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Title: Copy music to external USB drive from playlist
Post by: duesy on June 14, 2012, 05:14:18 pm

Please advise procedure for copying music on a Playlist to an external drive? Similar to syncing a handheld, but only on a thumb drive. Dragging  copies only the list and not the source music files. Thanks.

Title: Re: Copy music to external USB drive from playlist
Post by: glynor on June 14, 2012, 06:04:34 pm

Set the thumb drive up as a handheld in MC.  Options > Handheld.  Add a device, pick the file path for your drive.

Works like any other handheld.

Title: Re: Copy music to external USB drive from playlist
Post by: Alex B on June 14, 2012, 06:12:58 pm

You can configure any disk location to be a "virtual" handheld, including a thumb drive.

Tools > Options > Handheld > Device management > Add device...

It could be useful to give the thumb drive a drive letter from the end of the alphabet to prevent it from changing when Windows gives drive letters to other devices. Run diskmgmt.msc and change the letter e.g to Z.

Another option is to sync a hard drive folder and simply copy the files outside MC. I use this method. I sync a folder and use it as a small repository for various portables. From there I copy files to phones, flash drives, burn MP3 CDs of them, etc.

EDIT  glynor posted while I was writing my reply...

Title: Re: Copy music to external USB drive from playlist
Post by: duesy on June 14, 2012, 06:32:01 pm

I didn't think to look there, thanks. However, sync transfers the clips and also artist folders and sub folders. Is it possible to limit sync to the actual clips and nothing else?