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More => Old Versions => Media Center 12 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: modelmaker on June 29, 2006, 05:12:07 pm

Title: Have I got this right about Otto...
Post by: modelmaker on June 29, 2006, 05:12:07 pm
Once the "Watch Folder" is checked, Otto will continuously check the "chosen folders" (or directories) for new additions/changes?

If I remember right back in the day when I used MM (very briefly!) it would check the watched folders when you opened the program.
Title: Re: Have I got this right about Otto...
Post by: Matt on June 29, 2006, 05:16:08 pm
It reconciles when the program is started.  This is in a background thread and only takes a few seconds.

After that, it watches while the program is running. (no scary background services while the program is closed)

Doing the watch takes no CPU cycles since notifications are built into the Windows file system.
Title: Re: Have I got this right about Otto...
Post by: KingSparta on June 29, 2006, 06:30:44 pm
I take it each library has it's own watch folder list?

if not this could be a problem.
Title: Re: Have I got this right about Otto...
Post by: Matt on June 29, 2006, 11:26:12 pm
Quote from: KingSparta on June 29, 2006, 06:30:44 pm
I take it each library has it's own watch folder list?

if not this could be a problem.

Yes, watches are now library specific.
Title: Re: Have I got this right about Otto...
Post by: GHammer on June 30, 2006, 01:51:43 am
Quote from: Matt on June 29, 2006, 11:26:12 pm
Yes, watches are now library specific.
Thank you.