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How to disable Leech Protection in cPanel

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To disable leech protection, perform the following steps:

1 – Open cPanel (yourdomain/cpanel).
2 – Click on (Leech Protection) from Security section.
3 – The Leech Protection window will appear. Select which of the four main directories you wish to view in the file window:
• Home Directory (/home/user)
• Web Root (/public_html/www)
• Public FTP Root (/public_ftp)
• Document Root (/public_html)
4 – Select the directory that you wish to protect.
• Click the appropriate folder icon to navigate to a different folder.
• Click the desired folder’s name to select it.
5 – Click Disable.