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[Johnny Stork]

I am a fairly new user of MC and just started trying to create playlists. I have one machine running the media center service which my other machines connect to the library. I have now created a standard playlist and a smart playlist and each time I exit and restart MC, they are GONE!!!

This is pretty shocking.....even if I am missing some sort of step somewhere the process should be far more obvious, intuitive.

[MrC]

I just created a playlist on a library server client.  Quit MC and the playlist appears on the server, and re-appears on the client.  I added a track to the playlist, and quit MC, and the playlist is correct upon restart of the client MC.  The server's version is correct too.

Same thing with a smartlist.

The key is to set Tools > Options > Media Network > Automatically sync changes made on the client back to the server

Syncing is hinted at when you look at Library Manager's UI (File > Library, and select your library server's name).  You see a button for Sync Changes with Library Server.

Note: there is an button to look at "Library Options", but this explores the currently selected libraries options.  There is no button to configure the connected client's options.  I think there should also be a LS Client Options button, which is a shortcut means to open and discover Options > Media Network > Client Options (when connected to a Library Server) and would show all the client options.  This would allow users to see "Automatically sync...", etc. client options.

[Johnny Stork]

Strange, not working for me. I have my client MC running, I opened a Remote Desktop to the MC server and opened MC. I then created a playlist from the client, nothing shows up on the server. But I can create the pl on the server, and it will show up on the client. And I did set "Tools > Options > Media Network > Automatically sync changes made on the client back to the server"

[Johnny Stork]

Ok, its a manual process!! That sucks! I need to "File > Library, and select your library server's name).  You see a button for Sync Changes with Library Server."

Then I see the PL on the server. This is a terribly confusing/messy/convoluted process.

[MrC]

No, it does not have to be manual - it automatically happened for me.

Do you have the Authentication set under Media Network, and are using it on the client as well?