7. When I run the import on this PC it behaves differently and will just removed the same files as 1. above and I will endup with duplicates (a set of newly imported files for these albums + Missing Files for these same albums)
Something is not right here. The exact same files, moved around in the exact same way yield different results on two different MC instances. That implies the settings are different. In fact, you say that you have fix broken links set to Yes, but you also say you get duplicates and "missing files". You shouldn't get any missing files with fix broken links set to yes. Unless the drive you are syncing to is removable and changes drive letters or something?
4. I then sync the physical files between this same PC's hard drive to another Drive on my HTPC that has the same music folder
5. (I don't want to use backup restore because those 2 PCs have different Video Files, TV setups and subscriptions (which is also another ask I have to be able to syncup libraries separately..)
There are several different ways to do that kind of thing. Glynor has outlined a method that's pretty interesting in this thread:
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=97242.0The gist is this: He sets up a handheld definition to send over to his other machine. He then tells the handheld definition to use MPL as the playlist type. Over on the other machine, he IMPORTS the MPL playlist. This grabs all of the files he synced with handheld sync, including all fields, custom fields, ratings, etc. If the path to the files is different, then the MPL needs to be edited first, but that's pretty easy to do with a text editor and find and replace in the editor.
But again, something is odd with your setup. Frankly, I think your workflow is sort of "off". Why? Because you're moving things around outside of MC. Then you're doing a sync in some way that doesn't let MC's internal logic pick up your changes.
I would suggest some of the following:
1. Move files inside of MC using RM&C. Or at least move files in a structured way, and then tell MC about it, by using RM&C in UPDATE ONLY mode. If you need to do renames, then do those with RM&C. I would only go external to RM&C if I was moving across physical drives. Everything within the same drive should be done through RM&C. There's very little reason to do it otherwise.
2. Have a structured plan for moving changes from MC instance to MC instance. MPL is your friend.
3. The handheld sync technique is great, but may be more than you need. Or it may be perfect.
I recommend doing some experiments. Make sure to make library backups before each experiment so you can roll back if necessary.
If you need more help, giving more details about what happens and your settings might be helpful. I'm pretty sure you can make this work through the proper process.
Brian.
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