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kstuart

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What will MC18 do if I import exact same folder from different path ?
« on: January 23, 2013, 06:02:50 pm »
If I unknowingly have the same album folder in a different place on my PC and by mistake, try to import it again, what does MC18 do ?  Again, the only thing different from the first copy is the path.
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Re: What will MC18 do if I import exact same folder from different path ?
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2013, 06:06:27 pm »
A new entry in the MC database will be created, so you'll have a duplicate.
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Re: What will MC18 do if I import exact same folder from different path ?
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2013, 07:46:43 pm »
Quote from: MrC on January 23, 2013, 06:06:27 pm
A new entry in the MC database will be created, so you'll have a duplicate.
So the database has two identical sets ?

In other words, under that Artist, you will see two albums that are the exact same Album name, but the only difference is the location ?
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Re: What will MC18 do if I import exact same folder from different path ?
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2013, 08:20:38 pm »
Yes, they are two different sets of files.  MC won't use the metadata to decide to ignore importing files - this would be a real problem if it did.
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