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Windows Forum / Windows Media / Player / May 2008Titles staying in library when theyshouldn't
I've moved all my music files in to a new folder that is NOT in the "monitor folders" list in WMP11. I've then been reripping the CDs to WMA lossless in the original Music folder. The computer has been turned on/off several times since, and I've done a rescan of the monitored folders. However, the old titles/files are still showing up in the library, with the incorrect path. Sometimes they won't play, but sometimes Windows finds them in their new folder. In any event, they shouldn't be listed any more. Now I'm getting double listings, the new ripped files plus the old moved ones. What to do? Ron Further to this, I'm using Vista Home Premium; I want to keep the compressed files as inventory for my portable devices, so deleting them isn't an option. R. > I've moved all my music files in to a new folder that is NOT in the "monitor > folders" list in WMP11. I've then been reripping the CDs to WMA lossless in [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Ron > Further to this, I'm using Vista Home Premium; I want to keep the compressed > files as inventory for my portable devices, so deleting them isn't an option. I've always been impressed by how WMP manages instantly to follow files that get renamed/moved. I suspect it gets realtime notification of such events, much the way that explorer does. If you want WMP to lose track (no pun intended) of files, you should move/rename them whilst is is not running. You could probably make a case that files which moved beyond the folders which it monitors should get deleted from the library, but I imagine that would bring howls of protest from people who take advantage of this feature. I'm reasonably sure that you'll have to delete the library entries manually, but if you attempt to play such an "orphaned" file, you get prompted if you'd like the entry deleted (in WMP11, at least).  SignatureSteve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk Hmm. This does appear to contradict what is in the WMP help files, which says that the target folders are monitored and tracks deleted from the library when they aren't there. If I put the files in a different place with WMP turned off, will that mean the existing listings will go away? And one more thing, I do note that sometimes WMP does NOT in fact find the new location -- but the old file and location are still listed in the library, even though the file is no longer there (it shows the old location string, but can't play the file). R. > > Further to this, I'm using Vista Home Premium; I want to keep the compressed > > files as inventory for my portable devices, so deleting them isn't an option. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > manually, but if you attempt to play such an "orphaned" file, you get > prompted if you'd like the entry deleted (in WMP11, at least). I wonder if closing down WMP works, there is also a services WMPNetworkSvc running (media sharing in Vista). If you have done the tagging right, you might consider deleting everything from the library. There is an option to remove library contents without removing the files. Then set the monitor directories right and do a rescan. Maybe the sync options is of use. It allows you to transcode on the fly from WMA lossless to MP3 > Hmm. This does appear to contradict what is in the WMP help files, which > says that the target folders are monitored and tracks deleted from the [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > manually, but if you attempt to play such an "orphaned" file, you get > > prompted if you'd like the entry deleted (in WMP11, at least). And...Ron,Before you start to delete or Remove files from the library, I can recommend that you protect your music maps with tagging "Read Only", so you won't have to update your files again,it happened to me when I was in Library and and clicked "Music info update"( I'm not sure how it's called in English) ,PLayer changed a lot of info in my Maps and files (I've got XP) > I wonder if closing down WMP works, there is also a services WMPNetworkSvc > running (media sharing in Vista). [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > > manually, but if you attempt to play such an "orphaned" file, you get > > > prompted if you'd like the entry deleted (in WMP11, at least). In the library tab there is an option to avoid overwriting existing tag information. There are also options to enable/disable renaming of files and moving files > And...Ron,Before you start to delete or Remove files from the library, I can > recommend that you protect your music maps with tagging "Read Only", so you [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > > > manually, but if you attempt to play such an "orphaned" file, you get > > > > prompted if you'd like the entry deleted (in WMP11, at least). > Hmm. This does appear to contradict what is in the WMP help files, which > says that the target folders are monitored and tracks deleted from the > library when they aren't there. I took a backup of an MP3 file then erased it whilst WMP11 was active. It didn't notice. When I tried to play it, it added a little "i" icon to the left of the track, and that offered me the choice of removing the entry from WMP11 (saying that the file was missing) > If I put the files in a different place with WMP turned off, will that mean > the existing listings will go away? No, in my experience they don't go away until you try to play them > And one more thing, I do note that sometimes WMP does NOT in fact find the > new location -- but the old file and location are still listed in the > library, even though the file is no longer there (it shows the old location > string, but can't play the file). Yes, I suspect that whatever mechanism notifies WMP11 of files being renamed or moved is not 100% accurate, so you can easily get library records that point at files that don't exist. SignatureSteve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk "Moving" maintains the file on the disk and merely puts it in another location to you. The file is tracked until deleted since it's the same file. SignatureSpeaking for myself only. See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -- > I've moved all my music files in to a new folder that is NOT in the > "monitor [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Ron |
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