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[SOLVED] Moving Music Library To New PC
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:20 am
by svechap
Hello. I copied library and database from old PC to new, but ways to files changed from C:/Users to []\Users and it can't be played. If i change manually [] to C: it starts works, but i have 10000 songs and it's hard to edit they all. Also i don't want to lose statistics of my songs. Is there any fast way to change all songs ways [] to C: and why it happened?
P.S. Sorry for my english, i'm from Russia
Re: Moving Music Library To New PC
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:34 am
by IanRTaylorUK
If you go to File then Add / Rescan Folders you should be presented with a graphical view of the computer where you can select the Disk / Folder etc. My understanding is that most tags are stored in the files themselves the exceptions are shown here:
https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/About_Track_Properties
Don't forget to choose either Scan Continuously or (and?) Scan at Startup.
Click OK and watch the status bar say "Adding xxx of yyy".
When complete you normally get a confirmation of Scan Results.
You could then just use MMW4 but I would personally take a few extra moments to "Maintain Library" and at least Optimise the database. If you are really keen, take another backup of the database file MM.DB
There is also a Zvezdan AddOn to handle the process:
http://solair.eunet.rs/~zvezdand/Update ... fFiles.htm
Discussed here:
https://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewt ... =2&t=63823
This may do some more to keep more of the information / statistics.
Hope this helps.
Re: Moving Music Library To New PC
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 10:20 am
by Lowlander
When you copied the database and media file to a new PC the new C drive has a different driveID. You can simply use the Addon to fix the driveID. Details here:
https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/index. ... w_computer
Re: Moving Music Library To New PC
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:16 pm
by svechap
Thank you very much, it works)