Freezing Helppp
 

Ok heres the problem. I click on limewire and then wait for it to load. I've been using limewire for like a year and a half now and all of a sudden it just freezes. It freezes when it says "downloading connections window" Sometimes i actually get into limewire and it asks if i want to upgrade and then it freezes. Whats with this? It wont stop freezing. I've reinstalled and everything but still not working.....

It's generally due to OSX's Java which is not very good. (SUN should design it like they do for all other platforms!)

Try these things:
1. Delete LW's preferences folder whilst LW is closed; found here: /Users/your_username/Library/Preferences/LimeWire

2. Tip: Purge the Downloads Queue!

3. Keep your shares less than 2,000 on OSX. OSX's Java has problems dealing with too many incompletes & too many shares.

* How much ram do you have? How much spare space do you have on your OSX drive?

I have a mac G5 so i have plenty of room.........

Make sure LW is using Java 1.5. You can verify this: Setting up Java 1.5

Other techniques to lessen the Java burden:

Only keep whichever windows open that you need at the time. Close off old search tabs if they've been there a while. Keep LW hidden in the dock whilst you're not searching. After opening LW wait 10 to 20 mins or longer before using. Let it settle down 1st. Go to LW's prefs>Speed & tick disable Ultrapeer Cap. & press apply button. Set both uplds & downlds to autoclear.

Don't use the Resume/Find Sources on all your files at once. If you use it, do it one 1-3 at a time.

Thanks man!! Wow 18 200 posts!?