when I download a file, it dosent go to the "shared" folder...
 

when I download a file, it dosent go to the "shared" folder, it just vanishes, it is really frustrateing, i'm pulling out my hair! I cant get aney files! PLEASE HELP!!!

What version and OS are you using?
Did you search your hard drive for files with a similar name to see if the files sre going somewhere unexpected?

I dont know what version "os" i'm useing, actualy I dont know what "os" is, lol, but i'm useing verson 3.0.2 of limewire

OS=Operating System (windows98, Mac OSX 10.2.6, Linux RedHat, etc)
Did you search your hard drive?

I am no expert, but by my own experience I am thinking it is the new 3.02 version. On all earlier versions my downloads went to my progfiles\limewire\shared. Now after downloading 3.02 they are going to Documents&settings\user\shared. I tried to change my "saving directory" back to my LW\shared folder but it tells me it is an invalid directory. Oddly enough, it will let my change the directory to my lw\incomplete folder. It is a "drag" to go pull them out of LW default folder and move to my LW shared with all my other music.
Any suggestions? or do we wait for LW to fix this apparent bug?

i'v been searching my hardrive, but I havent found aneything, it must be going somewere, becouse when I try to download something that I downloaded and it dident go to the shared folder, it says "overwright existing file?" do you have aney ideas about were in my hardrive its going?

Look in the Limewire options for preferences about saving. That's where the files go. The overwrite warning means that the file is already downloaded into the folder set for saving in the options.

Mac users can use Sherlock or Find to search the hard drive. What kind of computer are you using?

i'm useing microsoft windows XP, anyway, I went to were you sayed, it says its going into "shared" I clicked "use default" to make shure, but it still dosent work

looks like you should reread denisew's reply. He can help you better than I can, because he's on Windows also. I'm on a mac so I can't help you find your shared folder on your hard drive.

Good luck, and cheers.

i am having the same problem as denisew. I cant change my directory back to LimeWire\Shared without getting a "invalid directory" error. Does anyone know of a solution to this???