I've looked all through the LimeWire OS X forums and haven't found anyone reporting my issue.

My Shared folder seems to have simply disappeared. I didn't change my sharing preferences and lose the link. My LimeWire "Saving" Preferences still show the right directory path to the location of where my Shared folder was, it just isn't there anymore.

I used Sherlock to search my hard disk for traces of my files. Nothing. I used Norton UnErase to see if the folder and/or files somehow ended up in the Trash. No sign of anything resembling any of the files I had in my Shared folder.

Has this happened to anyone else? I can accept the idea that the files are lost, but I would like to ensure that whatever happened doesn't happen again.