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[zender]

Hi,

I just copied 6tb of music and video files to a new hard drive.
The original hard drive is still intact.

Are there any tips for a smooth transition to a new hard drive?
All my library is analyzed. Will JRiver reanalyze all the files or is the info already stored in the music folders?

[JimH]

The wiki has a topic called Moving Files.  Analysis is stored in the file tags.

[zender]

Ok, thanks Jim

[dtc]

I am assuming the actual library, which does not contain the media files, is still on your main drive and what you moved are the media files.

Since you already moved the media files, all you have to do is tell the library where the files are on the new drive. Use the Rename, Move, Copy function under library tools to point to the new drive. If the file structure and file names  are the same, all you need to do is use the Find and Replace option to  change the drive letter from the old one to the new one - e.g. e:\ to f:\ But, first do a full backup, just in case. And, try to few files at a time to make sure everything is working OK. The display window will show you the changes that will be made.

[zender]

It seems I've made a mistake...
I first went and changed the auto import folders to the new folders on the new hard drive. (F drive)
That started a chain reaction where all the library is reloaded to JRiver (which is a good thing), but the old library is still visible (I drive).

How do I clean the library from the old folder paths?

[JimH]

If you see both I: and F: entries, you can search for the incorrect (old drive), I:, for example, and delete the entries.  Check carefully before deleting.

[dtc]

If there is data in the library that is not in the media files, then it might make sense to use a backup to go back to before you changed the auto import and set everything up correctly before you turn auto import back on.

[zender]

Although I copied all the files and folders, one to one, JRiver still wants to analyze all the library.
Is there a way to prevent this and make JRiver look for the existing analyzed logs?

[dtc]

If you imported the files again, that data probably resides in the tracks but not in the database. You can check that using the Tag Editor and looking at the Tag Dump at the bottom on the Editor. If that is true, you can copy the file tag data into the library (Update Library from Tags). If it still wants to analyze them, then the option to skip files that have already been analyzed will speed up the process.

Or back to the beginning with a backup and start again.