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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 28 for Windows => Topic started by: Zaro on November 05, 2021, 05:51:46 pm
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Is there a method for changing the location of my music files (approx. 800 albums) from current location [C:/] to [D:/] in a single clean operation? I recall doing this some time ago but forgot how I did it -- getting old doesn't help!
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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If you're looking to move them and have Media Center use the new path without losing relationships (ie Playlists) use "Rename, Move, & Copy Files.
Highlight the files in Media Center then right click and go. Recommend to only do a few until you are sure you've got the path correct first.
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Thanks for the suggestion.
Could I also create [add] a new library [using the Library Manager] on drive D:/, name it, then copy all of the music files from C:/ to that new directory [library], then load the D:/ library from the Options/Library? What am I missing?
regards.
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You can either 1) use the RMC tool to move the files, as suggested above or 2) copy the files to d: with Explorer and then use RMC to do a global replace of c: to d: No need to create a new library.
Whatever you do with RMC do one or two albums as a test before doing all the albums.
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Fantastic, RMC did the trick.
Copied the files to D:/ [with Explorer] then invoked RMC, set the top most option to: "Update Database to point to new location (no rename, move or copy)". In an instant, all files designation living on D:/.
Many thanks for the tips, once I was in the process it all started coming back to me as to how I did this a few years ago.
regards,
Zaro