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rsg:
Been wondering what is the best way to copy music files on to an external drive for use on a second computer that also runs MC23. Obviously, I would like to preserve all the metadata from the original file. Right now I am using Windows Explorer to drag and drop new files/albums, but I notice that it is not reliable: sometimes the album cover is missing on certain tracks or the song names are a little messed up.

~OHM~:
then don't drag and drop....use copy and paste.....others will tell you to use the feature in MC Rename & move Files....but if the second pc is on the network...why not use server and client?

rsg:

--- Quote from: ~OM~ on January 06, 2018, 05:04:58 pm ---then don't drag and drop....use copy and paste.....others will tell you to use the feature in MC Rename & move Files....but if the second pc is on the network...why not use server and client?

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I keep the second computer offline as it is used only for music, so no server/client relationship...

fitbrit:
If you write the tags to the files, including cover art where possible, you can use Rename move and copy files to copy to the new destination, or do it in Windows Explorer. Then the information should show up on the other computer's MC

rsg:
I copied 10 albums on to the 2nd computer's external drive today. 6 albums = no problem. 4 albums = most of the tracks were dumped into 'unassigned' where they had no album or artist name. All of the song tracks also included artist name, such as 'Bruce Springsteen - Racing on the Street' instead of just track name. I had to manually go in and fill in stuff like album/artist/date to get the songs moved over into the right album and then delete artist name from track name. It's all doable, but wish it went more smoothly for every album. Anyone know why some tracks of an album are dumped into 'unassigned' while one or two tracks do show up in the right place with all the metadata?

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