Persistant download issues

[topgumf16]

Over the past few Shareaza versions I have been unable to add any new files to my queue without getting a file error indication in the status column that I am unable to resolve. Additionally, If I need to close Shareaza I loose progress on most of my queued files it can go from 99% to 0% just because I had to reboot (exited program first) to install an update to windows. Otherwise my down/up loads seem to work fine. Any help/insight would be appreciated. Win 7-64, 4GB Ram, AMD Quad core Phenom 9150e
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[old_death]

Have you checked whether you have the correct read/write permissions within the folder your downloads are being stored in during download (incompletes folder) respectively upon completion? Such access right issues are a common problem among Win7 and Vista users.

[topgumf16]

Thanks for the idea, it's a very logical approach but permissions were not a problem. BUT I just realized I'm storing my incompletes on a USB external drive. Could this be a factor?

[old_death]

You could just try it out by migrating the incompletes folder to an internal drive again. It's best to have that folder on the same drive and partition than the download folder anyways, as this is better for the lifetime of your hard drives.

[cyko_01]

[topgumf16]

Thank you, thank you, Thank you. I move the incompletes folder to my C drive and restarted Shareaza and didn't loose my download progress. Looks like I've also resolved my new downloads issue.

PS the USB dive always came up with the same drive letter.

[old_death]

We're glad we could help you.