unwanted sharing of folders

Submitted by daf on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 12:22
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Soulseek General Discussion

Noticed this last night.
It seems that on top of the folders you select to be shared by soulseekQt, it also shares folders in the C:\Users\$USERNAME\ directory with permissions set as to be shared with Everyone.
These folders don't show up in the "file sharing" tab on the client

some more information, in case it's relevant.
Network Type is set as Work
Folders in question were on the Desktop and their permissions for "Everyone" were set to "Read"

Submitted by Nir on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 17:27.

A couple of questions:

1. What folders are you explicitly sharing?
2. What indication do you have that these other folders are being shared? Do you see them when you browse your own files? Are other users downloading from them?

Submitted by boudviage on Tue, 11/20/2012 - 18:10.

I have the same problem. Some people download files that i never put in my shared folder. I cant browse my own files to see what is going on. very enoying need help thank you

Submitted by Nir on Tue, 11/20/2012 - 18:22.

What's your Soulseek username?

Submitted by albertoqq on Thu, 11/22/2012 - 11:53.

My shared folder is c:\Users\Alberto\Music\01 Completa, but when I browse my own files I'm sharing folders in the c:\Users\Alberto\Documents and c:\Users\Alberto\Pictures and others users are dowloading from these folders.

Submitted by Nir on Thu, 11/22/2012 - 11:59.

Can you please try this build and tell me if it solves your problem:

http://www.slsknet.org/SoulseekQt/Windows/SoulseekQt-11-21-2012.exe

Thanks, Nir

Submitted by albertoqq on Thu, 11/22/2012 - 12:39.

Ok problem solved

Submitted by Nir on Thu, 11/22/2012 - 13:40.

Excellent, thanks.

Submitted by ddebevec on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 18:52.

I too had the same problem when sharing a folder in Linux. I found users uploading files from other directories than I though I was sharing.

Submitted by Nir on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 21:29.

It should. SoulseekQt basically won't share any folders now that aren't directly under the master folder being shared, symbolic links or anything else that might point to an outside location.