Dat file not converted to AVI file problem

[Induna]

Has anybody else had this problem?

I've just downloaded a relatively large file, about 300,000Mb. In the Kazaalite traffic screen it said completed, but when I went to look in my folder it's still a dat file.

What's happened? Do I need to trash this file and start again?

[iq214]

dont delete it, its prolly just a glitch, if it says completed but is still dat format, simply rename it to whatever.avi or whatever format it is supposed to be and it usually works.

[PornMaster]

no, just add .avi to the end

To be able to do this go to - Start -> Control Panel ->Performance and maintenance -> then go up to File Types -> view tab -> then scroll and UN-check hide extensions for known file types -> then press apply

BUT don't forget to re-check it. unless you wanna have to add an extension everytime!!

[blackredblock]

If the above mentioned things don't work you can try to convert it to AVI with the Kazaa Preview Extractor.

[MoonMan]

Originally posted by Induna
Has anybody else had this problem?

I've just downloaded a relatively large file, about 300,000Mb. In the Kazaalite traffic screen it said completed, but when I went to look in my folder it's still a dat file.

What's happened? Do I need to trash this file and start again?

Ok since everyone has said what I would probably say, and the A/V experts haven't seen this thread yet.. then I will just ask a simple question. What the hell kind of video is 300,000MB? You mean 300MB don't you? Or am I just ignorant to a movie such as Titanic 2 where they have Leonardo DiCaprio floating in the water dead for 8 whole hours until finally sharks break his body apart and his lower half drops to the bottom of the ocean where algea forms on it. Or maybe I just need sleep.

[method77]

300000 Mb????

[Induna]

Yeah sorry, I meant 300MB, I was thinking in Kb. It was an episode of Oz.

Thanks for the advice, I'll try it out now.

[Induna]

Hey thanks it worked.

I think the reason why it did this is because I moved the dat file from on physical hard drive to another, and carried on downloading on that drive.

Would this be the reason you think?