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My
download was completed, but I cannot find the file?
If you start a download, a .dat file (partial
download) is created. It's important to notice,
that the path to the current download folder is
coded into the .dat file, together with other information
like the filename. When the file is finished with
downloading it will be renamed and put into the
folder that is stored inside the .dat file. So it
is important that that folder is present. If not,
the file will stay a .dat file or might even get
deleted (when using different partitions).
If you change the download folder or use a different
setting after reinstallation you can still use
the uncompleted .dat files. But after completion,
the client tries to copy the final files to the
original download folder. If this folder still
exists, you may find the file there. If you have
removed it, the .dat stays in your current download
folder and cannot be copied. Do NOT rename it,
because the download info is still attached to
the end of the file. If you recreate the original
folder, then the file will be copied to its final
destiny.
If you can't remember your 'old' download folder,
you can use the K-Dat or DatView tool to find
it out.
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How
can I resume my old partial downloads?
All FastTrack clients (Kazaa Lite, Kazaa,
Grokster) can complete each others .dat files. If
you start a download, a .dat file (partial download)
is created. It's important to notice, that the path
to the current download folder is coded into the
.dat file, together with other information like
the filename. When the file is finished with downloading
it will be renamed and put into the folder that
is stored inside the .dat file. So it is important
that that folder is present. If not, the file will
stay a .dat file or might even get deleted (when
using different partitions).
1) Just copy all your old partial
downloads (.dat files) into the download folder
that you use for Kazaa Lite. See the Installation
section of this F.A.Q. for a recommended setup.
2) Make sure your 'old' download
folder is still present on your system. If not,
create it manually. This is only required if your
'new' folder is different from the one you used
before. If you can't remember your 'old' download
folder, you can use the K-Dat or DatView tool
to find it out.
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After
my download is completed the file still appears
as a .dat file
If you start a download, a .dat file (partial
download) is created. It's important to notice,
that the path to the current download folder is
coded into the .dat file, together with other information
like the filename. When the file is finished with
downloading it will be renamed and put into the
folder that is stored inside the .dat file. So it
is important that that folder is present. If not,
the file will stay a .dat file untill this 'old'
folder is restored. Or worse, it might even get
deleted (this happens when the 'old' and 'new' folders
are on different partitions).
If you change the download folder or use a different
setting after reinstallation you can still use
the uncompleted .dat files. But after completion,
the client tries to copy the final files to the
original download folder. If this folder still
exists, you may find the file there. If you have
removed it, the .dat stays in your current download
folder and cannot be copied. Do NOT rename it,
because the download info is still attached to
the end of the file. If you recreate the original
folder, then the file will be copied to its final
destiny.
If you can't remember your 'old' download folder,
you can use the K-Dat or DatView tool to find
it out.
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My
downloads disappear after completion.
See topic above.
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Why
are my downloads so slow, and how can I speed them
up?
The download speed depends on the user(s)
you are downloading from: your downloads cannot
be faster than their upload bandwidth allows.
The tips page of the F.A.Q. has a nice tutorial
for the best way of searching for files. That
should help you get better download speeds.
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How
come my download was disrupted?
When you are downloading a file, you are
downloading directly from another computer that
can be anywhere in the world. If this computer disconnects
from the Internet while you are downloading, your
download will be disrupted. Kazaa Lite uses intelligent
downloads to periodically try and continue downloading
your file from other Kazaa (Lite) users, so just
leave Kazaa Lite to run until it finds it again.
You can also try right-clicking the file and choose
“Find More Sources for Download”, this
will make Kazaa Lite look for additional sources.
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Why
do so many uploads from my machine end up aborted?
Don't worry; this is due to uploads being
taken from multiple sources. The user uploading
from you probably finished the download using an
alternative source. Or maybe that user just went
offline.
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What
does the More Sources needed message mean?
It means that all the users sharing the file
you want went offline while you were downloading.
Kazaa Lite uses intelligent downloads to periodically
try and continue downloading your file, so just
leave Kazaa Lite to run until it finds it again.
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All
my downloads say 'Failed'
If the download says failed after it is finished,
check the topic above called "After my download
is completed the file still appears as a .dat file".
Also make sure that you have enough disk space
to store your downloads.
Windows XP Service Pack 1 is also known to be
a cause of a lot of problems. There is not much
that can be done about this, except downgrading
to Windows XP without SP1.
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I
accidentally shared my whole harddisk, how do I
unshare everything? Go to 'Tools' >
'Find Media to Share' > 'Folder List'. Then
click on 'de-select all'.
or
Remove the contents of the 'db' folder in found
in c:\program files\kazaa lite\
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What
does the option 'use optimal bandwidth while computer
is idle' do? When this setting is turned
on, all available bandwidth will be used to upload
files (thus not download) whenever you do not
actively use your computer (not moving your mouse
for a couple of minutes). It is best to leave
this function disabled.
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Why
is the maximum bandwidth on my search results only
just [some value] ?
This bandwidth value is calculated by how
fast you have downloaded previously. So it is merely
an indication of your bandwidth (or speed) which
is based on the speeds of your previous downloads.
So if you download fast once, you will see that
the value has increased next time when you do a
search.
So don't worry. This bandwidth value DOES NOT
have any affect on your ACTUAL maximum bandwidth
(and download speed).
Everytime you re-install Kazaa Lite, the value
will be reset to it default value.
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What
are those red crosses on some of my search results?
That means that those files are shared by
a user who is behind a firewall and that they probably
can't be downloaded from that user.
It is better to filter out these results. That
can be done in Kazaa Lite options, on the filter
tab.
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Why
am I downloading from fewer sources as than I found
in the search?
There are lots of reasons for this:
- There is a maximum for the number of sources
that is used simultaniously. This is 8 in the
old Kazaa Lite versions. With the K++/Resurrection
Editions you can chance that value. The default
value is 16.
- Sources may have gone offline in the meanwhile.
- Speed: If you download from only a few people,
but the speeds are good, then Kazaa Lite won't
try to add any additional sources. Only when
the total speed is low, it tries to add some
more sources to download from.
- When you start a download, a maximum of 30
sources is stored in the partial download. So
having hundreds of sources in the searchresults
is pretty pointless. Once the download is started
additional sources can be added, up to 150 in
total.
- But the most important reason why you usually
only download from one or two sources at a time
is that the sources don't have a free upload
slot available for you to use. A simple example:
Let's say that there are 100 people. On average
they each have 5 upload slots. That means a
maximum of 500 total uploads from these people.
Now if each of these 100 people has 3 active
downloads, then there would be 300 downloads.
But with only 500 available upload slots you
will see that the chances of downloading a file
from multiple sources are pretty small. That
is why most files only download from one or
two sources at a time. Only with very popular
files you are likely to be able to download
from many people at once.
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