Get rid of annoying "REQUERY" downloads.....Read this

[Nascaracsan]

After my "REQUERY" files wouldn’t download, I did some investigating/troubleshooting, and found the following.

When the file/download came back "REQUERY", regardless of where it was in the downloading process, (i.e. just started, in the middle or end), I’d kill the download and go back to the original file, in my search results, and download it again. I also was able to use files with the same name, but different searches and/or grouped files for re-downloading.

When I did this, 9 times out of 10, the file began downloading right away even if the download was terminated before completion. When the download was killed, a copy stayed in the incomplete folder. This file is important cause when I re-loaded the download, the new download took up where the killed one left off.

Rebooting made a couple of "REQUERY" download’s start, but not enough to make it worth the time and trouble of rebooting.

When I downloaded a grouped set of files, and received a "REQUERY" or similar message, I tried downloading them individually one by one. I found the downloads started right away, or a "WAITING POSITION IN LINE IS…."

I've only received a "CAN NOT MOVE TO LIBRARY" message once and that was today. I had been logged on for hrs and downloaded lots of files. It had nothing to do with illegal characters, based on my previously downloaded file names. If you’re having this problem a downgrade may help

I'm cross posting this here and the Mac General forum, because it directly effects both. These solutions may not for everyone, depending on computer, LW software, time of day etc.



Good Luck,

Nas
Mac G3 266 8.5
Limewire 2.7.13

[JPM1920]

I have been thinking about posting about the same things you have outlined, but you did it so much better than I could have.
I have experienced all the same things. It works for me most of the time and I am also a Mac user naturally.

[Nascaracsan]

Thank you JPM, I appreciate the kudo's.
Are you, or anyone else out there, having trouble with video's (MPG, MPEG, RM, RAM, ASF etc)? Some videos, I downloaded, have a blank icon, (sheet of paper looking icon with dog eared corner) and "file typed" as a Limewire docs. None of my programs ( MacZilla, QT, WMP, DVIX 1.0b.10, RP) will open them. I have had some success with Techtool's File Lab and changing the file type, but if I give the video the wrong file type, say its an asf, and I give it a mpg type, its trashed if its wrong, cause you can't undo it. AVI's are the worse. MacZilla and QT are suppose to open them, but they don't. For every 4 AVI's I downloaded, only 1 worked. And I had to minipulate it with DVIX, to get it to work. QT has never opened an AVI.
If this common or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks Again,

Nas

[stief]

Re the movies: looks like you are really doing lots. Here are a couple more to add to your list. http://www.frederikseiffert.de/filetype/ is the handiest free file type changer I've used; vlc at http://www.videolan.org/ is pretty raw, but will often play movies when no others can--you can at least see if the movie is playable for free. Julie Z recommends Rosetta http://www.thothsw.com/rosetta/index.html for fixing some movies, and the posters in the iMovie forum rave about Cleaner 6 http://www.discreet.com/products/cleaner.
Cheers--I'm just waiting for the next versions of Limewire and Java to see if I can start sharing again: the workarounds you've mentioned have been discussed before, but a new posting can't hurt in case something new comes up.

[Julie Z]

Regarding Rosetta:

I only recommend it for the 100 (+ or -) MB files that only play the first 10 MB. It will split the file and put it back together. I don't think it works for anything else.

For avi's that have no audio but have video (or vice versa), DivX Doctor works (usually) for those.

Some mpg's just plain won't work (as far as I know) on Mac. Has to do with the compression on PC that doesn't cross over.