".limewire" folder location problem
 

does anybody know why limewire was programmed to place the what looks like the user configuration data ".limewire" folder in a location relative to the desktop location?

i had a different path for the desktop location on all my computers and limewire keeps putting the ".limewire" folder in the desktops parent folder.. which would be the correct folder if my paths were the default paths. why in the world wouldnt the folder be placed according to the "%userprofile%" path itself instead of a less significant folder "%userprofile%/desktop"... it makes no sense..

thats like if u wanted your bike in the garage and told somebody to make sure its next to the car cause u know the car is normally always in the garage and then one day for some reason u parked outside and so thats where the idiot left the bike cause u never told him u wanted it in the garage u just said next to the car.. haha.. there now that should clearly explain my problem.. i hope u understand it

so as of right now in order to keep using limewire i have all my desktop paths on all my computers set back to the default.. and i dont want that... so if anybody that knows a lot about this or any limewire developers can help me ide appreciate it..

thanx :)

What do you mean you set them back to default? How were your desktop files set or how is it you want them? Do you have them set to different partitions or drives or something? It's got me puzzled. :confused:
Do you normally downld to the desktop or root level of a drive or where do you normally downld to (path)?

the system has default location for its "shell folders"... desktop is one of the shell folders.. i have a different path for my desktop because i use a common desktop for all my computers... my question is why limewire is not installing its ".limewire" directory in the user's root shell folder... and instead installing the .limewire folder in the parent folder of the shell folder "desktop"

i hope theres a developer or someone that has knowlege in the registry looking at these posts.... otherwise u probably arent gonna understand what im asking...

maybe this should have been posted on a different thread.. does anybody know how to move a post?

Just curious but why don't you just install it on the server.

You posted in the correct section. The LW proggies check most of the sections. A normal user cannot move a post.

first of all i only want my data on there and second of all every system running limewire would be trying to put that directory in the same spot... wouldnt work

too bad they arent seeing my post haha...

i dont know much about programming.. but i know a lot about the OS and it seems to me unless they have a specific reason for this its gotta be a mistake or bad programming or something.....

so the limewire developers will only answer easy questions or what?

Arrogant sod. What you downld LW Basic & expect/demand to communicate directly with the LW programmers. What the '
There's lots of other p2p forums around.
BTW the desktop is not a normal location for prefs folder. C:/Documents And Settings/your_username/.limewire is the default. Unless you're using 98 / ME which would be C:\My Documents

LW 4.10+ leaves the prefs folder here C:\Documents and Settings\*yourusername*\Application Data\limewire if you don't have a .limewire folder. Which is default for many programs. Application Data folder being "hidden".

Perhaps you should recheck your setup.

satnone

I would not expect the Dev to answer you question the way you have set your systems set up is very unusual most people do not run multiple computers from a single desktop and I really do not see an advantage to doing that. It is almost like you are running a reverse server :confused: why? what is the advantage ?

u need to read more closely i couldnt have explained it more simply.. i didnt say it installs it in the desktop folder.. open your eyes.. i said it installs it in the desktop's PARENT folder.. which would be the location that u gave.. assuming my desktop was in the default location.. im not gonna explain it all over again u can just read what i wrote the first time and pay better attention.. the location that u gave:

"C:/Documents And Settings/your_username/.limewire"

is where it wants to install it.. yes ive already said that too.. but do u know how it knows where that location is? by looking for the desktop folder - a folder within that same location.. which is just stupid and makes no sence.. why would u look for the desktop folder to know where the users main profile folder is.. its just shitty programming.. anyways.. im over it.. edonky is a hundred times better anyways... not like anybody in here has enough knowledge in computers to help me anyways.. no offence.....

u obviously dont even come close to understanding... nothing runs from a desktop.. whatever that meens... and reverse server?
wtf are u talking about

all the computers have a COMMON desktop.. (that meens they have the SAME desktop folder).. so if something is placed on one computers desktop it is also on the other computers desktops.. if u cant see an advantage in that then i dont know what to say.. cause i sure see one..

and about limewire... the location of the desktop folder should not have anything to do with the way an application works

The folder where your .limewire is in, which is apparently the desktop folder, turn on show hidden files & folders. Chances are (as I hinted earlier) that there will be an Application Data folder there. Or search your computer for [color=blue]Application Data[/url] with the show hidden files & folders option turned on. If you find one on your desktop, then the issue is with the way you have your network set up. Application Data represents other program preferences. To have many of your program preferences being sent to the desktop is odd & arguably a security risk. And 'if' that is the case, shows your set up is confusing your programs to know where to find the appropriate location. Shitty programming for all the other programs also I guess you'd say.

Actually I came very close to understanding what you were talking about .

But just one other question from a stupid old man have you always been such a rude genius or did you just wake up on the wrong side of the bed. You have quit an attitude do you really think you are better than anybody else or are just an ***.

Well I wish you best of luck on life's journey I have a feeling you are really going to need it.

um yeah all my files r visible for one thing...

i know where the application data directory is.. limewire is not installing the application data (.limewire) in that directory.. its installing it in the same directory that the application data directory is in.. the users root directory (documents and settings\username).. the desktop is in there also (normally).. which ive already basically explained 4 times now... in your last post u even said that one version installs it in exactly where im tellin u its installing it...

as soon as limewire sees that my desktop location is pointing in a different path it just goes ahead and installs its .limewire directory in a directory relative to that path.. (the desktop's parent directory - which of course is no longer "documents and settings\username")... what significance does the desktop folder have to limewire... nothing..

its like its using it as a reference to where it should be installing its .limewire folder... thats ridiculous...

haha ill go with better than anybody else

actually heres a real simple way of explaining my problem... forget about my system's setup for a second...

if i was to delete my desktop folder.. limewire would not install.. so there.. anybody wanna give me a reason for this?

now i know u cannot delete the desktop folder.. but if u changed the shell folder path in the registry to a location that does not exist.. it would look to the system as if its been deleted

the desktop should have nothing to do with limewire... except maybe where it sticks its shortcut when its done installing.. (that is if u even told it to put one there) but that isnt the problem here..

blah blah blah ... so your app data folder is in same directory as .limewire. Very poor way to have your system set up (as you have it) imho. But that's your choice. Delete your .limewire folder, install LW 4.10 & your new LW prefs will go to app data folder. So then you won't need to look at it. :D

u think i chose to have limewire install that .limewire folder there? haha

or r u trying to say that having a common desktop located on a server is a poor way to have my network set up?

cause its actualy pretty convenient.. and no other program has a problem finding the application data folder.. only limewire cause somebody ****** up

r u completely sure limewire 4.10 installs to the application data folder like every other normal program does? cause if so then i guess thats the solution to my problem... unless of course it just starts creating an application data folder in there now instead of the .limewire folder.. which im sure is exactly whats gonna happen since limewire finds your root user folder by looking for the desktop

There's only one way to find out. But you'll need to delete the .limewire folder 1st, otherwise LW 4.10 will continue to use it.

well what do u know.. i guess since they call those upgrades then there WAS something wrong with their older version like i said.. anyways thanx for the suggestion.. problem solved :)

it even accepted a few of the preference files from the older version that i overwrote so i didnt even have to set everything up again :)