can't open downloaded files - Macintosh version
 

Files get downloaded but I can't open them. I just started this thing so possibly I'm doing something stupid...who knows! That's why I'm here! So far I've downloaded two file types, MP3 and a txt file. I push the launch button and nothing happens. I try to open like the MP3 file in music match or something and it doesn't list it as a readable file. What am I doing wrong?!

moi aussi
 

exactly the same trouble on iMac . but it worked on the old version of lime wire ... help

I am having the smae problem and I too had no problems with the old version. I have found the only way to access the files I have downloaded is to go under the "file" and choose "add to library" then find your lime wire application folder and then find your "shared" folder and your files should be in there. I should note that I am using iTunes for playback

me too! all downloads refuse to open/play as they did in prior version. very frustrating after such great improvements in speed and selecting. does no-one have a fix for this fatal defect?

I made an alias of the shared folder and put it on my desktop for easy access. The downloaded mp3 files in the shared folder open easily if you select them and then drag on top of your mp3 player. I use SoundJam.

We're continuing to work on this issue -- it has to do with file types and creator codes. It's possible that just setting the file type and not the creator code would solve this problem, but I'll look into it some more. The internal LimeWire player is actually not available on Mac classic, although it is on OSX.

As a previous post mentioned, you should definitely be able to double click on files from outside of LimeWire (from your shared directory). If double-clicking does not do it, dragging them to your player should work.

OPEN the annoying "Lime Wire Document" files with this trick
 

It was VERY annoying to find that after waiting for a download I was unable to open them because they were showing up as "Lime Wire Document" in my shared folder. So I did some reading & experimenting; this works wonderfully.

If you cannot launch the .sit from your Lime Wire Library, then go to your Lime Wire folder & open up the Shared Folder within. Here you will see that the "File Type" is not a .sit, but a Lime Wire document. I used to throw these away. But there is a way to unstuff programs that is very easy. Like the mp3s that can be played outside of the Lime Wire library, you just have to move the file that won't uncompress directly from Lime Wire or your Shared folder into Stuffit Expander itself.

Just open up "Internet Utilties" in your Applications menu. Select Aladdin folder. Drag the Lime Wire document file that will not uncompress on top of the Stuffit Expander icon. Then, double click the Stuffit Expander icon. Go to File and then Expand. It will unstuff the document.

Good luck!

Don't Upgrade!
 

I upgraded LimeWire and found that it included advertisement banners. This was the only noticable difference... except: EVERY Mp3 file that I down load ends up in this nebulous format that is less convenient to open, and impossible to burn onto a CD. There is NO difference in search or download speed. There is no positive reason to upgrade and two very good reasons you should not upgrade. I'm going back to the previous version. I considered becoming a paying user, but who knows how usefull LimeWire is after you pay? Their promises for the new version certainly didn't come true.

2.2 pro - same problem - downloaded files show up as Laserwriter 8500 files for some bizarre reason. I can't open them, can't translate them, so I can't burn them. Considering going back to earlier version. Very unhappy.