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Title: Is the * rating for a track kept in the library or attached to the file?
Post by: baldo on April 21, 2022, 01:30:09 pm

I have MC on different machines with different drives for each version.  I have all my files duplicated across machines.

If I give a file a rating, is that stored within the librady or attached to the file itself? So if I clone the library across from one machine to the other machine, will the rating for the file also be cloned and copied across?

(Please dont suggest NAS drives or anything like that. I have my reasons why I want to keep different files for different machines. Thanks)

Thanks.

Title: Re: Is the * rating for a track kept in the library or attached to the file?
Post by: baldo on April 22, 2022, 07:25:03 am

Anyone?

Title: Re: Is the * rating for a track kept in the library or attached to the file?
Post by: JimH on April 22, 2022, 08:44:54 am

You could use Library Server to share one machine's library to the other.  Start at the Media Network article on the wiki.

Ratings would usually be stored in the file unless you turn that off or the file can't have internal tags.  The wiki has information on tags.

Title: Re: Is the * rating for a track kept in the library or attached to the file?
Post by: baldo on April 23, 2022, 07:14:47 am

Thanks Jim.

I dont want to use library server to share the library. I want to keep a hard wall between all copies of my files and my my libraries.

What I do is to back up the library on one machine and then copy that library over to the other machine.  That way I have two copies of my library AND two copies of my music files.  This is the way that I want to keep it.  If something happens to one linbrary at least I have a 100% duplicate copy as a backup.

I'm still not slear about the ratings and where they are stored.  If I make the ratings on one machine and then copy the library acros to the other machine, will I have to re do the rating again? 
If so can I just copy all the music flac files to the other machineas well as the library.

Can you point me to the wiki please.
Thanks

Title: Re: Is the * rating for a track kept in the library or attached to the file?
Post by: JimH on April 23, 2022, 07:29:00 am

Quote from: baldo on April 23, 2022, 07:14:47 am

Can you point me to the wiki please.

Try a Google search.  Ask your question and add "JRiver" wiki.