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The best way to move Media Center to a new Mac ?
k2103:
--- Quote from: RD James on September 01, 2018, 01:57:06 am ---Not using auto-import is not the same as disabling auto-import.
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I meant that auto-import is always disable.
Anyway, I think my problem is solved now. I will eventually submit my findings after better verified.
k2103:
--- Quote from: blgentry on August 31, 2018, 03:44:14 pm ---The metadata written to the files should have NO impact on this at all. Because the Library Restore is purely internal to MC's database.
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This is partially true.
I noticed that the Cover Art are not transferred during recovery and that was my first concern.
When I make a restore from a backup, it's true that all other metadata are correctly transferred to the corresponding fields. My first failures were due to errors on my part in the restoration process or in my Music folder.
But Cover Art only appears after correcting file paths with the Find and Replace tool, which shows that they are well recovered from the files. And by the way, if we open the backup file, we see that it does not include the Cover Art folder found in the JRiver folder of the Mac library.
It is therefore important to always keep the files in the Music folder up-to-date by using the "Update tags when file info changes" and "Update Tags (from Library)" tools.
My restoration is now done to my satisfaction and it was an opportunity for me to learn a lot about Media Center. Thank you for your help, Brian and RD James and Awesome Donkey.
Long life Media Center.
blgentry:
I'm happy to hear that you have this sorted out to your satisfaction. :)
I agree that cover art can be a problem during a restore because you have to remember to transfer your cover art folder (if you use one) to the correct place. If you use FLAC or ALAC or another format for many of your files, you should also consider storing the images *inside* the file tags. That way the cover art, and the music file are the same file, so they can't be separated. The MC option to do this is:
Tools > Options > File Location > Cover Art > also store image inside the files tag > (check this option)
Brian.
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