Once the incomplete files start downloading, they will resume at previous download %, but until then will show zero %. This was true for LW 4. Not sure about LW 5. Deleting the download.dat & bak files? Who suggested you do that? I'd like to see a quote. They are the files that maintain your download preferences & download history.

In LW 4 all you'd need to do is go to Library window, select incomplete folder, select all files holding down SHIFT key, press Resume button. This would force all incomplete files back into Download window.

LW 5 does not have a resume option. And canceling files in LW 5's download window will delete the incomplete files.

because I am not liking Limewire 5 AT ALL! Thanks for the words but I guess it doesn't do me much good now- all the partials are gone except for about 5. Know any way to get the others back?

I don't remember which post I read but it said something like LW would recreate a file from what it found in the folder. I guess that wasn't true at all. Or I misread it.

OK - so I reinstall LW5 and all my downloads show up again but they are missing from the incomplete folder (which doesn't show up in my library at all).

Also, is this version a serious RAM hog because every other program I try to run concurrently is buggy and deathly sluggish when LW5 is running.

This really sucks. Where can I get my 4.18 back?