Topic: How do I compare two MC libraries? (Read 1220 times)

psam · « **on:** February 10, 2014, 02:28:51 pm »

I have all my Music/Videos/Photos on a NAS folder accessible from my PCs/Tablets etc.
Running MC on two PCs, one in my office to manipulate the library and one acting as an HTPC in our living room.
Looking for a solution to a different issue, I tried to compare the two libraries
One library reports 185000 files while the other reports 160000 files.
How can I compare the two libraries? I have exported them both to xml format files but neither Excel or Firefox can open them.
Any ideas?

MrC · « **Reply #1 on:** February 10, 2014, 05:24:07 pm »

Export them as CSV files, and depending upon your needs, either include all fields or just the fields you want from a view you setup. Then, you can diff the CSV files, since each entry is on a single line.

psam · « **Reply #2 on:** February 10, 2014, 11:05:57 pm »

Quote from: MrC on February 10, 2014, 05:24:07 pm

Export them as CSV files, and depending upon your needs, either include all fields or just the fields you want from a view you setup. Then, you can diff the CSV files, since each entry is on a single line.

How do I get MC to export a library as a CSV file? There is only one option, "File-Library-Export to XML"...

MrC · « **Reply #3 on:** February 11, 2014, 12:05:26 am »

File > Export Playlist, and select the CSV format.

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