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Title: how to remove stack/handheld files and force MC to re-convert
Post by: JustinChase on July 28, 2008, 06:39:06 pm

I had MC convert all files for a handheld, but many of those files are missing the last 4 seconds; not sure why.  This was done MANY versions ago, so I'm hoping this bug has been fixed.  (does anyone know if that is true?)

so, I want to re-convert the files, but there just doesn't seem to be an easy way to do that.  If I tell it to convert, it sees it's already been done (I assume) and nothing happens.

What am I missing?  How can I remove all stacked/converted audio files and re-convert them?  (not one at a time I hope)

thanks

Title: Re: how to remove stack/handheld files and force MC to re-convert
Post by: zxsix on July 28, 2008, 09:54:25 pm

Staff will correct me if my explanation is incomplete, but here's how I understand it to work....

Set up a smartlist with this in the search -[Stack Tag]=[]  or [Stack Tag]=HHCache.
Select all and delete, making sure to choose one of the two delete options and not the remove from library option.




This could also be done by editing a viewscheme to show the stack icon or stack type fields.  Select all files, then expand stacks.  Select and delete the tracks that are not the top file in the stack.

Title: Re: how to remove stack/handheld files and force MC to re-convert
Post by: DarkPenguin on July 29, 2008, 10:40:06 am

[Stack Tag]=HHCache is probably the way to go.  This needs a button in the HH options.

Title: Re: how to remove stack/handheld files and force MC to re-convert
Post by: JustinChase on July 31, 2008, 09:58:33 pm

I actually used the -[Stack Tag]=[] option, and that worked fine.  thanks!

I agree that there outta be a button or option of some sort to "clear handheld cache".  Something similar to "build missing thumbnails" would work fine I think.