updated from old version with problems

[knob]

Hi fellow limies,

i have encounted a problem with limewire that i hope you can help me with. I tried to get log on to limewire on the 4/2/06 and it came up with the dreaded message of fatal error and you have a corrupt instalation. i am not the best computer user, you could call me a knob if you want.This might be a stupid question and if it is please tell me(i can handle it so dont hold back).I updated to the newer version of limewire but where have the tracks gone that i previously downloaded. They seem to have disapeared off my computer. I hope you can help me locate them again guys and girls'. any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Sleepless]

You probably just don't have the same shared folder


If you are using windows then try searching for files you have downloaded with the windows search
you can also look for extensions by typing *.mp3 or similar

Hope this help, and they aren't really gone

If you still can't find them look at the tread about file recovery

If they are deleted it is really important that you don't put other files on the PC while looking for them

[knob]

Hi
Thanks for helpful advise, sorry has been a while since I have responded. I followed your advise but it does appear that they have gone. Followed the file recovery advise and got onto a few sites but after doing the search for deleted files, asked for payment to retrieve them!!! Pay to retrieve files shared by others, mmmm not that silly
Any further advise to offer on sites that offer free file retrival? Any advise would be appreciated.
Cheers...

[Sleepless]

I don't know of any free file recovery programs, but have a few guidelines for you that will help if things go wrong in the future.

Always make backups of the files on your computer. This will make the need of any file recovery programs disappear. And I dont mean using the back-up option of your antivirus etc.
A lot of things can happen to a harddisk, not just some files disappearing. You can get infected by a virus or similar. Or as a worst-case-scenario your harddisk can crash. After something like that has happened it is too late to do anything, exept maybe paying large ammounts of money to pay some repairshop to TRY and get SOME of them back. Also if your computer gets infected there is a big risk involved in backing up files after, since in a lot of cases you can't be really sure what parts are infected.

I must say that I have no idea why your files would completely disappear just from upgrading. It sound really strange to me, that finished downloads would just disappear because of an upgrade.

Did you get your upgrade from the official source ?

Also always use an up-to-date antivirus program and antispyware program. And always scan your downloads before trying to open them