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[MarkGrigsby]

Steve,

Please would you tell me how to delete / re-add them?  I cannot remove the 'missing' files from iPod (i.e. the ones with duplicated long filenames), as the sync process gives errors 'cannot delete file', and they remain as 'dead links' in the iPod database

[BlueGlow]

I'm also seeing the 'cannot delete file' error on every sync with build .241.

[SteveG]

The best solution is to reinitialize or at a minimum select the option for 'Rebuild Database from iPod' and then delete the files that are skipping.

Steve

[MarkGrigsby]

Thanks.

Just wondered - does the latest 'fix' also include the problem I described above, where the free space is only calculated at the start of each MC session?

Mark.

[MarkGrigsby]

Steve,

I'm still having the same problem with long filenames in build 243.  I tried the following :

1. Reinitialize iPod
2. Select single playlist with 25 'long-filenamed' files, where the first 30 chars of each filename is identical.
3. Sync
4. MC transferred 25 files to iPod, but did not rename them, so there was some file-overwriting for 8 files.
5. Deselect playlist, Sync, MC shows error 'cannot delete file' for the 8 files.

Also, I guess I can answer my own post above, and confirm that the (minor) bug with free space calculation isn't fixed yet... Even if you don't plan to fix it for a couple of builds, please would you confirm my explanation was understandable, and that it's made it on to a 'to do' list?

Thanks!

Mark.

[JustinChase]

I'm still having the same problem with MC not calculating the space available until I expand one of the smartlist groups.  After this, it calculates the free space.  This is using .243.

Any idea when the sound check filed will be implemented for the iPod replay gain use?  I'm waiting to initialize and re-snych everything until this is working.  I only have about 3 weeks left in Mexico, and I'm just curious if it might be done before then.

Thanks Steve for all the hard work!!

[MarkGrigsby]

Hi Steve,

Both problems still there in 243.

Cheers,
Mark.

[SteveG]

Mark,

Both problems are fixed in tonight's build.

Justin,

Not sure. Please check out the thread regarding the admin login issue. There is a workaround/fix.

[JustinChase]

Steve, when I used your workaround, it DID calculate the space.  I had to re-select all the playlists, but the calc worked fine.

Thanks again!

One more question, sort of unrelated but, what exactly does synchronize all files try to synchronize?  Just audio, or all files in the library?  When I select that button I am over capacity, but I'm not sure why.  I would like it if I could use that button to synch almost everything in my library, since now I have to have a playlist called 'All Audio' to get everything on the iPod, since many songs don't deserve a playlist of their own, but I DO want to hear them when I shuffle all songs.  Does that make sense?

Oh well, everything else is great right now, so I'm happy.

Thanks

[SteveG]

Justin,

Currently it tries to sync everything. If you sync 'All Songs' doesn't shuffle work in that scenario? Which shuffle are you using?

Steve

[JustinChase]

Justin,

Currently it tries to sync everything. If you sync 'All Songs' doesn't shuffle work in that scenario? Which shuffle are you using?

Steve

I'm not sure what you mean by 'it tries to synch everything'.  All file types, all music, and only if I select the box, or always.

Yeah, the all music playlist lets me shuffle all those songs, but I have to add that playlist for all the songs to load, since they aren't in any other playlists.  I would just prefer if I could load everything, without having another playlist to worry about.  It's just a nitpicky thing, don't worry too much about it.  I'm just a wierd guy.

[MarkGrigsby]

Mark,

Both problems are fixed in tonight's build.

Steve,

As per my posting on the new release thread, the 'long filename issue' is not fixed

[SteveG]

Mark,

Fixed tonight. I promise.

Justin,

Will look at this if there is time.

Steve

[MarkGrigsby]

Steve,

Mark,

Fixed tonight. I promise.

Steve

Indeed it IS fixed - THANK YOU for the hard work   

[JustinChase]

Steve,

Thanks for getting the synch all files squared away.  It seems to work as advertised now.

One more request.  Again, not a big deal for me, but if it's easy, I'd love to see that be customizable.  For example, when you get the iPod photo support squared away, if we could have the option to have that selection include photos or cover art or music.  And for me now, I would love it if I could make it only send files with 2 or more stars.  All of my one star files suck (as evidenced by the 1 star rating), and I don't want them on the iPod.  I don't want to delete them, because I use ripcast to record music, and I want to know if I've already decided a new songs sucks or not, so I keep everything in the library rated.  And as I said earlier, I don't want playlists for the 2 or 3 star tracks, since I won't listen to them alone, but I do want them on the iPod for when I choose to just shuffle all tracks, or listen to the 'not recently heard' playlist.

Again, just to reiterate.  I can just use the 'all Music' playlist to do this, but it adds another playlist to the iPod, which I'd prefer not to have.  Not a big deal, just a little request, if it's easy.

Thanks again!!!

PS  with 246, everything seems quite good!!

[benrad]

So...it's safe to get back in the water?

[JustinChase]

Seems good to me.  I wiped out all of my 4 star tracks, so I could be sure I was working on rating the right files, and my system had trouble deleting more files than could fit in the warning window, so there were quite a few files with the longfilename issues, but all seems good now.

[SteveG]

Justin,

In case you did not catch it, yesterday I changed the 'Sync all files' option to be only for audio content. I know that is not the level of customization you want, but it might help for now.

Steve

[JustinChase]

Yep, caught that one.

Thanks!!