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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 24 for Windows => Topic started by: kingdaddy on January 23, 2019, 11:43:55 am

Title: Restoring from Backup problem
Post by: kingdaddy on January 23, 2019, 11:43:55 am: My old setup had the music library on drive D witch should be the CD Rom drive but for some reason during the rebuild it changed the drive letters of all the drives and re-assigned the CD-Rom drive to E. Now that I have had to rebuild again the drive assignment is what it should have been the CD-Rom drive is D and the Music library is E. However all the backups I have made show the Music library and drive D so when I restore the library it doesn't work because it cant find the music drive. Does anyone know of a work-around to fix this?
Title: Re: Restoring from Backup problem
Post by: Matt on January 23, 2019, 12:03:24 pm: Just pick all the files, right-click > Library Tools > Rename, Move & Copy Files...

Then pick the mode "Update database to point to new location".

Then in find & replace, enter the drive the files were on and that they're on now. (ie. D:\ with E:\)

Then click OK and watch all your files get fixed :)

You might try a few before doing all.
Title: Re: Restoring from Backup problem
Post by: kingdaddy on January 23, 2019, 12:32:04 pm: Is "Find & Replace" in Library Tools? Im not familiar with that command in JR23.
Title: Re: Restoring from Backup problem
Post by: Matt on January 23, 2019, 12:36:16 pm: Quote from: kingdaddy on January 23, 2019, 12:32:04 pm
Is "Find & Replace" in Library Tools? Im not familiar with that command in JR23.

It's part of the Rename, Move, & Copy Files... tool.
Title: Re: Restoring from Backup problem
Post by: kingdaddy on January 24, 2019, 10:22:28 am: I tried that and made a mess. Now I have multiple libraries some are D:\Music and some are E:\ Music and the thumbnails are all mixed up and most are missing. I think I need to start over.

If I do start over should I import my music first or just find and replace the D:\ with E:\ and then use restore?
Title: Re: Restoring from Backup problem
Post by: Spike1000 on January 24, 2019, 10:28:37 am: The CD-ROM doesn't have to be D: It's normally the next free drive at install time but that's just for convenience.

Make your music drive D: once again in Windows and make the CD-ROM Z: and the problem's gone away. (Move the CD drive first in Drive Management | Change Drive letter and Paths . . .)

Spike
Title: Re: Restoring from Backup problem
Post by: kingdaddy on January 24, 2019, 01:32:55 pm: Is there a way to delete the library so I can start over, if so where is the library located?
Title: Re: Restoring from Backup problem
Post by: JimH on January 24, 2019, 02:10:52 pm: File > Library > Clear Library
Title: Re: Restoring from Backup problem
Post by: kingdaddy on January 24, 2019, 04:27:04 pm: Do I have to import music before I restore from backup? Or does Restore take care of everything?
Title: Re: Restoring from Backup problem
Post by: swiv3d on January 24, 2019, 04:29:42 pm: Restore from a library backup should bring everything from your last library back. Just make sure that it is a backup from before your problems started!
Title: Re: Restoring from Backup problem
Post by: kingdaddy on January 25, 2019, 03:18:41 pm: Thanks guys, changing the drive letters with the disc manage tool and restoring worked with the exception of a dozen or so album cover art files. :)