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Author Topic: Can MC19 "watch" specific folders and auto-add media to the library?  (Read 1171 times)

mykillk

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Now that I've started using the library features, one thing I haven't been able to figure out is whether MC19 can watch folders for new files and automatically add them to library.
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Re: Can MC19 "watch" specific folders and auto-add media to the library?
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2014, 04:33:42 pm »

Auto-Import.  Tools > Import > Configure Auto-Import.  Add your path.
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Re: Can MC19 "watch" specific folders and auto-add media to the library?
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2014, 04:58:46 pm »

Auto-Import.  Tools > Import > Configure Auto-Import.  Add your path.

It seems like to me though you have to run the auto-important manually each time you want to pick up new files. Maybe I am mistaken though. Does it watch those folders in the background and pick up new files automatically?
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Re: Can MC19 "watch" specific folders and auto-add media to the library?
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2014, 05:23:09 pm »

It DOES watch those folders in the background for folder and file changes.  It uses both filesystem change notification events, and a timer for periodic scanning for those systems that don't support events.

Just drop your files there and be patient.
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Re: Can MC19 "watch" specific folders and auto-add media to the library?
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2014, 05:29:11 pm »

It DOES watch those folders in the background for folder and file changes.  It uses both filesystem change notification events, and a timer for periodic scanning for those systems that don't support events.

Just drop your files there and be patient.

Ok, it's just a bit confusing because the "Run Auto-Import Now" option in the Import dialog box implies that you have to run it manually and it doesn't run in the background automatically. But now that I think about it there is an option in the menu about auto-import running in the background.
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