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MC25.0.75+: Lost tracks or complete albums since sync. MicroSD
blgentry:
I'm getting confused again, but I *think* you are still talking about MC's database, even though you mentioned the files that were synced. Assuming we are still talking about MC's main library (database):
When you remove tracks from MC, it keeps track of what you deleted. If you try to re-import these exact same tracks again, MC will not import them, since you already deleted them. MC tracks these in it's "removed database". It's possible that you have accidentally removed some of these tracks or albums. This is just a guess.
If my guess is correct, then these tracks and albums will be in MC's removed database. You can see a list of deleted (removed) tracks by setting up a smart list or a view. In the smartlist definition, you can choose to show "from database: removed". Or type this into the import/export dialog of the smartlist:
--- Code: ---~d=r
--- End code ---
If there are files (tracks) in the removed database that you actually did NOT mean to delete from MC, you can delete them from the removed database. Then MC will import them again the next time that auto import runs.
A lot of this is speculation and guessing because I really don't understand what happened on your system or why. Hopefully some of this will be helpful.
Brian.
m@Xist:
--- Quote from: blgentry on August 27, 2019, 01:13:56 pm ---When you remove tracks from MC, it keeps track of what you deleted. If you try to re-import these exact same tracks again, MC will not import them, since you already deleted them. MC tracks these in it's "removed database". It's possible that you have accidentally removed some of these tracks or albums. This is just a guess.
If my guess is correct, then these tracks and albums will be in MC's removed database. You can see a list of deleted (removed) tracks by setting up a smart list or a view. In the smartlist definition, you can choose to show "from database: removed". Or type this into the import/export dialog of the smartlist:
--- Code: ---~d=r
--- End code ---
If there are files (tracks) in the removed database that you actually did NOT mean to delete from MC, you can delete them from the removed database. Then MC will import them again the next time that auto import runs.
A lot of this is speculation and guessing because I really don't understand what happened on your system or why. Hopefully some of this will be helpful.
Brian.
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Let me point out:
1. I have NOT deleted any tracks myself from the MC library (if I should want to delete files, I do so directly in iTunes).
2. Bare in mind that we do not only deal with lost tracks or lost albums here, but with double tracks after a previous sync. with the SD card.
3. You mention that once files got deleted from the MC lib they won't be re-imported. I do not fully agree, as in the Auto-Import settings you can specify whether it should IGNORE FILES PREVIOUSLY REMOVED FROM LIBRARY.
4. I set up a SmartList with your params and it does find some deleted tracks, but way not all of the lost ones! So something is really fishy here!
I hope it is clear now?
blgentry:
I believe I understand what you are saying.
Unfortunately, the problem you are describing is brand new to me. I've never seen it, or heard of anyone else experiencing it. Maybe someone else has some ideas. I don't know where to start with this one.
In case it's not obvious, I don't work for JRiver. I'm just a customer like you.
Best of luck to you.
Brian.
m@Xist:
--- Quote from: blgentry on August 27, 2019, 04:59:29 pm ---I believe I understand what you are saying.
Unfortunately, the problem you are describing is brand new to me. I've never seen it, or heard of anyone else experiencing it. Maybe someone else has some ideas. I don't know where to start with this one.
In case it's not obvious, I don't work for JRiver. I'm just a customer like you.
Best of luck to you.
Brian.
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Thanks Brian. No it was not so obvious, but I hope someone else could help in basically the TWO problems we are dealing with here, to recap again:
1. Why tracks appear double or are removed or removed albums after MicroSD card sync.
2. How to force importing missing tracks (which do not even appear in the "removed" smartlist).
I understand that issue no. 1 is hard to find the root cause for, as it does not generate an error imho. I could enable logging and give it another try. But I hope to have a quick solution for issue no. 2.
btw, I spent quite some time in making a lib from scratch. Importing Saved Library Views did not work; they would not appear in the views pane when creating a new view, so I had to recreate them from scratch, as well as the SmartLists! And then all custom tags that are lost now, or SACD tagging (fixcase function e.g.), etc. I'd like to see some improved importing and exporting capabilities, such as importing of user selectable items like only playlists rather than the whole music and playlists, etc.
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