no unfortunatly that doesn't help, but thanks for the suggestion.

it's quite odd. i have searched again for some the files that dissappeared from limewires download list, and clicked download. when they start dowloading they start on 0% even though i had maybe 50% -- but this is the strange thing: the partially downloaded file in question on my hard drive is being modified - the date/time modified is now and keep getting updated -- *but* the file size of the partially downloaded file doesn't change - it's static. -- it's like it's redownloading and rewriting the data that it's already got maybe.

i've got about 2GB of partially downloaded files :/ there must be a way to resume? got a horrable feeling that there isn't.