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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 24 for Mac => Topic started by: tasar on September 28, 2018, 07:09:37 pm

Title: Library Transfer
Post by: tasar on September 28, 2018, 07:09:37 pm: Long time user from version 16. Recently upgraded after the break-in, backed up previous 21 library and tried a restore or import to the newest 24. No dice, never a smooth transition. Remember insiders quipping how this operation has been improved. Don’t understand how in the same piece of software one can’t simply import existing libraries seamlessly. Tell me there’s a trick please.
Title: Re: Library Transfer
Post by: JimH on September 28, 2018, 09:26:08 pm: Backup in MC21. Restore in MC24.
Title: Re: Library Transfer
Post by: xj32 on October 13, 2018, 11:57:38 am: Forgive my ignorance, but is this the process I would use when transferring my library to/on another computer? I ask because what keeps happening when I do this is that I loose all of the tagging on my SACD single file ISO rips. IE the ones where the tagging cannot be imbedded in the file itself.

What do I need to do to make sure that my new library, tagging, artwork and all looks just like it did on my previous computer?

Thanks.
Title: Re: Library Transfer
Post by: Awesome Donkey on October 13, 2018, 12:02:05 pm: In general with MC24 you can enable and use sidecar files to store metadata, which works great for saving metadata for SACD ISOs that otherwise couldn't really be saved easily. But sidecar support for SACD ISOs was only just added in MC24 and doesn't work with previous MC versions below 24.
Title: Re: Library Transfer
Post by: xj32 on October 13, 2018, 12:08:04 pm: Thanks,

So how do i do this?
Title: Re: Library Transfer
Post by: Awesome Donkey on October 13, 2018, 12:14:35 pm: MC's Options > General > Importing & Tagging and set the drop down for sidecars there to Save in sidecars if internal tagging is not supported. Then click the second dropdown below the first and set Create external sidecar files for media type: to Audio (or any others you may need). Then find a SACD ISO in your library that has metadata and use the Update tags (from library) tool. Then verify and see if MC created a sidecar file next to where the SACD ISO is located/stored. You can probably open the sidecar file in a text editor to verify the contents, not sure though.
Title: Re: Library Transfer
Post by: xj32 on October 13, 2018, 12:29:13 pm: Thanks so much!
Title: Re: Library Transfer
Post by: xj32 on October 13, 2018, 12:32:39 pm: It worked!
Title: Re: Library Transfer
Post by: Awesome Donkey on October 13, 2018, 12:34:47 pm: Just be sure to do it for all your SACD ISOs in your library so the metadata is saved in the sidecar files. :)