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Using exFAT format for library devices
macdonjh:
I'll ask this here, since it's related to what I'm doing, but might be better in a new thread.
I am now copying my movies to an external USB drive using the Rename/ Move/ Copy utility. When I copy video files, the Movie/ TV data I have doesn't "come over" with the video/ audio files. So I reconfigured my Import to "get Movie/ TV data". But then I got different graphics and data than what I had in my earlier library.
How do I get my current Movie/ TV data to copy and follow my video files?
blgentry:
It sounds like you want to MOVE not copy. Copy is used for external stuff like "I want my movies collection on a second drive I can take with me." MOVE is used to change locations for existing media files. I'm guessing you really want to use move.
That said, it's surprising that your movie files do not have their metadata and cover art move with them. I would expect the sidecar file and cover art file to both move with the movie. However, I've done most of my own bulk moves using external tools (not RM&C). Why? Because my movie collection is large. Several TB. For something this size, I am very familiar with how the operating system tools work (rsync and Finder) so I use those instead of RM&C. RM&C is wonderful! But for really large data moves, it doesn't make sense to me. It locks up MC for long periods of time while I copies huge files (like my 40+GB blu-ray rips).
So how do I not lose my cover art and metadata when I don't use RM&C to move my files? Simple: After the files are moved, I use RM&C in "update database only" mode. I tell it where I've moved the files to, and MC simply updates the file location of my movies. This happens essentially instantly. So, I spent hours moving huge files, then a few seconds informing MC about it, by using RM&C in update only mode.
You might want to read up on that mode here:
https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Rename,_Move,_and_Copy_Files#Modes
That whole article is worth reading to give you a nice understanding of what RM&C can be used for.
Good luck,
Brian.
macdonjh:
Thanks, blgentry. I am copying the files onto an external USB drive to act as a backup. I'm using MC to do it to be sure my file structure stays consistent so it will be easy to restore my library if my main drive crashes.
That said, I found my movie cover art in the Pictures directory in MC. But, they didn't COPY with the movie files for whatever reason. I'll follow the link you provided and read up.
macdonjh:
Oh, and where is the default location for MC to save album/ CD cover art?
There aren't enough files in my Pictures directory to include album/ CD cover art. Strangely, the metadata and cover art seems to have copied with my audio files. I won't know until I upgrade to a master license and use MC on a PC, though.
JimH:
Tools > Options > File Location
There is a search window on the options page.
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