All the .dat files will have backups, named the same but with ".bak" added to
the filenames. Delete the original .dat files and take .bak off the backups, and
BearShare might load them up next time you start it up.

You might have to change a Folder Options setting to see the file extensions
properly. The setting is in Tools/Folder Options/View and is called "Hide
extensions for known file types".

Enable the Console so you can see error messages and get details. Fool around
with the settings in there to get familiar with it. There are so many reports
available you could get information overload. In this case enable error reports in
all of the download modules.


If BearShare doesn't find the downloads after a restart you might as well
delete everything to save the disk space.