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Media Center refuses to import some files [Solved]

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Tango-DJ:
Thanks for the reply.

I created a new library and ran auto-import. The files that MC refused to import to my old library were successfully imported to this new library.

Is my problem solved, then? Not really. The issue is that I spent a huge amount of time customizing MC over the past few years, and all these customizations are part of my old library. My understanding is that I can't export those customizations to a new library. All I can do is export the associated playlists. So it seems I'm faced with the choice of either keeping my old library, at the expense of having hundreds of files excluded from it, or switching to this new library, and re-invest countless hours into customizing MC to my satisfaction.

I am still somewhat puzzled that there isn't a way to "reset" an existing library in such a way that files can be re-imported just as I can do for a library created anew. For some reason deleting all the files in the library is not equivalent to such a "reset": as mentioned previously, when I do this and run auto-import, all the relevant files are still excluded.

JimH:
Did you try restoring a backup? MC makes them automatically.

Tango-DJ:
Okay, I solved the problem!

Instead of manually deleting all the files in my library, I tried "clearing" the files by selecting File > Library > Clear library. I then ran auto-import, and the excluded files were imported.

"Clearing" the library in this way deletes all the playlists, but I was able to import them by first running "Export all playlists" from a backup of my old library. I also preserved all my customized database fields by unticking "Reverse database fields back to defaults" before clearing the library.


Thanks everyone for the help.

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