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English => Multiplatform => Mac OSX => Topic started by: ajdaz on July 03, 2005, 03:16:09 AM
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Please can anyone help me.
I had amule cvs on a mac osx 10.3,internet connetion with cable 3Megs..
When i set it up(amule),i changed the directories,i put /Users/my name/Shared for Incoming Directory,and: /Users/my name/Incomplete for temporary directory.adter that i changed it into
/Users/my name/.aMule/Temp for temporal directory.And it doesnt really work..coz im not sure if this was the original settings of amule,i couldnt remember it.i looked in forums,and tried to change the directoy..but when turning on amule was telling me error2,cant create or find such directory,and my downloads i had on process,they disappeared,and i cant find them no where.
After this i tried to delete amule,found the hiden amule files to delete in order to reinstall amule.done that,and when i reinstalled amule,i had same problem,i thought reinstalling will put the preferences in original mode,in amule mode.But it kept my preferences.
I dont know what to do?
Can anyone spell me what exactly i should write in the directory fields for incoming and Temporary directories?? as im new to this,i need to learn it step by step,thats why ,if anyone would write me the directories i should put in preferences,i would really apreciate.
Also,second problem is:
having an internet connection with cable,at 3Megs,what should i put in download and upload fields in order to have the best use of amule?I do have high-id,but i dont know why it doesnt work anymore to download?
I really thank you in advance to all here,i look forward to replies..thank youuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!
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OK. The easiest way to clear this up for you is to use the Terminal to rename the hidden aMule configuration directory and start aMule with a totally fresh configuration. So:
- Start the Terminal: /Applications/Utilities/Terminal
- Type at the prompt: mv .aMule aMule.old
- Quit Terminal
- Delete the old-style aMule preferences file, if you have one: find and trash ~/Library/Preferences/eMule Preferences (yes, eMule with an 'e')
- Start aMule (double-click it in the Finder, or whatever)
- aMule will create a totally fresh and clean set of preferences, and a new Temp directory
- Quit aMule
- In the Finder, open the new, hidden .aMule directory. Choose Go -> Go to Folder and type: ~/.aMule
- Also, open the old folder: ~/aMule.old
- To keep the credits you earned with other clients, you move certain files to your new configuration. Move cryptkey.dat and preferences.dat from aMule.old to .aMule, replacing the existing files
- To transfer the downloads from your previous aMule sessions, open aMule.old/Temp and drag everything in there onto .aMule/Temp
- Also, some downloads might still be in ~/Incomplete. But those might have the same temporary names as the ones that you just moved to aMule.old/Temp. So, drag anything in ~/Incomplete onto .aMule/Temp, but choose "Apply to all" and "Don't Replace" when the Finder asks.
- For the remaining files, you have to rename them to have new numbers which don't conflict with the ones in .aMule/Temp. The easiest thing may be to just add 100 to every file's number (or 200, or whatever). Make sure to keep .part, .part.met, and .part.met.bak files that start with the same number together so they have the same number after. Then, drag them onto .aMule/Temp, too.
That should be it. You can start aMule and it should know about all your old downloads. The Incoming directory will have been reset to the default which is ~/Documents/aMule Downloads. You can either change it to be whatever you like, or move whatever you want to share into that folder. You will, of course, have to review your aMule preference settings to make sure they are set the way you want them.
After you're sure that everything is working properly, you can trash the aMule.old folder.
I hope that helps. Feel free to ask questions if you have problems. :)
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Oh, I just wanted to add something:
You should feel free to change the settings for the Temp and Incoming directories as you like. However, be aware that aMule does not copy or move the files in those directories to the new one you specify. You have to do that yourself.
For the Incoming directory, this is a simple matter. Just move the files yourself and click the Reload Shares button on aMule's Shared Files screen (or restart aMule).
For the Temp directory, this is complicated because aMule is frequently writing data to those files, and definitely writes to them when it quits. So, the procedure to move the Temp directory safely is:
- Quit aMule
- Create the directory that you want to use for incomplete files
- Move everything from ~/.aMule/Temp to your chosen directory
- Start aMule. It will have no downloads in its downloads list. This is normal. Don't worry. ;)
- Change the preference for Temp directory to point to your new choice
- Quit and restart aMule. It should now find all of your downloads. Enjoy!
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Thank you so much for your help!!!
Ive tried to do step by step all that you have told me to do,but tried with terminal to type mv.aMule aMule.old and tells me no command found.
Also when to find the hidden directory ~/.aMule.old tells me it cant find it.I tried with Go-Go to Folder-typed in..and nothing.
Found the one called:~/.aMule.
What should i do??
Thnk You!!!
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There's a space between "mv" and ".aMule". Also, until that command succeeds, there won't be an "aMule.old" directory. Also, notice there's no period at the beginning of "aMule.old", only at the beginning of ".aMule".
The "mv" command in terminal is used to move or rename files or directories. The "mv .aMule aMule.old" command line renamed the ".aMule" directory to "aMule.old". Because ".aMule" starts with a period, it is hidden in the Finder. By renaming it to "aMule.old" we accomplish two things: 1) we prevent aMule from using the configuration data inside, and 2) we make it visible in the Finder because it no longer starts with a period.
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ok..this time it worked..
but..i still cant find my old downloads..
if i got it right from yr explanation..should i put the remaining files from ~.aMule.old into ~/.aMule ,or in the Temp of ~/.aMule?
I put them just in ~/.aMule not in the temp.Also passed all the file from ~/Incomplete into .aMule/Temp..didnt asked me to Apply to all and dont replace.The finder didnt asked me that.
The remaining file from amule old where:
clients.met,emfriends.met,known.met,known2.met,server.met,clients.met.BAK,server.met.old,lastversion,shareddir.dat,logfile,ipfilter.dat,amule.config,and i put them all in ~/.aMule. is that ok?or these ones i had to put them also in the ~/.aMule/Temp?
Thanks again!! :baby:
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*sigh*
The files that were in ~/aMule.old/Temp should have gone into the Temp of ~/.aMule, like I said. If you try to move them now, the Finder may warn you that there are already files with that name there (because you already moved the ones from ~/Incoming). Choose "Don't Replace" and renumber them like I described.
However, you may have problems now because you moved all of the rest of the files from aMule.old into .aMule. I never told you to do that. In fact, the whole point of renaming your original .aMule to aMule.old was so that aMule would not see those files. Why do you think I would have you move those files aside only to have you move them back?
Anyway, at this point it's probably not worth trying to repeat the whole procedure. Just move all of the .part, .part.met, and .part.met.bak files into ~/.aMule/Temp, renumbering if necessary. Then run aMule and in the preferences set the Temp directory to /Users//.aMule/Temp.
That should be all you need to do.
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Ive changed my errors,i renamed all the files with .part,.part.met,.part.met.bak,into the temp..and found my incomplete files,THANK YOU!! YOU SAVED ME!!
Im sorry for being dum..im so new to this..now is all clear,thanks to you! :baby:
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Good. I'm glad you have your files back. Enjoy aMule. You're welcome. :)
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To Lionell 77,
I thank you for your advice,but,because im new to this,i didnt knew where exactly to write my problem,and first i started creating my questions,after i finished i couldnt see them on the web,then i thought maybe i done something wrong,so i had to write another one.Thats my explanation,thats why i done it.If bothered anyone here by doing that,then im sorry.But was not my intention.
So,think before,that maybe ppl have some reasons,maybe they r new to this,and they dont know how to post messages here,or maybe they got an error message.Just like my case.
Thanks.