how to permanently save files
 

I'm sure this has been asked 62 trillion times.
i want to delete my lime wire library.
i want to save what i already have.
i did it once before by accident and figured it out. i recently had to reboot my computer due to a lovely little trojan and i forgot exactly what i did to permanently store shared files so they do not delete when i clear lw library.
now i for the life of me can't remember wtf i did.
i can do everything else i need to but i am just stumped on this.

I'm not sure what you would of done before either...
Take a look at this sticky about deleting files within the limewire library...:rolleyes_2:
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?t=49851

I'm guessing your OS is XP.

> Open Limewire & go to the Library tab.

> Click on Explore at the bottom to open the Shared folder where the music is stored.

> Shut down Limewire (not mandatory, but just to make the transfer smoother).

> In the Shared folder, either highlight the file(s) you want moved, or if you want to move them all choose Edit > Select All at the top of the folder.

> Choose either Move The Selected Items under the File/Folder Tasks or use File > Select at the top. Note: You may/may not have to click the Folders icon at the top to view the file/folder tasks.

> Pick your desired destination from the pop - up window, such as the My Music folder, or a new folder that you may want to create.

> Then select Move & wait for the process to complete. This step also removes the files from the library list in Limewire.

The short answer would be to copy/paste the files into a new folder & then go back into the shared folder & delete all the files from there.

Tip: To make accessing the shared folder easier (if you should want to do this again in the future):

From within the shared folder:

> Click on the Folder icon at the top to open the folder tree on the left.

> Right click on Shared, which should be highlighted, & choose the Send To > Desktop option.

Just noticed something...
 

I have downloaded a lot of music from LW, although it is not in my LW library, because I have moved it to a different folder.

The only files in my LW library are files that have remained in the original download folder, although these are not the only files that I share.

Soooo...try moving all of your downloads to a new folder and see what happens.

Good luck :xeri_ok1ani: