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[greggd3]

OK, this is my biggest complaint (possibly only complaint) what happens to cause songs to disappear from play lists?  I don't know how it happens but I'll make a great play list and then one day find that songs have been removed from it.  I am sure it was caused by some type of file maintenance.  How can I set MC13 so that songs cannot be removed from the play list even if they are somehow moved/removed from the drive.  Even if it leaves a note or reference saying the should be there but isn't, would still be OK.  Thanks for the help.   

[Matt]

OK, this is my biggest complaint (possibly only complaint) what happens to cause songs to disappear from play lists?  I don't know how it happens but I'll make a great play list and then one day find that songs have been removed from it.  I am sure it was caused by some type of file maintenance.  How can I set MC13 so that songs cannot be removed from the play list even if they are somehow moved/removed from the drive.  Even if it leaves a note or reference saying the should be there but isn't, would still be OK.  Thanks for the help.   

Playlists are stored in the library.  They point to files on your hard drive.

Moving or renaming files outside of the player so that they're broken links in the library might cause the moved files to be removed from the library and playlist.  You might use the tools in the program to move files, or tell auto-import to watch the folder you move things to so that it can repair broken links.

[greggd3]

Is there a way to recover play lists that are still OK on my iPod? 

[Matt]

Is there a way to recover play lists that are still OK on my iPod? 

You can sync files back from an iPod but not playlists.

You might be able to view a playlist on the iPod inside Media Center, Export Playlist from the File menu, then manually edit the playlist to point to local paths, and then import the playlist.  It would be a bit tedious.

[greggd3]

Thanks.

[jack wallstreet]

You can prevent this problem from happening (lost songs in a playlist) by turning off the option to automatically fix broken links (which  means (in part) - delete the file reference on the playlists).  There are threads that describe this.  Can't remember where the option is, but its there.

[greggd3]

If I had backed up play lists previously, is there a way to import them so I can see the file names of the songs that are missing?   

[JimH]

MC makes automatic backups.  You could try a restore.  It's under File...

[greggd3]

That's great, worked fine.  Now I just have to bring them over from MC12 to MC 13 and refind the file locations.  Thanks!

Thanks also for the uncheck fix broken links idea, I am sure that is why I was losing files.