Rapidshare

JavaScript Method:

  1. Goto the page you want to download
    hit the FREE button
  2. Include the following in your address bar: javascript:alert(c=0)
  3. Click OK to the pop-up box and enter the captcha code
  4. Download Your File

Request new IP address from ISP (for dynamic IP address Internet users only)

  1. Click Start -> Run
  2. Type cmd in the Open box, then click OK.
  3. At the command prompt, run the following commands one by one:
    ipconfig /flushdns
    ipconfig /release
    ipconfig /renew
    exit
  4. Try to download from RapidShare again.

Using Bookmarklet in IE:

  1. Open IE
  2. Right Click On This Link
  3. Select Add to Favorites
  4. Select Yes to the warning that the bookmark may be unsafe.
  5. Name it “RapidShare No Wait”
  6. Click on the Links folder (if you want to display it in your IE toolbar)
  7. Click OK, (You may need to close and reopen IE to see it )
  8. Goto rapidshare and click the bookmarklet when you are forced to wait

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This post was published by on September 11, 2006

About the Author: Thilak Rao works as a Social Media Expert. He is one of the first professional bloggers from India, and he loves to write, travel and click photos. Follow him on Twitter @thilak

  • sophie

    What is a captcha code? Sry for being so dumb..

    Thank you in advance.. Sophie

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Sophie: Its the three digit no which your supposed to enter before downloading from rapidshare read more >>

  • http://www.sridhareena.com Sri

    I can confirm that the 1st method doesn’t work.

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Sri: Yeah, it doesn’t work anymore. I realized it only after i published this article

  • http://www.flocabulary.com Stockholm

    Tryed out the third method, It works no more limits or anything.
    Thanks alot, getting some of my favorite albums.

  • TheTechElite

    I would strongly recommend free software RapidLeecher v 5.1 which is a automated downloader for rapidshare.com , download here , there are quite a few other options also.

  • nima

    i dont really understand the last option

    what is the bookmark? it doesnt lead to anywhere

    how exactly should i do it? can u add me to ur msn?

    r_ktulu@hotmail.com

  • nima

    the bookmark doesnt even work

  • http://hyperterminaltextproxy:colon/slash/slash/worldwideweb.mexicansarepeopletoo.communication Miquel Lupez Sancho III

    The company we all like to call rapidshare is actually a government owned and operated controlling device to enourage the pirating of muzak. They should just make rapidshare free by allowing the use of advertisement.s