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Ratings not updated during auto import (media server)
Vocalpoint:
--- Quote from: JimH on August 08, 2016, 12:05:24 pm --- You're also doing something MC isn't designed for when you have two copies operating directly on the same set of files.
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I do not think this is a case of what MC was designed to do - it's a case of MC not detecting changes to network files correctly. I could be editing FLAC files with Notepad if I wanted to. Should not matter as long as the files changes are detected and imported correctly to the HTPC library.
And - no antivirus is not in use anywhere. Makes no sense that an increase in ratings are imported correctly while a reduction is not. Cannot see how AV has anything to do with that.
VP
JimH:
I understand you think it's a bug. It's possible, but I don't think so yet.
The increase/decrease may be a false clue. It may be something about timing of import. But, as I said, you're using MC in an unsupported / not recommended way. You have two copies of MC operating on the same files at the same time.
Vocalpoint:
--- Quote from: JimH on August 08, 2016, 12:35:56 pm ---I understand you think it's a bug. It's possible, but I don't think so yet.
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What makes you think that?
--- Quote from: JimH on August 08, 2016, 12:35:56 pm ---The increase/decrease may be a false clue. It may be something about timing of import.
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There should be no timing issue as I am forcing Auto Import on the HTPC on demand. What could be different about me pressing Auto Import Now - vs waiting for Auto Import to happen on it's own?
I just thought that someone could at least verify what I am seeing and maybe comment on why it's possibly a bug or by design.
VP
JimH:
There is always hope that someone else may be running the same setup and will have the same problem.
But do you understand the risk of having two copies of software changing the same files at the same time? MC isn't designed as a multi-user database. For your need, we have the Media Server option. That is different than what you are doing.
Vocalpoint:
--- Quote from: JimH on August 08, 2016, 12:45:18 pm ---But do you understand the risk of having two copies of software changing the same files at the same time? MC isn't designed as a multi-user database. For your need, we have the Media Server option. That is different than what you are doing.
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I think you are misunderstanding the layout here. There is no "multi-user" anything. My PC uses it's own MC database and the HTPC uses it's own database.
The only thing that is common between the two is the folder location (on the server) of the files. That's it.
It's also very important to know the the HTPC version can never "change" anything either. All it does is sit there running waiting to ingest any changes it gets from \\SERVER\Music. The HTPC version is never accessed by anyone and is never used for library maintenance. The only use it ever gets is playback (Theater Mode) in the movie room via remote and music playback on the PCs that are clients.
So when I edit a few files on my version of MC (on my PC) - those tag changes are written to the physical files on the file server. Then 10 minutes later (or whenever Auto Import decides to fire) the HTPC version of MC scans the music directory, picks up the changes - and presumably updates the changes to it's own library.
Never is any file ever being accessed by two versions of MC and since neither database knows about the other - it's not possible to have contention whatsoever.
In my experience with this layout - this is the first (and only) glitch I have ever encountered. So while it may be an odd concept to you - it works perfectly except for this "ratings" reduction thing - which is very bizarre to me since a ratings increase is flawless.
And I have tried the "client" approach several times in the past but the restrictions are too heavy for my specific requirements.
Appreciate the time.
VP
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