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Title: Loading folders into new library
Post by: LennyM on November 08, 2017, 12:56:59 pm

It seem I have trouble doing the simplest things.

I have ripped a bunch of CDs into a folder containing a named folder for each CD containing the files. 

When I try to import a single CD folder as by drag-and-drop, all I get in the library are the named files with no grouping into the CD.  If I try to import another CD the file list grows.  If I try to import the large folder containing all the CD folders, all I get is a long list of files in alphanumeric order but not grouped in any sensible way.

This would seem to be a simple thing to do.  Can you help please.
To summarize, I have a folder in which are folders for each CD containing the files for that CD.  How to I get these into the JRiver library?

Thank you.

Title: Re: Loading folders into new library
Post by: JimH on November 08, 2017, 01:11:55 pm

Try ripping with MC.  No import is needed.

Title: Re: Loading folders into new library
Post by: LennyM on November 08, 2017, 01:53:35 pm

Perhaps for the future.  But I have a whole bunch of them already ripped.  Is there no way to get them in?

Title: Re: Loading folders into new library
Post by: ferday on November 08, 2017, 04:13:45 pm

You will need to tag the files.  Artist and Album at minimum.  If the folders have the right names you can get the tags from the folder names

Title: Re: Loading folders into new library
Post by: RoderickGI on November 08, 2017, 05:54:00 pm

That is easily fixed, as long are you have consistently named the folders and files.

To expand on what Ferday said, you should use the "Fill properties from filename" Library Tool functionality using your own Template rather than the Automatic process.

There is a bit of a description here: https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,112123.msg775154.html#msg775154 Have a look at the attached images.

A more complete description here: https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,78206.msg531772.html#msg531772

Title: Re: Loading folders into new library
Post by: LennyM on November 10, 2017, 09:34:43 am

Thank you for your help RoderickGI.  The link you referred me to: https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,78206.msg531772.html#msg531772   did the trick.

The earlier suggestion, that I (re)rip all of my CDs was a non-starter.  Also could not work for (re)ripping SACDs.

Title: Re: Loading folders into new library
Post by: Awesome Donkey on November 10, 2017, 11:31:46 am

You can't rip SACDs with a PC. You need a 1st gen PS3 (or a few SACD players which can be opened up to ripping).