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[kcorbett]

Q: Is there any support in MC specifically for Archos  Jukebox and similar portable hard drive MP3 players? The MC Web site says no plugin is required for Archos 6000, and MC sees my Archos Jukebox Recorder 20 as a hard drive. So simply moving files across is easy. But I'd like to do this efficiently, and I wonder how I might leverage MC.

Currently I keep copies of all my media files on two drives, an external HD (source) and the Archos (copy). I have all my music files organized by Artist / Album as generated by RealOne and CDex.

So what is the best way to keep Archos in sync with the other HD? I want to make changes on my PC - rip CDs, edit tags, create playlists etc. - and then sync up the Archos. Should I use MC or manage this myself at the file system level?

Hmm, what about this Synchronize Files menu command? I read FAQs, searched YABB, and perused the online Help, but there doesn't seem to be much information about how Synchronize works.

Synchronize prompts for a playlist. Do I need to create one with the Artist/Album view? Using a playlist to control the copying seems like a good approach, especially since I could remove some albums/files from the playlist and keep a subset of my files on the Archos. If I go this route, what is the easiest way to add to this playlist as I get new music files?

Thanks in advance for any pointers...

/kmc

[fex]

Have an Archos 20 besides my iPod. Will test it and try to answer your questions as soon as possible.

[SteveG]

kcorbett,

I do not have an Archos 20 here to test, but assuming that it allows for the creation of multiple folders, try organaizing your files in MC using smartlists and then use the synchronization feature you mention to synch your playlists. This feature will create the playlists on your Archos and update them as needed.

If you haven't used smartlist before, explore them. They are like playlists, except the information is dynamic and therefore updated automatically as you add new material into MC.

Steve