QuickTime does the automatic conversion of a LimeWire document to a media file when an extension (such as .mp3) is put on the end of the filename. I've noticed in at least one case this automatic changing can only happen once for a file. I accidentally put the wrong extension on a file so I had to manually change the type code to the proper one.

I am terribly sorry but my computer lingo is severely handicapped. I, too, have a mac (OS 8.6) and am having the problem with the files not being recognized as audio files. They're recognized as limewire 18c documents. Toast won't even let me drag them into the audio screen (but it will let me drag them into the data screen which didn't help.) I read the reply about stuffit expander. I have that, but I don't understand what I'm supposed to do with it. I moved it to the desktop as well as all of the song files and then dragged each of the song files into the stuffit folder. Is this what you meant? Because, if it is, they're still documents with the icons being those little pieces of paper with the corner folded over. I've been at my computer for the past TWELVE HOURS TRYING TO GET ONE LITTLE CD. Please, oh please help me. Thank you so much.

If you need to change the creater type i suggest you use File Buddy to do that. http://www.skytag.com/filebuddy/download.html

Hi, I've read this discussion hoping to learn how to launch files on my mac - I can't save the limewire files to anything besides the Limewire Library, nor can I drag them to the desktop - so I'm not sure how to open them with Stuffit Expander. Am I missing something? Thanks for your help,
Jess