Changed folder settings; now no files are being uploaded.

Lord of the Rings · #1 (**permalink**) August 15th, 2010

I've never used Vista, but used XP & Win 7. I do not see any c:\data\ option.

For me on Windows 7, the default download location seems to be C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\LimeWire\Saved

Previous Windows default location was C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents

Sometimes you need to right-click LW & choose Run As Administrator to overcome permission issues. Yes you can change the download location such as a level higher up the directory but be sure you have permissions to use the area you select.

You can drag & drop files or folders onto the Public Shared icon on LW to become shared. Else drop onto Library icon first, then decide which to share, right-click & choose Add to List (eg: Public Shared.)

MAP9475 · #2 (**permalink**) August 15th, 2010

c:\data isn't an option - it's a folder I created. It holds everything that I want backed up on a regular basis - not just LW downloads but Excel and Word files, my daughter's schoolwork, videos from Youtube and so on. A few weeks ago I wrote that I had a torrent that crashed part way through; I downloaded another version of it from a different site and it was at that point that I moved the LW folders out of the C drive. The reason was that I didn't want the two downloads - the crashed one and the working one - to get confused. That led to two backups having to be done so today I changed back.

The new version is working but does not seem to have the functionality of the old version, and when I rebooted the PC earlier this evening it restarted the download so several hours worth was lost. I'm reluctant to quit and try going in as adminsitrator in case more downloads are lost. I'll try in a few days time when there is nothing that can be lost.

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Lord of the Rings · #3 (**permalink**) August 15th, 2010

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Originally Posted by MAP9475

... when I rebooted the PC earlier this evening it restarted the download so several hours worth was lost.

I do not use LW for torrents, but with most torrent programs, if you re-open the torrent with the program it will re-adjust the download % if anything went wrong. I do not know if this is the case with LW because its torrent abilities are limited compared to the 'torrent only' programs.
eg: Vuse has options to manually recheck the data & will adjust the download % as needed.