For Mac freezing, try these things:

1. Setting up Java 1.5 though chances are you're already using java 1.5

2. Keep your shares less than 2,000. (if sharing mostly videos then half as many or less.)

3. Reduce your incomplete files; Tip: Purge the Downloads Queue! (click on blue link)

4. Disable Ultrapeer capabilities. Go to LW prefs, Advanced -> Performance & disable UP. Also disable TLS.

5. Set both uplds & downlds to autoclear.

6. Close all LW windows you don't need open at that time. eg: Connections window.

7. If you're not in front of your comp, then hide LW in the dock.

8. Don't use the Resume button on all incomplete files. This can have side-fx such as affect LW's connection quality. May queue your files for much much longer. This will also stress LW & your comp. If you use Resume/Find Sources then just apply it to a couple or so at one time. Wiser & more effective is to search the file again. If you have a previous search tab open then control-click & choose Get More Results or Search again. For files that don't have search tabs open, control-click & choose search for ....

9. Make sure you have plenty of spare space on your OSX system drive. Personally I download to a different partition/hard disk drive. All OSX programs including the system use Virtual Memory (VM), so you need to be sure you have plenty of HDD space available for them. LW in OSX uses considerable VM, particularly if you have lots of incompletes, shares, are doing Resumes of files as hinted above.

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Thank You. Appreciated. All above had been done as a result of Thread searches, except Java 1.5. Will check that out.

I suspect at this time cause maybe due to file being d/l. Popular A classic. Four days & nights to dl - minus freezing time (several). Over 750Mb, yet just over 8 mins play time (beginning of movie only). Have posted rating on Bitzi and red file'd it.

Will see how things go over next week.

Font and Smilie panel on this message pad not working - Is that normal.

LW Just Froze again while typing last message. Uploading only.

Yes I am on Java 1.5.

BTW have 51 Gb free, Only do 1 dl at a time, sharing about 120 files music, movies & tv shows.

Freezing still a problem after all suggestions and variations followed.

Maybe this thread should be Re Named Freezing, which I cannot do.

In last I said I was sharing 120 files. Not sure if am sharing iTunes or not. If sharing ITunes then the number is closer to 2000.

Check your numbers at bottom of interface. It will show no. # of files being shared. eg: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/attach...1&d=1162908502 which shows 1859 for shared at one point & 443 on the other. That's where you can see how many files you are sharing.

Re: smilies: go to advanced post (not quick reply!!!) or advanced edit options to get smilie options.

Also, go to LW Library window & click any folders with arrows to open them to see what is being shared.

eg: iTunes shared library or this one Albumwrap/iTunes

It's 120 files as I first thought. Was Confused about the ticked box in Prefs>iTunes>sharing. But that is just for Locally connected computers I guess.

Have red file'd all movies. Now sharing 90 Audio files only. Freezing still occurring. Managed to dl couple of small (10Mb) audio files between freezes.

LW currently off. Could it be I have a virus? Thought Macs were immune.

As for Font panel and smilies. Bit more complicated. when I click in panel, say for bold or colour or smilie it is like I'm clicking outside the box?

Don't know what to do next. Trash and dl LW from scratch. In which case would I still get the pro I paid for?

Sorry to be a bother.

It would not be a virus. I'm not having freezing problems yet my computer is quite old (QuickSilver 733 with 1.5 GB RAM & 22 GB spare OSX system drive space.)

Let's take a closer look at your system: System details - help us to help you (click on blue link) & any other information you can provide such as no. of incompletes, etc.

Try deleting your LW preferences folder whilst LW is CLOSED. The prefs folder is found here: /Users/your_username/Library/Preferences/LimeWire
But make a note of settings because once you restart LW, you will need to reconfigure all your settings including your download location, days to keep incompletes, speeds, etc.

If you have a 2nd HDD (or partition), change download location to that instead if that's ok to do so.

If still no improvements after applying the above, then try the following version which is based on LW Pro but is not the official release LimeWire cvs builds (4.13.4jum490) & choose one of the nightly builds (click on nightly build link).

1. Mac os x 10.4.10
2. Firewall on except for LW and iTunes sharing.
3. 640 MB SD RAM.
4. 51.08 GB.
5. Broadband, 254/64 10 GB shaped plan.
6. D Link ADSL Modem Router 502T.
7. House.
8. 4.14.8 and 1.5.0_06
9. Spin - I phoned them. They Do not constrain LW.
10. Your test worked.
11. No, not sharing.
12. New problem. Not experienced but have dl and ul for couple months.
13. No firewall.
14. Port Forwarding.
15. Don't know, probably none.
16.Australia.

Other Info. Have deleted LW prefs and restarted and reset. Currently still loading shared files (red to black progressively).
Freezing occurs after short time when dl or when ul with no dl. Have 3 dl''s incomplete (audio) at the moment - Need more sources. Not worried about those for the moment. Usually have only 1 dl at a time with large size.
Autoclear for dl and ul ticked.
Tubo charged connection.
When opening LW it seems it is not loading properly but that is just a feeling. Will see how it goes now after deleting/reinstalling prefs.

Froze after about an hour.
Force Quit, then opened again. After reaching turbo connection, a minute or so, quit LW (force not necessary) but I noticed the quitting window did not display 'shutting down LW' and the blue bar indicated a stuck mode as opposed to smooth motion.

Set up a new account. To to System prefs -> Accounts & cllick unlock & then + buttons (you'll need to supply admin password) & name it something like Test. Then try using LW in that account. See if you have same problems.