DC++ "Could Not Open Target File" Error

I was at a LAN the other week and to make sharing files easier we use a program called DC++. Shortly after trying to download the first few files I got a confusing error. "could not open target file: the system cannot find the path specified" After spending much time looking around the web and asking friends at the LAN we finally figured out what it meant.

In the Settings window and under the Downloads section you designate two directories, one is a default download directory and the other is an unfinished donloads directory. I had these two options set to directories that did not exist, a quick change however did not quite work as while the folders exist they were under an account the active account could not access, a final change pointed these options to two directories that existed and the account could acces. This fixed the problem right up.

So here's a little picture to show the two offending text boxes. Set these to folders your account can access, folders on your desktop for example, and that error should disappear.

Comments

[Xeross]

Or someone could set up Filezilla FTP Server or something similar which would make sharing even easier (Though you might have problems when everyone wants to share with everyone).

[James]

Xeross,

We use DC++ mainly because of its ability to share between a lot of people quickly and easily. This is especially useful if several people have the file and you're on a nice Gigabit network, as we usually are, DC++ will then pull parts of the file from all the different people with the thus speeding up any downloads and allowing people to drop out without killing your current and queued downloads.