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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 25 for Windows => Topic started by: jkolker on May 08, 2019, 07:31:39 am

Title: Indexing Cache files
Post by: jkolker on May 08, 2019, 07:31:39 am

Hello!

I recently noticed that I'm getting cache files indexed as part of the database.

Per the first attachment, a list of my indexed folders.  The "Music" folder on the local drive is NOT one of the folders selected for indexing.

The second attachment shows the resulting indexed cache file for a particular album.  I seem to have many of these now.

How can I stop the indexing of cache files? 

Thanks
Jeff

using 25.0.33 64 bit

Title: Re: Indexing Cache files
Post by: JimH on May 08, 2019, 07:57:00 am

You can just select the files and delete them from MC.  Read carefully.  Try a few before you do very many.

Title: Re: Indexing Cache files
Post by: jkolker on May 08, 2019, 08:10:25 am

Do I need the cache files? 

Will more show up and get indexed?

Title: Re: Indexing Cache files
Post by: JimH on May 08, 2019, 08:59:16 am

MC will import whatever you've set in that dialog.

I don't know what "the cache files" are.

Title: Re: Indexing Cache files
Post by: jkolker on May 08, 2019, 10:18:57 am

In my local music folder on the server PC, as per the picture I posted, there is a folder:

"C:\Users\HomeMediaCenter\Music\JRiver Conversion Cache\" with multiple artist/album folders within.

I didn't create this folder, so I am assuming there is a setting somewhere that does?  The folder name says "cache" so that's why I called them "the cache files".  They were .wav or .jpg files

My second picture shows where the system is to look for files.  The above-named directory isn't included.

So how did files get indexed from a folder I didn't specifically create and I didn't tell it to index?

I went ahead and used JRiver (Audio - Files) to locate all the music files indexed (30+ files) in that folder and deleted them all (from the index and hard drive).  We'll see if they come back.

Title: Re: Indexing Cache files
Post by: Awesome Donkey on May 08, 2019, 10:37:26 am

MC's Options > File Location > Conversion Cache option. If you don't want a cache, set it to None (do not create cache).

Title: Re: Indexing Cache files
Post by: jkolker on May 08, 2019, 10:40:48 am

Thanks!

Good to know.  So many settings.  I don't mind the cache, just don't want it indexed.  We'll see if it happens again...

Title: Re: Indexing Cache files
Post by: Spike1000 on May 08, 2019, 11:39:17 am

It could have been 'Imported' in the past as, as you say, it's not currently listed in the folders to import.

Spike