when you remove incomplete files from its folder, then bring them back to resume downloading, they start from the begining rather than continuing. Is there a way to avoid that... is there a way to also hide files that are incomplete?

why would you hide? your siblings finding out you downloading porn?

=P

If you are in a specific user account in windows, (you have to log in before using windows), you can hide the file so that only certain profiles can see it

If the file doesn't continue then limewire doesn't think its the same file. You should have a broken file icon show up under quality to inidicate the file is the same one you have and can be resumed. I've just done the file move that you indicated in your post and it works for me.

O.o of course not

though I have a solution for the hiding the folder....ummm try finding the incomplete folder and umm hiding that folder...lol though I do think there should be an option to delete files when ya hit cancel.....is there an option to do that? hmm I should go check...

Deleting files manually after you hit cancel is ok with me. What I want is for my incomplete files to resume downloading, after changing their locations and bringing them back again. They are the same files , so why would limewire not recognise them?

Also what I don't like is the fact that there is no hide feature for individual files. I think I came through some file sharing softwares long ago, that have this feature, but are not fast in downloading like limewire. ...UHHH it sucks!

Why move the files? If you're going to move anything, move the folder. There's 2 vital files withing the incomplete folder called download.dat & .bak which are your downld preferences & keep track of what % of the files have been downlded & what the files are. Without them, LW won't know what files are in the incomplete folder despite they might be 80% downlded. So, if you're going to move the incomplete files, move the entire contents else the folder itself.

As already suggested, you can hide folders using the system admin options in the control panel. Also, there's 3rd party programs that can hide files/folders. How about making the incomplete folder invisible.

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Got a similar problem on mac os x 10.4 (tiger):

LimeWire Pro 4.9.37 (with java 1.4.2) crashed 2 times in the past 6 weeks, and asked for basic settings to be entered again (language to use, location of shared folder, ...) at relaunch. All my incomplete files are NOT recognized anymore although some were almost complete and very difficult to find (weeks of bit-searches!)...

ALL incomplete file names appear in red text (instead of black), they still have their initial (before-crash) incomplete file-size... but as I launch them again to complete them, they appear as 0%, when some were 80%, 90% or whatever close to be complete!

Sure, my computer was running on its own, when I noticed that it had no space (storage memory) left, and decided to quit limewire and restart my computer. Maybe there was no space left to update these 2 "vital files" dat & .bak, that you are talking about.
But why then, after making space on my disk again, and launching LimeWire again, doesn't the program automatically refresh the informations about incomplete files correctly?

And why can't I complete them, as they appear in red text (in the incomplete files' library)?

Thanx for your suggestions!

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