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wgapel:
Sorry to bother you but why then in your situation you didn't make the NUC the server and your other pcs the client?

DJLegba:
Audio files are on the NUC in the basement, which I leave on all the time. Video files are on the HTPC, which I turn off when not in use. I didn't want my wife to have to think about zones or libraries or whatever. She controls the HTPC with her iPad and when she selects a music file it plays. When she selects a movie it plays. It may be possible to set that up using zones, but when I was configuring things I didn't really understand zones. The only drawback to my setup, at least that I have run into, is that I can't set up a playlist for her on the basement NUC and make it available instantly on the HTPC. And as I said, playing stats aren't updated between libraries, but I don't care.

wgapel:
Ok, I understand what you are doing sort of. So do you think for what I'm doing the easiest way to set up the rest of my desktops is to install MC on each and just create a library and import files from NAS (like I did initially on laptop) taking into account playlist and recently played will not sync on the individual PC's but any updates to files like tagging will.  I know ferday suggested "you can just copy the library file from the main PC, and restore it on the laptop.  you may have to adjust a few file paths here and there but otherwise everything copies over" , but I think my way is the same thing without having to change file paths. I have to get back to work but I would like to continue this convo later if you don't mind.
Many thanks.

DJLegba:
The  good thing is that you can always change it later if you find the method you've chosen isn't doing what you want. Ferday's suggestion is good if that's what you need. My lazy-man's approach works for me and it may work for you. If your NAS is QNAP there's a version of MC that will run directly on the NAS.

wgapel:
Yes it is QNAP and I tried running it but it kept flashing on and off so I closed it.

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