half-downloaded file disappeared

[chiara]

hallo! I started using limewire one or two months ago, I run windows xp on a laptop, DSL connection from home; until now everything was ok, but now, here is my problem:
I was downloading a movie, 700 MB, after days and days it was at 70% (not many people have this, it seems...), then I let my computer off for a few days and nowthe file is still there, but.. 0%!! int the incomplete download library it says 797 kb!
is there anything I can do??
thanx!!!

chiara

[Lord of the Rings]

Go to your LW Dwnld folder. To know where it is, go to LW's menu Tools>Options>Saving 7 this will tell you the name, location & path of your LW dwnld folder. Now use your OS serch engine & search for this folder. See whether your file had in fact completed & is in there.

If you used Force Resume function from the Library window then yes you risk the dwnld starting from scratch. I don't know why LW has this function b/c it's been discussed on the forum many times before that it can (not necessarily) result in the file starting from 0%. Use your Explore button to view your incomplete folder. List all the files so you can see all their sizes. Are you sure this is the only copy & that it is as small as you suggested?

[chiara]

the file is not in the shared folder and is the only copy in the incomplete library folder.. as I saw it was at 0% I tried to force resume from the library (but it was already at 0%) and now I'm downloading it again: could this have deleted anything which could still be there? or could it have been deleted because too many days have passed whitout any further download? I kept it always in the downloads folder in the search tab, never killed or paused the download...

[Lord of the Rings]

I've never seen a file after the 'Days to keep incomplete files' period has completed. I have mine set to about 600 days. lol It can be set at Tools>Options>Saving

I guess you could do a search of your comp for that file to make sure it's not somewhere else. Use your OS search engine.

I guess we all learn the hard way sometimes. Painful I know b/c it was a large file. I don't know the reason for the original issue. Perhaps your dwnld.dat file became corrupted or something.

Whilst using LW it's always much better to manually search for the sources than resume them in any manner. Though the resume function in the search/dwnld window can be quite effective for a few files. It's not recommended to do it for too many files at once. Else it can cause kaos with your connection quality & have files queuing up for much, much longer periods of time.

Here's some LW optimising hints: A well set-up LW can start to automatically continue its dwnlding after it's settled down perhaps 2 out of 3 times you open LW. Optimising LW & Maximising Uplds & Dwnlds A (1st post only) & also Part B which is even better & last & least are search & dwnld hints.