RapidShare was the file locker of the late 2000s: paste a link, wait through a countdown, download one file at a time unless you paid for premium. In 2010 it was still among the most-visited sites on the web, hosting everything from Linux ISOs to pirated albums.
- Domain in 2010
- rapidshare.com
- Launched
- 2002
- Owner in 2010
- RapidShare AG (Switzerland)
- Status today
- Shut down
What people used it for
- Downloading files shared on forums and blogs
- Premium accounts for parallel downloads
Interface characteristics
- Green and white pages
- Free-user countdown timers
- Download-slot limits by IP
Notable features
- RapidPro premium tiers
- Split-archive downloads
What happened later
RapidShare shut down in March 2015.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
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