Help for DC++

Contents of this help file:

• Overview
• Get started
  This page contains basic information for you to get started with DC++.
• Etiquette
  You may not agree with everything in this page, but reading the advice never hurts. The page outlines some simple guidelines that make the use of the Direct Connect Network more enjoyable for everyone.

• Windows

  • Main DC++ window
  • Hub
  • Private Message
  • File List
  • Public Hubs
  • Favorite Hubs
  • Users
  • Download Queue
  • Finished Downloads
  • Finished Uploads
  • Search
  • ADLSearch
  • Notepad
  • Text viewer
  • System Log
  • Network Statistics
  • Transfers

• General Menu Commands

  • List-view related menu commands
  • File related menu commands
  • User related menu commands

• Dialogs

  • Indexing progress
  • User Command
  • User matching definition
  • Favorite Hub Properties
  • Favorite hub groups
  • ADLSearch Properties
  • Configured Public Hub Lists
  • Toolbar customization
  • List configuration

• Settings

  • Personal information
  Connectivity
  • Manual configuration
  • Bandwidth Limiting
  • Proxy
  • Downloads
    • Favorites
    • Queue
  • Sharing
    • Filtering
  • Appearance
    • Styles
    • Tabs
    • Windows
  • Notifications
  • History
    • Logs
  • Advanced
    • Experts only
    • User commands
    • Security & certificates
    • Search types
    • User matching
  • Plugins

• Frequently Asked Questions

  • Why do I need active mode?
  • How to set up connection manually?
  • How to set up manual port forwarding?
  • How to unblock DC++ in firewalls and other security software?
  • What is NAT-PMP / UPnP?
  • My ISP or University blocks DC++
  • Why don't I get any search results?
  • Why am I getting slow download speeds?
  • What do the different user icons mean?
  • What do the units mean?
  • How do I install/uninstall/upgrade DC++?
  • What secret stuff is there?
  • What do the DC++ tags mean?
  • DC++ settings files guide

• Development

  • Compile instructions
  • Applying patches
  • Creating patches
• Chat Commands
  These are the commands that are available in chat, private messages, or both. They offer handy keyboard shortcuts to functions in the graphical interface. Some commands have no graphical counterpart.
• List of Available Keyboard Shortcuts
  These are the keyboard shortcuts that are available in for different commands in DC++. They offer quick access to some of the often used functions of the graphical interface.
• Changelog
  This page contains everything that has changed in the history of DC++. Read this to find out about features that are poorly or not documented at all. You'll also find all the people that have contributed code to DC++ here.
• Links
  View the various links for DC++.
• Help File Credits
  View the credits and license of this help file.