This just happened to me, too. I finally updated after ignoring th emessage and POOF! Everythings gone! I actually didn't mean to update because I don't trust updates and this is why, lol! I must have hit "enter" or something because I had no intention of updating.
Anyway, I checked the library and it's absoltely empty! I had hundreds of songs and they're gone. I know they are probably still in my computer in the shared file, but in Limewire they are gone! I want to listen to them WHILE I am in LW, not have to load up another program.
This bites!

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I just installed the newest version of Limewire and the "configure" screen came up. My library was intack and things were fine until I lost my library. I went to configure (not really knowing what it was that should be configured) and unchecked one that I thought was my document files. I went back to my library and it was gone. What folder should my library be listed in? I have never changed anything before, so the folder should be in a general one. My son will be very upset with me if I lost his downloads. Please help me.

i have found all my files but, all of my old files are not with my new files... it still says i am sharing 1400 files but when i click on audio or video only the new downloads pop up everything i downloaded before going pro is in another file and if i want to see them i have use the search my files feature. i am using windows vista and have comcast cable. my computer is only a couple of months old so the memory is plenty and i have 1050 ram any ideas?

I am having the same problem these other users are. I updated to the newer version of limewire and lost my library. I have a weird scenario also, there are three users on my system only one of the versions of limewire work correctly otherwise i would not be able to access my library at all. Is there anyone who can walk me back through the configure and tell me what to choose and what not to choose so i can get it back.

I have vista and nothing was wrong until i updated to a newer version 4.16 or something like that. I have had my new system for over a year now and last month i upgraded and have been screwed ever since. I need help not to whine about it in this forum. I am frustrated that we don't have links or numbers or something for technical support to figure out this mess.

Now that the "horse is out of the barn" so to speak I'm not sure you can retrieve the files you lost. The only suggestion I have is to check in the folder you designated to save your files. You would have had to designate where you wanted your files stored when you initially setup Limewire. This would be a Windows file.

In the future, you may want to consider copying, at least your music files, to iTunes or some other program like it. That way you'll have a backup copy to go to just in case.

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