could not move to library
 

I just downloaded some video clips and got the could not move to library message. I thought this problem was supposed to have been fixed 3 versions ago? anyway to move them?

Could Not Move To Library Files
 

Is there no way to recover "could not move to library" files?
I just waited for a bunch of files to download, but when I came home and checked the download status, I've got seven LARGE files I've been waiting patiently to download, they're all marked "Could Not Move To Library". I can see no reason why they wouldn't move, lots of disk space, all that.
Is there NO way to recover these files? Please don't tell me I have to re-find and re-download them all.....
I'd hoped that Limewire would solve my problems.... For some reason Shareaza shuts itself down periodically on my system...
Glad I didn't buy it right away, anyways! I might consider it if someone tells me how to fix this, and what causes it....

huh?
 

WOW. Do I see some angst here or what! I'd just like an answer to my problem. Anyone?

The problem was never seriously addressed by LimeWire, so it can't be fixed yet.

If you encounter that error, you can simply move those files manually if they seem complete.

and HOW do you move them manually?

If you are using a Mac you have to kill the download while it's verifying the file and move the incomplete file. On linux and windows the incomplete file *should* remain in your incomplete directory whe it can't be moved to your shared dir, - if it isn't, you have to do the same as on Macs.

thanks for the reply, but I still don't know how to move it. I'm looking in explorer, and it's neither in the shared or incomplete follder. I'm assuming that if it DID show up in incomplete( which it doesn't) I would then move it to the shared folder? And I'm using Windows. ( I have enough problems without Mac). Thanks. Joe

oh, and I did kill it. but still could not move it to anywhere that I could find.

I saw a message in another thread that I found interesting. It said that files that have names with strange characters (such as "/" or ":" or "*"), characters that are illegal in filenames, will cause "Could not move to library" errors.

So this suggests that there are people out there who are naming files with these funny characters. While LimeWire uses a temporary name during the download, when it finishes, it tries to put the file into the Library using the original filename, and it fails when the file contains a bad character.

I would guess that the people supplying files with weird characters are sharing the files from Unix or Mac, because those OS's allow characters that Windows does not permit.

Limewire could probably do something a bit smarter, like trying to remove the invalid characters on systems that do not support them.

Do you think this is the cause of your problem?

thank you for that info!!!!!!

"Could not move to library"
 

Guys, guys, guys !!!!

If you continue to ignore the "Could not move to library" problem, it is going to kill this product !!!!!!!!!

I have spent considerable time experimenting with different solutions and nothing *fixes* it. I have tried every version from 2.6.3 to 2.8.6 and they all do it. I have uninstalled and reinstalled it numerous times. I have lost at least 50 downloads.

There are numerous complaints in this forum and I have only seen a few explanations. None of these explanations hold water.

Explanation # 1. The file has special characters. Response: I did not see any special characters in any of the 50+ downloads that failed. Are the special characters hidden?

Work-around #1. Kill the download before it finishes and restart it. Response: If the problem is special characters, then why does killing the download and restarting it work??? It should fail either way, right?

Don't take my word for it. Search through this forum and read all of the different comments where people HAVE had success with this work-around.

Explanation # 2. The file was corrupted. Response: Limewire only reported corruption in 1 of the 50+ files.

Explanation # 3. Hard drive is full. Response: I have over 50 megs. available on my hard drive.

Explanation # 4. The problem is caused by a Firewire drive. Response: I do not have a Firewire drive.

Explanation # 5. Insufficient system memory. Response: I upgraded from 128 megs to 256 megs of ram and still get this error.

Work around #2. Go to the Incomplete folder and move the file manually. Response: I have not been able to find any of the 50+ downloads that failed with this error. It appears that Limewire deletes the file from the Incomplete folder BEFORE it determines that it can't save it to the Shared folder.

Don't take my word for it. Search through this forum and read all of the different comments where people have NOT had success with this work-around.

At this point, I have completely given up on Limewire. I have not had a successful download in 2 weeks!!! I really like the product and I am not trying to slam it. I just want some one to take the problem seriously and fix it.

Thanks!
Lee

so it looks like there's no fix? too bad. quite frankly I don't have time to "watch" it download and do things with the file during download. even with cable some of theses files download so slow that it takes hours.

same issue, new person
 

Ok...Ive been reading everyone's posts about this issue and I'm more lost than I when I started out. I cant even download anything because when I click on the "download" button, I get the dreaded "can not move to library" message. I use WIN XP and I used XP on my last computer and Limewire worked great. So I'm wondering why all of a sudden it's spazzing out on me. Are you serious that there isn't any fix to it? If so, that bites...someone help!!!

Reinstalling java worked for me on Mac OSX. Looks like it works on XP too. see here for links http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=19644

Still waiting for a fix for this on Mac with LimeWire 2.9.11
 

"COULD NOT MOVE TO LIBARY"
Mac OS X 10.2.6 on a Powerbook with latest Java from Apple.
After being in LimeWire 2.9.11 for a few minutes, the error happens immediately whenever I try to download anything from anywhere.
Furthermore, after browsing this thread for a while, I returned to LimeWire and it started working again! (Any idea?)
Thanks