If you've updated LimeWire and can't find your downloads, check this out!

by rollingcaker On March 31, 2009 | DVD & Video | Hits: 77

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The location of the saved & shared folders have changed in newer versions of LimeWire, and this can effect how files show in your library. If you've updated to the latest LimeWire and suddenly find that your files aren't showing in your library, this might help.

The old:

LW's default location for saving files used to be:

C:\Documents and Settings\your username\Shared.

This was also the default location for the shared folder.

The new saved folder locations:

4.15.0 Beta - 4.16.0 C:\Documents and Settings\username\LimeWire Saved

4.16.1 onwards C:\Documents & Settings\username\My Documents\LimeWire\Saved

LW 5 C:\Documents & Settings\username\My Documents\LimeWire\Saved

The new shared folder locations:

4.15.0 Beta - 4.16.0 C:\Documents and Settings\username\LimeWire Shared

4.16.1 onwards C:\Documents & Settings\username\My Documents\LimeWire\Shared

LW 5 C:\Documents & Settings\username\My Documents\LimeWire\Shared

So...if your files have suddenly stopped showing up in your library, check for the files in C:\Documents and Settings\your username\shared. Chances are, that's where your files will be.

If this is what's happened to you, you can find your old shared/saved folder (look in the old location) and

(a)

Add it for sharing by going to LW's tools > options > sharing, find the old folder, add it > apply > ok.

(b)

Change the location of your saved/shared folders in the new version so that it's the same as the old folder.

If you want to do this, go to LW's tools > options > saving...make the saving location the same as your old saved folder location > apply > ok. Then go tools > options > sharing...make the sharing location the same as your old shared/saved folder location > apply > ok.

If you're really stuck & files aren't in any of the locations that I've stated here, use your computer's search to look for some of the file names. Find out where they're stored & then add those files/folders to your saved/shared folder(s).

Remember...DON'T save your downloads within C:\Program Files\LimeWire.

If you do that, then uninstalling LW will also remove all of your downloads

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