On July 02 2008, Rapidshare make a decision to stop using captchas service while let free users to upload and download bigger files (up to 200MB). Anyhow rapidshare still will limit the speed for free user that is 500kilobit per seconds. for fair enough, Rapidshare will still remain premium users to download file instantly with download accelerator and parellel downloads.

Premium-users now profit from more flexibility regarding the download volume: It used to be limited to 10 gigabyte per day and can be “saved” now to a maximum of 50 Gigabyte. As a consequence, the volume that was not used is transferred to the following day automatically, up to a maximum of 50 gigabyte. If the complete download capacity is used up during one day, the premium-user is able to save another 10 gigabyte the following day.

Here is the access level of premium users and free users:

¹ With RapidShare Manager

² Your files are only deleted once you close your Account. You can use 500 Gigabyte (500.000.000.000 Byte) storage space.

³ Rapidshare support all kinds of connections. If you’re using a DSL-8.000 for example, you can save 100 megabyte from rapidshare.com within 100 seconds A premiumaccount enables you to download 4 Gigabyte per day, that’s4.000.000.000 byte. The volume not used is automatically transferred to the following day, up to a maximum of 30 gigabyte. If the complete download capacity is used up during one day, the premium-user is able to save another 4 gigabyte the following day.

⁴ As long as enough bandwidth and free slots are available.

After Rapidshare change the new layouts, the upload system also changed. the upload system become more nicer than before, but i don’t have the old screenshot while take the new screenshot. here it is: