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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 20 for Windows => Topic started by: akira54 on January 09, 2015, 04:58:39 am

Title: Is it possible to easily switch sources, i.e. link library to backed up source
Post by: akira54 on January 09, 2015, 04:58:39 am

Hi,

I have been having some serious problems with my NAS expansion for the last 10 days now which means nothing is available for streaming. I do have a backup NAS and wondered if I can easily switch sources and if so, how would I go about it? I am hoping for something like Lightroom where I only have to point the database to a new (identical) location and all is well.

PS. The MC database does NOT reside on the NAS.

Title: Re: Is it possible to easily switch sources, i.e. link library to backed up source
Post by: BryanC on January 09, 2015, 10:47:48 am

You can create a new library and reimport from your backup NAS. Or you can point your existing library database to the new location using Rename/Move/Copy files under library tools. Select "Update database..." and use the "Find and Replace" option to change the NAS or directory location.

Title: Re: Is it possible to easily switch sources, i.e. link library to backed up source
Post by: akira54 on January 09, 2015, 04:58:18 pm

Thanks, the rename is a good idea, I had forgotten about that (largely because it is not as userfriendly as one would like it to be).

Title: Re: Is it possible to easily switch sources, i.e. link library to backed up source
Post by: akira54 on January 10, 2015, 04:03:54 pm

My brain must have been switched off  :P because when I started to mess around with MC's rename path command it suddenly struck me that all I needed to do was change the Windows mappings to point to the other server I was trying to use. That took all of a minute or so and presto..I am up and running again.