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Devices => Androids and other portables => Topic started by: marko on March 18, 2006, 02:39:08 am

Title: ipod sync question re. playcounts etc.
Post by: marko on March 18, 2006, 02:39:08 am

if I plug the ipod in while MC is running, MC auto-detects the ipod and syncs the playcounts and last played info, then it prepares the 'sync' list.

If I don't press the sync button, instead, just charge the ipod and disconnect it, will MC still correctly track the [last played] and [number plays] info the next time I connect the ipod?

Title: Re: ipod sync question re. playcounts etc.
Post by: BlueGlow on March 22, 2006, 12:57:30 am

The ipod firmware erases the playcount and last played data after it's disconnected whether or not it's sync'd so the data is lost if the ipod is not sync'd.

Title: Re: ipod sync question re. playcounts etc.
Post by: razumik on March 22, 2006, 07:35:27 pm

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The ipod firmware erases the playcount and last played data after it's disconnected whether or not it's sync'd so the data is lost if the ipod is not sync'd.

Interesting.  The playcount info on my 5G and Nano both remain intact even after disconnecting (assuming MC was not running while the IPOD was connected).  Which IPOD are you using?  I wonder if it is another program (iTunes, MC, etc.) accessing the db on the IPOD, and not the IPOD itself, that is removing the playcount.  If you have MC open when you plug in the IPOD (even with "get play stats" button unchecked) MC will clear the playcounts on the IPOD before you disconnect.

Title: Re: ipod sync question re. playcounts etc.
Post by: BlueGlow on March 23, 2006, 12:16:38 am

I have the 5G now, but my memory was of the 3G. I haven't checked this behavior with the 5G. Perhaps MC was modifying my db even when I didn't sync?

Title: Re: ipod sync question re. playcounts etc.
Post by: razumik on March 23, 2006, 03:39:56 pm

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Perhaps MC was modifying my db even when I didn't sync?

Probably.  I use AudioPod to sync my IPOD playcounts to last.fm and I have to have MC closed whenever I plug my IPOD in or else it will clear the playcounts.  I can't count how many times I forgot to close it and lost the playcounts before syncing :-(

Title: Re: ipod sync question re. playcounts etc.
Post by: marko on March 24, 2006, 02:01:07 am

thanks for the replies.
It makes sense that MC sync's the playcounts then resets them, you just can't take anything for granted though, if you know what I mean.

This is my 1st handheld device (though I did own a walkman about 25 years ago!!) and after 3 months I'm quite pleased with my purchase. I'm doubly pleased with MC's competent handling of the ipod too. I still have not installed itunes here and I don't feel I'm missing out on anything at all by not doing so.