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Title: Syntax for custom filename disk-track nameofsong
Post by: jherbert on November 12, 2009, 02:35:31 pm

I have a large collection of mp3s, containing a lot of multi-disk sets. I used mediamonkey before and set the naming convention to disk#-track# title. 3-9 sample.mp3 meaning disk three, song 9 with "sample as title. Last night media center went through some 90000 tracks and removed all references to the disk number in the filename, replacing 3-9 in the sample above with 1-9.

I know there is a way to define custom file names, but I was unable to locate information on the proper wording of tags (is it disk # or disk nr. or someting else). Also I could not locate information on how to start a manual renaming process to reverse the action taken by Media Center 14.

Any suggestions are highly appreciated.

Title: Re: Syntax for custom filename disk-track nameofsong
Post by: JimH on November 12, 2009, 02:54:13 pm

MC wouldn't automatically do that.  Maybe you're looking at the tags, not filenames.

Try right clicking on a few audio files, and look at Library Tools.  You can try Move Copy Rename and the tool called Fill Properties from Filename.

Try a few files before you do very many.

MC has a tag called Disc#, where you can enter the number.