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whistlerski:
In itunes i was able to select songs and then simply drag them into a folder in the finder. I can't do this in jiver. When i click export playlist it turns it all into one file. Is there a way to copy the music files of a playlist into a folder?

blgentry:
There are several methods you could use.

1.  Rename, Move, and Copy files.  Select the files in your playlist, then Library Tools > Rename, Move, and Copy.

CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION:  This is a very powerful tool.  It defaults to RENAME mode and will move your files unless you select COPY mode.  Be careful

The dialog that appears has a lot of options.  You'd want to set it to "copy" mode, and then check Directory, and specify the directory you want the files copied to.  I would uncheck the other sections (filename, find & replace).

This method is simple, but it might not be what you want because it will just copy the files.  It won't recreate the directory structure, so you file names might not have enough info for you to sort or search your files the way you want to.  Presumably you want to do this so you can copy the files to an external media player, or play them on another computer via a thumb drive or something.  Which brings us to #2.

2.  Handheld Sync.  MC includes a pretty nicely thought out system for syncing files with handheld players.  This includes simply copying the files to a directory that you specify.  Here's the wiki on it:

https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Sync_Handheld

Handheld Sync let's you check off playlists and those playlists are synced to the directory you tell it.  Later, if the playlist changes, you can sync again, and the changes are synced as well.  Handheld sync also includes a file conversion option, so you can convert files to MP3, AAC, or other lossy formats during the sync process.  This is optional, and useful for some people.

By default, Handheld Sync creates Artist and Album folders, so it's easy to identify which songs are which, based on the directory structure; which is logical.  It also copies the actual playlists into playlist files (M3U or variants) so that handheld players can use these playlists to play the files.

Handheld sync takes a bit of setup time and some getting used to.  But it's a really nice tool that might do exactly the job you are looking for.

Brian.

mike.s:
Has anyone been successful with syncing a card based handheld (like the Fiio DAPs) on the mac?

Is the delete files not in sync now working on the mac? What about the creation of a duplicate every time you sync for existing files? Is there some kind of special magic or "whoops" actions I've done to create these problems?

blgentry:
I use Handheld Sync with a Fiio X1.  The biggest problem I have is that the card of the X1 isn't always recognized as being the same card.  It depends on whether it's synced through the X1's USB interface, or through my external card reader.  It also seems to depend on which USB port I use.

Other than that, it's kind of no big deal.  Because of these issues, I sometimes have to do a full sync instead of incremental.  Not a big problem.  It just takes longer.  But I only sync the X1 every month or so.  It's not a daily activity.

Brian.

mike.s:
I have the X5II with two 200GB miniSD cards, so a full sync takes a *long* time.

I've had the issue where is recognizes the card, but then copies over a duplicate of each song (i.e. full sync, and leaves existing music in place)... and yes, I have delete option checked.

It would be great if I could somehow say to MC "this is really this card and I really do want you to replace files with older timestamp!"

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