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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 19 for Windows => Topic started by: MrU on June 19, 2014, 05:00:24 am

Title: Playlists appear empty in tree
Post by: MrU on June 19, 2014, 05:00:24 am
OK generally there is an issue with missing contents of playlists.

more detail:
In tree [for playlists] the icons are [main] purple, sub-folders are either orange [in Smartlists {they are all shown} or green [Recently Played] {they are all shown} or blue {with the exception of "Top Hits" nothing is showing at all??!} . The blue ones [except Top Hits] are playlists I have created myself.
I have been using MC for approx. 10 years now and never had this issue. Of course losing all my created playlists is quite  a problem, recreating them is in some cases impossible.

is it possible to re-find them and link them back to the MC playlists again.
I am aware of in a client they are lost, but this is the server I ma talking about?

All help would be appreciated.

thankyou
G
Title: Re: Playlists appear empty in tree
Post by: adamt on June 20, 2014, 09:26:15 am
Have you tried a Library Restore  (http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Restore_a_library)from a time when your playlists were working correctly?
Title: Re: Playlists appear empty in tree
Post by: MrU on June 21, 2014, 12:04:16 pm
Just tried that....twice [went back 1st to beginning of June, then went back to April].
Both instances showed same tree as before...and no files in playlist once more.

I'm guessing I have to reload files to my library from the last restored date, will do that now.?
Title: Re: Playlists appear empty in tree
Post by: glynor on June 21, 2014, 12:11:46 pm
Can you post a screenshot?  Your description is a bit confusing.
Title: Re: Playlists appear empty in tree
Post by: MrU on June 22, 2014, 07:00:09 am
My apologies if my explanation is somewhat confusing.

hope I get this  screenshot right:

(http://)

Not sure whether it's @ the image above, or just as an attachment to this reply !
[forums have never been my best endeavour].

Anyway if you see the screenshot it indeed shows you the expanded playlists and there colours, and in the case of the opened one [Quiz List>2014> it's empty, as are all the blue iconed ones.?

hope this helps  a bit.
Title: Re: Playlists appear empty in tree
Post by: flac.rules on June 22, 2014, 01:55:13 pm
Do you have several libraries on the server? I have had a similar problem when i changed the library on the sever, and the client got confused that the files in the playlist was not there and maybe(?) updated the playlist to be empty.
Title: Re: Playlists appear empty in tree
Post by: MrU on June 23, 2014, 03:29:49 am
OK, I actually only have 1 Main Library [that is as you see it, or don't lol] it contains music files, about 2TB worth and a few, very few, video files.

But also listed are the library coming from my main HD server and from a newly acquired SMART tv which is default listed as a server.
Both of those have not been created by me, although ALL my files are accessed from the HD server [a Synology product].
the Synology product has always been the storage for my files but the library is created from this pc here.

Because the items above are both DLNA items, then I assume they are default set up .
This is an area I ma unfamiliar with so I am probably talking gooblydegook....sorry.

in nay case, if you are correct in what you say then what is my next plan of action in order to correct this issue.

NOTE:I attempted adding to one of those empty playlists, and although initially it did add them , they have now disappeared again!.