mp3's downloaded to my mac show up in the correct file in my hardrive but
almost none stay in my library.

if i close limewire and reopen, most files
are no longer in the library although still on the hardrive.

am i skipping a step to saving them in the library?

i've checked the tools/options section and the path to the mp3's is the
same as the file they are in on the hardrive.

Hey,

If you're on a mac, try shortening your filenames. Long filenames cause the ".mp3" to get clipped off the end, and apparently that makes brilliant limewire think it's not really an mp3 file.