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Fixing Paths and Filenames with special characters (Accents, etc.) Mac/PC
RoderickGI:
You can't merge the messed up and good Libraries. Well, I can think of a way that I could try, but it is complex and not very reliable. So I'm not going to explain that.
But you don't need to. You have already exported the Playlists from the messed up Library. You kept those exported files, right? So just import them into the good Library. If your paths are all correct, then they will work, noting the issues and discussion above.
If you don't have the exported Playlist files still, load the messed up Library, export the Playlists, load the good Library, and import the Playlists.
Or just rebuild the Playlists manually. You could print the Playlists out, or copy and paste them into Excel (or similar) so that you had a reference to re-create them on the Mac.
Once you have the Mac Library in good condition, with Playlists, then read my post in your other thread, here: https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,123138.msg853048.html#msg853048
Then upgrade to MC26/25 and use the new functionality to set up your Mac Library to work on your Windows 10 PC without having to do anything to the Library.
EDIT:
--- Quote from: tangolovers on November 28, 2019, 04:24:47 pm ---On a side note, can you tell me how to relocate the primary JRiver folder & all the .jmd files using MC? I have never been able to figure out how to do this in MC so I've always made the double bad mistake of changing the name & moving this folder manually in Finder rather than from MC.
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Don't do that again. Ever.
Also, don't worry about that issue for now. Ask again once you get your Library fixed, as above. It is an easy fix, but you need to concentrate on one thing at a time a bit! Moving jmd files could break lots of stuff, but wouldn't break Playlists in the way you are reporting, I think.
tangolovers:
Hello RoderickGI,
Thankfully, I did export the good Playlists and I just discovered that when I import them they are in a different location, but the good news is that they really did get imported. I didn't think they did because I didn't see the original Playlists populate, but that's because they're under Imported Playlists! Unfortunately, looks like I have to do them one by one. Is there any way to grab them all at once? Feeling much better now... and much more optimistic. Now, I have to figure out how to get MC folders named & where I want them so I don't ever do this again!! ... I am so grateful for your assistance and bearing with me... What are you doing working on Thanks Giving? I'm definitely giving thanks tonight for all your help!
I will have to ask the organizational questions tomorrow when I return, but I guess that should be in a different post.
Thank you, thank you, thank you...
Susie
RoderickGI:
If you have already exported individual Playlists into individual files, then just select multiple files when you run Import Playlist.
That will import all the files and create individual Playlists for you.. yes, under the Imported Playlists group! If you click "Details" after importing, MC will show the Playlists under the "Recently Imported" Smartlist, so you can see what it has done.
There is also an option to Export All Playlists under the File menu. It just gives less options than exporting individual Playlists. You could try that in the original Library, and then just import that one file into your good Library. But if you have already exported individual Playlists, probably just as easy to import those.
I'm not working, theoretically, because I'm just a user like you. Also, I'm in Australia, so it isn't Thanksgiving here! :)
--- Quote from: tangolovers on November 28, 2019, 05:11:27 pm ---Now, I have to figure out how to get MC folders named & where I want them so I don't ever do this again!!
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Please don't do that before asking for advice first. As I said, it is easy, but you need to know some stuff first. I'm not a Mac user, but either I can share enough, or a Mac user can assist with that.
tangolovers:
Originally, I did an Export All Playlists, so the structure is preserved in the backup folder. Which format do you recommend .m3u or .m3u8? I exported both just I case. As for exporting individual playlists, I wouldn't know what options to select other than leaving the defaults - a bit intimidating.
In Mac Finder, When I select multiple playlist files or the parent folder, it only imports the 1st one highlighted. It will not import more than one at a time, nor will it allow me to select any playlist folders. When I click Details, it confirms that it has only imported one playlist. And under Imported Playlists, I only see one added each time. I would be fantastic if I could simply import the entire playlist structure - playlist folders that consist of playlists, some of them nested. I also exported just the .m3u8 formats to a USB thumb drive and tried importing multiple from there, but I get the same results... only one at a time. At least after re-importing a playlist the files all seem to be there! That's a huge breakthrough for me!
BTW, how can I change where MC saves these .jmd files and the playlists? I am using MC23 for some time but MC automatically puts them in "/Users/me/My Backups/Media Center/Library Backups/Media Center 22 on MAC”. When I was using MC22, I somehow set it up to save files under this folder, but after upgrading to MC23 I wanted to change it and make it more generic. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to make it change this. Preferably to: "/Users/me/My Backups/Media Center/Library Backups/Media Center/”. I believe this was originally the JRiver folder that I moved & renamed. I would like to get it right this time. I've attached a screenshot of the current directory structure I case you wish to see it.
Thank you very much!
Susie
RoderickGI:
The first issue is, those jmd files aren't a Library Backup. They are actual Library files. I don't know if they are the active Library you are using, but they could be. Library Backup files are a single zip file, not multiple jmd files.
Q1: What is the latest "Date Modified" on those jmd files? Run MC first, close it, and then see if the "Date Modified" is set to the current date and a recent time, for any of the files.
Q2: Restart MC and navigate to "Playing Now" in the left navigation bar, expand the "Playing from..." group, select the Library name that you are using, and tell me what MC says about the location of the Library in the top of the right pane. What is the full path indicated?
Q3: Navigate to "Options > File Location" and post an image of all settings in there. Make sure that the full paths can be seen in the image, by expanding the dialogue if necessary. You seem to have worked out how to make and post screenshots on a Mac now.
Q4: Navigate to "Options > Startup > Library > Always load default library". Is that setting ticked or not?
With the above information we may be able to untangle what you have on the Mac.
Regarding importing the exported playlist files, it seems a bit strange that in Windows I can import multiple such files, but in OSX you can't. Regardless, MC won't import a folder full of such files, and certainly won't create the structure shown in the folders, but in Playlists inside MC. You will have to create the structure manually inside MC, but you can create Playlist Groups in MC, and then Drag & Drop Playlists into each, as you desire.
Regarding changing where exported Playlist files get saved, MC should be offering you a dialogue to select a location after you select "Export All Playlists" and then select the format to use. In Windows, that defaults to "C:\Users\[UserID]\AppData\Roaming\J River\Media Center 25\Library\Playlists\", which is a "Playlists" folder directly under the folder that holds the active Library. That looks pretty similar to what you have on your Mac, just with an OSX twist. So it looks like your active Library is buried under "My Backups" folder! That can be fixed.
Please answer the four questions above and we will see what we can do.
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