Cannot move to Library?
 

Occasionally, a file I'm downloading will say 100% and the status will be "Cannot move to Library". Is this a program wide bug, or am I just being stupid?

:confused:

No, you're not stupid.
 

I am having the same problem, especially started with the version 2.8.2. Now, I installed 2.8.5. Lets see what will happen with it.

Dear stung4ever and cuneyt

I get the same message occasionally. Did you ever find out what the message means / is caused by?

As you know, LimeWire keeps the downloaded files in the Incomplete folder until completed. When the download completed, LimeWire should move that file from the Incomplete folder to the folder which you set as Save Directory. While the Incomplete folder and the folder which set as the Save Directory are at the same disk, LimeWire just moves the completed file from the Incomplete folder to this folder. I suppose, the Could Not Move To Library message means that LimeWire could not move this file from the Incomplete folder.

But, the weird thing is that the LimeWire gives this message before the download completed. The percentage is becoming %100 *suddenly* and we get that the famous Could Not Move To Library message. I don't understand why LimeWire tries to move a file; which was not completed, from the Incomplete folder.

The good thing is that the LimeWire generally does not give this message for truly completed files.

FYI, I tried 2.8.5 and nothing changed.

thanx for reply
 

cuneyt

thanks for that, though there doesn't seem to be a solution at the moment. I had noticed that the downloads were not complete when the message appeared and that truly completed downloads do not suffer the problem.

I'm also using the latest version from Limewire (for Mac).

Actually, this failure has only happened to me when attempting fairly hefty downloads, like 200mb ish.

Hmmm...

This maybe a good catch.

LimeWire might be doing something that requires more memory while or just before moving the files from the Incomplete folder.

Now, I increased its preferred memory to 4 MB. Lets see what happens.

Thanks for all the replys.

I still haven't figured it out, but it seems to happen under 2 conditions:

1. Big, 100+ meg files (games, movies, etc.).
2. Limewire has to go through a file path to get to the file I want (haven't tried it in 2.8.5 yet, though), however, in this case, the cannot move message comes up immediately, before it has a chance to try to download.

did read in another post to go to 'options/filters/keywords' and type in " / "
may work but not found out yet

Phil

Cannot transfer to library
 

having same problem, but with files around 80Mb. Please post solution whenever discovered.:(

Have had the same problem but only on a few occasions. Whenever this has happened, I "kill the download" and then click on the "Library" tab then the "Incomplete" folder. Find the file that would not move to the library and highlight it. Then click the "Resume" button and it should start to download and as you will see it is not finished yet.
Before you kill the download remember how big the file should be when complete and when you go to the "library,incomplete" folder it will not be that big.
Yes, it sounds like some kind of glitch in the program but this is the first version that I have ever experienced it in (2.8.5 PRO) and whenever I have killed and then resumed it has always finished the download and then moved it to the right folder.

re phil-uk's suggestion
 

tried typing in the forward slash to the filter field, but no difference. The next attempted large download came to the same sticky end.

What with Cannot move to Library, Requery sent, Queued 500th in line etc, the download failure rate must be above 90%. Still, it's all stealing so I shouldn't moan.

Does anyone out there at Limewire Galaxy HQ have any comments on Cannot move to library?

Airhockey sounds promising
 

Airhockey

You are as wise as the wizard in Tolkein. Sounds like a practical solution, thanx.

The Gnutella network should not be considered stealing:) . This is a way to test all products, music, videos before you go out and purchase them:D If the vendors don't get any money:rolleyes: why would they continue to create new programs:p .

PeterH- did you try the procees above. It has always worked for me

Maybe CAN transfer to library now
 

thanks to Airhockey. Think yu may have solved the problem. Incidentally, I too am using 2.8.5, so perhaps a Limewire glitch.
Regards, KH :)

sigh. trying 2.8.6 now (on OS 9.1), hoping the problem would have gone away, but no luck. incomplete files that apparently Can't be moved to library... not that they're ready to go there anyway.

i've seen it happen to files with no unusual characters in the name (just letters and a dot), and as small as 14MB, so I doubt it's related to size or filename.

thanks to Airhockey for the tip - Kill, switch to Library, Resume. unfortunately it means we've got to babysit the app, but at least we don't have to start over from scratch each time.

ah well - slow, slow progress.

cannot move to library
 

In the beginning when i installed this LimeWire on my mac it worked rather fine.
Now.. after a while - i get this Cannot move to librarary thing.
I have searched for the file but it isn't anywhere
I have uninstalled it and installed it again. I have increased memory and many things. but all my downloads bigger than ?? 1 mb gets this Cannot move to library.
This Limewire is the slowest thing i ever seen and strange also.

I have a G4 400 mhz.
OS 9.2.2
Limewire 2.8.6

I also tried to install limewire on my pc (at work) - but there i got a lot of **** also - like this Monkey thing, Make Money and other strange small things installed on the pc. And it is really slow and the percent downloaded things.. is very very low. If they had any programs and applications on VinMX i prefer to get if from there but it is for PC... but this LimeWire must be a joke or something

Try Myster PR5,

Not as flash as Limewire but then it works well which is all I want.

Have downloaded mov files 1.8 gigbyts long at 50/60 k constant, never had this in Limewire.

Here's where to find it, an oh yes it's free.

http://www.mysternetworks.com/

Phil

size does not matter, at least here...
 

i have gotten the same message with seven files in a row today, at a 1.5, 7 92, 2, 3.1 etc.

8.5.6 on osx 1.5
sometimes it happens with in 1min. othertimes much later in a download

Possible Solution
 

I just started having this same problem, only EVERY file I tried downloading immediately came up "Could Not Move to Library". I went into my Incomplete Files and deleted all of them, starting fresh. Problem solved!

Myster works but it is slower than... don't know anything that slow.. It is Java-based and it is probably something with that , that makes it so slow...

/Sussi

LimeWire dudes should mention this bug in the FAQ, it's the most asked question I've heard, even my mate who has just started using it asked me...

I wonder why these file-sharing apps always have some need to be looked after, they're never fully automatic...

oh well:confused:

This is the best work-around!
But it irritates me that this is not mentioned in the official LW FAQ, it's obviously gonna be a very FA Question, so LW developers should just put in a quick note, and face up to the fact that their program has a "baby-sitting required" bug!

My system is:
Window 2000SP3 running on an
Althlon 1200mhz with 256MB RAM, J2RE 1.41 and connected to the internet through DSL (on an Ni500 box and serving 6 computers in our office) from New Zealand.

I'm having this very same problem with 2.8.6 Pro on my XP Home system all the time now and never in the past but I've been away from it several months. What is going on and where is the fix for it? I see complaints for many months back and no fix. I think this one has the developers stumped.
I wall not pay again for something that is failing and needs so much attention. I wait in line for hours to have it fail and have to start over.

The next version should fix some of those problems. The beta going to be released shortly.

Not Limewire's problem.
 

I sent an email to support. They still think this is a user problem and not a problem with Limewire.

Email follows with my response:

Hi Bill,

This is usually the result of either downloading a file with an
incredibly large name or rogue characters in the name, trying to
download to a full disk, or downloading to a directory to which you
don't have administrator rights. Please try the following:

Press Kill Download
Select the Incomplete folder, in the Library, and select Resume.

Thanks,
Zenzele

My Response:
Dear Zenzele,

Don't get me wrong because I'm a loyal Limewire user and have been over many
years and I know a form response when I see it.
This is not a problem with my PC or the file....it is Limewire.
I switched to BearShare and was able to download the very same files on the
very same PC. I don't like BearShare's interface and prefer Limewire but
BearShare is working.
You can't simply blow this off as a user problem. Please fix it so I can use Limewire.

Bill

Never happened to me on version 2.8.5, then upgraded to 2.8.6 and it started to happen all the time. I'll just stick to 2.8.5

Still waiting
 

I've been using the free version of BearShare since the failure of Limewire. The interface is very different but it works without fail and I need a program that will let me go to bed and not have to watch it for that failure. Limewire worked great for many years and I've been using the pro version ever since it started. I don't understand why they are not working around the clock to fix it. In a few more weeks I'll feel at home with BearShare and will be using the pro version even though it cost more because it works. Limewire is just throwing the business away.

Re: Still waiting
 

Because some people need their sleep.
Couldn't move to libraries where not really such a pressing concern because they happened very rarely (originally). A little bug in 2.8.6 caused them to happen much more often. That bug has been fixed for a while and the latest version does not have that problem anymore.

What and where?
 

What new version are you using and where did you get it? When I go to my personal download page it still has 2.8.6 as the latest version so what do I do to get the version of pro you have?
That library restart fix only works when you are awake to detect it so that is not an acceptable fix. You can't watch the program all the time.

2.9.4 is still an alpha version but it has fixed the "Couldn't move to Library" errors. You can get it from your download page.

Not for me
 

Jusrt downloaded and installed newest Beta (2.9.5) of LW.... Still does the same thing.. even worse.

I'm really surprised that such an endemic problem is being ignored by the developers.

Same with me.
 

I have the same problem with it as well. Small files are okay but the files I really want fail. They are just throwing it away. I'm still using BearShare and had none of the problems and have discovered some new features since I used it two years ago.
I liked Limewire pro and thought they would fix it fast. If it is not fixed by the time my six months is up I will drop it.