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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 27 for Windows => Topic started by: Audio Only on April 02, 2021, 10:57:44 am

Title: Cannot use my saved playlists
Post by: Audio Only on April 02, 2021, 10:57:44 am

I am running an older version (20.0.132)

I only use JRiver for audio.

Haven't used for several years, and am now several laptops later.

I did not backup the library but saved my playlists and retained the drive letter and hard drive clone .

However, playlists show nothing.

Is there something I can do?

I will gladly upgrade if that will bring my playlists back, but from what i can find out that may not happen.

I have searched around on this and it's pretty complex to attempt to resolve.

If someone can tell me how to proceed I will certainly appreciate it.

Edited to add: the information is there in the playist with a text editor, but when I open it in JRiver there is nothing.

Title: Re: Cannot use my saved playlists
Post by: MGD_King on April 03, 2021, 07:44:45 am

Did you reimport your files? I would think the playlists wouldn't work if they didn't know where the files are in you library.

Title: Re: Cannot use my saved playlists
Post by: Audio Only on April 03, 2021, 09:27:02 am

I have all of the files saved on a hard drive with the same structure. It's probably the same hard drive

Changed the drive letter on the drive to the same as it was (F:)

However, I didn't try to import the files to the current library.

Thanks for your reply, I will try re-importing the files to the current library.

Title: Re: Cannot use my saved playlists
Post by: Audio Only on April 03, 2021, 11:57:39 am

Imported everything into the library. Now it's in the library.

However, saved playlists still do not work.

The Drive letter and folders are correct when opened with a text editor. The example below is from a playlist that my grandkids enjoyed


<MPL Version="2.0" Title="Cole Mason">
<Item>
<Field Name="Filename">F:\KnoxTn\Compilations\The Country Way Vol. 2\06 The Guitar.wav

It's the same hard drive that I originally pulled out of a box and am now connecting over USB 3.0 with the same drive letter

Surely there is something I can do to resolve this?

Title: Re: Cannot use my saved playlists
Post by: JimH on April 03, 2021, 01:05:44 pm

The wiki has a topic called Moving Files.

You could restore a backup.  MC makes them automatically.  Search for *.zip in Explorer.

Title: Re: Cannot use my saved playlists
Post by: Audio Only on April 03, 2021, 04:14:55 pm

thanks for your response.

Will look into what you suggest, thanks

Regards

And hope you have a Happy Easter!