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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 21 for Mac => Topic started by: dmitch77 on June 06, 2016, 02:57:01 pm

Title: Removing references to bad files
Post by: dmitch77 on June 06, 2016, 02:57:01 pm

Every time I do a manual import, I get notified of a number of skipped files which were "previously determined to be bad". I took care of these bad files a long time ago (they were all .m4p files which I converted to .m4a). Those "bad" files do not exist anywhere anymore. But MC still complains about them. One recommendation I found involves creating a smartlist via "[Media Type]=[Audio] ~d=b", and operating on the results. That doesn't work because those files no longer exist, and that smartlist comes up empty. I tried various flavors of "Fix Broken Links" (Yes, Yes with protect files on missing drives). No effect.

What is the recommended procedure these days for handling this situation? I just want MC to forget all about these files. Running MC21 on a MacPro, Mac OS 10.11.5.

Title: Re: Removing references to bad files
Post by: Fred1 on June 07, 2016, 12:46:16 am

Same problem here.

Title: Re: Removing references to bad files
Post by: RoderickGI on June 07, 2016, 01:26:38 am

Change your selection criteria from "[Media Type]=[Audio] ~d=b" to just "~d=b". All bad records will be displayed. Delete the ones you want to get rid of.

Note the criteria "~d=b" means "Limit database to Bad", which is what I used in the "Set rules for file display" in a quick view I created. Same result in a Smartlist.

Title: Re: Removing references to bad files
Post by: Fred1 on June 07, 2016, 02:54:37 am

That works for me, thanks!

Title: Re: Removing references to bad files
Post by: dmitch77 on June 07, 2016, 09:03:24 am

Yep, that did the trick. Thanks!