Im Having Huge Issues With 4.12 Limewire
 

Ok, so I just recently lost all my files and I am trying to download my music again. I just recently got the new version since thats what was recomended but I dont understand it at all. I cant figure out how to make the music go to the files I want, it goes everywhere, and some of its red and some of it isnt. Most of the time, Ill download it but it will just dissapear and I dont know how to recover those files and correct it so that the downloaded ones go the file I want them to. HEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLPPPP!

In LW tools > options > saving. That will show you the location of your saved folder... that's where your downloads go. The default location is C:\Do****ents and Settings\your name\Shared but if you want to change the location, you can do so at any time:)

Files in red aren't being shared, files in black are being shared. To share a file right click on it > share file. If it doesn't appear black straight away then try refreshing the page or restarting LW.

If you're downloading files & they're disappearing, try doing a search with your computer for the file name.

Excuse the stupid edit, that's insane. After C:\ comes Do_cu_ments and Settings (ignore the underscore!!)

My main concern is getting rid of the extra files. There's a "saved" folder with a buch of subfolders in it, ie: audio, images ect and I dont want that but I cant seem to find that anywhere to get rid if it.

Explained by personal message. Those folders are just the same as your download folder. Click on the saved files folder & it shows the files you downlded. But if you'd only like to see the audio or video files, then click on audio & it will only show the audio files you downlded. Shared folder is the same as Saved Files folder, except Saved Files folder only exists in LW, not on your computer. Whereas Shared folder does exist on your computer.

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Those folders under the Saved Files folder are psuedo folders. They don't actually exist. The reason LW did this is not everybody shares their files in their download folder so their download folder would not appear in the Library window. Saved Files folder "is" the same as your shared folder. And it separates the files so you know which ones are video, which files are audio, etc. That's all. On your computer you will still only have the Shared Folder (ie: your downld folder) & an incomplete folder.

To see what I mean, go to your LW Library window, select Saved Files folder & press the Explore button. Sample image here: Using Library Explore button to access downld folder (click on link) & the folder will open up for you. You can do the same with the video folder etc. but it's the same folder. BTW it "is" possible to make video, audio, documents, Programs folders separate on your computer. But not many people do this & I don't think you want your downlds going into separate physical folders.

Files in the Library window that are red are files that aren't being shared. (exception being the incomplete folder.) You can share them by going to Tools>Options>Sharing & choose the last option of Immediately share downloaded files. Then they will be black.

You can also right-click any red file in the Library window & choose share this file or folder or stop sharing this file or folder.

If your incomplete files refuse to load into the download window, in LW 4.12 you can make them continue from where they were. Go to library window, select incomplete folder, select all the incomplete files (select all at once by holding down SHIFT key as you select), then press the Resume button. This will force them back into the downld window. Only LW 4.12 will continue them from the % they were. Previous versions would make them start from zero %.

Hope this helps!:)

That's only what shows within your LW library. I don't know that there's any way to stop those from showing, apart from clicking the arrow to not expand Saved Files. Those subfolders (AFAIK) are just shown within your library for your ease of use... they're not separate subfolders created within your Saved folder.

Ok, wow, im really not as technically savy as I thought. Thanks guys.