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[TimB]

As chronicled elsewhere I've just purchased a new 160 gig HD.  I currently have about 32 gig of MP3's on my C: drive but all new rips are going to the new D: drive.

(1) Does it make sense, both performance and sanity-wise to move all the MP3's to one drive, D: ?

(2) If so would the best method be highlighting the C: drive files and using "Rename Files From Properties", set the directory to D:\MP3 and have MC9 do the work for me?

Thanks.

-=Tim=-

[KingSparta]

>> sanity-wise
Yes

I do not have any mp3's on drive C:

I do have two 160Gig drives E: And F: and F: Is a Backup Of Drive E: 25,000+ Top 100 Billboard Mp3's from 1940 to 2002

All Taged Correctly (For The Most Part)

I Will Be Working On Getting Lyrics For Them Soon


'Let's Go Crazy' Charted At 01 In 1984

Listening to: 'Let's Go Crazy' from '12" Ep From "Purple Rain"' by 'Prince' on Media Center (Gold Edition)

[RemyJ]

"Rename Files from Properties" is my best friend lately.   In this case, if you have the CDs and you can re-rip if something get's lost then that's the route I'd go.  

If you want to be super safe, do an XCOPY with the verify switch turned on then do a find and replace on the filename in MC.  When you're sure everything's OK on the new drive you can delete the files on the old drive.

[TimB]

If you want to be super safe, do an XCOPY with the verify switch turned on then do a find and replace on the filename in MC.  When you're sure everything's OK on the new drive you can delete the files on the old drive.

XCOPY?

-=Tim=-

[KingSparta]

Please Don't Use XCopy I Don't Feel It Is Any Faster, And It Is More Complex Getting Everything Back Right Than The Rename Option.

TIMB:
XCopy Is Going Back To DOS Days

[RemyJ]

You're right, it's not faster and it's a little more complex.  Safety was what I was after though.  With xcopy you can copy the entire directory structure in-tact and verify that each file was copied correctly BEFORE you blow away the source files.   If both the old and new files were on the same drive it wouldn't be a problem because the "rename files..." would truly be just a rename.  Different drives means physical copy then delete though.

Don't worry about it Tim.   Do the rename, you'll be fine.

[TimB]

TIMB:
XCopy Is Going Back To DOS Days

Here's a story from another life, eons ago...

Tim: So I should type del C:\*.*
Other Person: Yes
Tim: Are you sure?
Other Person: Yes
Tim: Really, 'cos I'm not.
Other Person: Its fine
Tim: OK
Tim: Now there are no files on my PC
Other Person: What the @#$# did you do?

-=Tim=-

[phelt]

IMO, it's best to leave C: to system and application stuff. Moving your media files to D: could feasibly improve performance (slightly) and drive life (slightly).

Dunno about the moving method with regard to MJ - I don't use anything that I can't get back by reimporting all the files. I thought there was a plugin for such moves, though...

If you want to be super-safe about the copies that you make, you could use a utility to generate an MD5 hash for comparison   Frankly, I haven't seen any bad transfers since using NTFS for all drives - not that it couldn't happen.

[KingSparta]

TimB

I Think If I Remember Correctly

C:\Format C: /Q

works Better.