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MikeD_72

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File type
« on: May 21, 2009, 08:00:56 pm »

I enjoy using Media Jukebox, but I am very annoyed by the fact that all my associated audio files are now "Media Jukebox Files" when I view them in windows explorer.  This has created a big problem for me because in some cases I have multiple copies of the same audio file but in different formats (wav, mp3, wma).  When I try to sort and group my audio files by file type, it doesn't work because they all share the same file type description: "Media Jukebox File".  How can I go back to unique descriptions for each file?
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JimH

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Re: File type
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2009, 07:30:05 am »

In MJ options, tell MJ not to associate with the files.  Tell whatever program you want to be associated with them.

Or only associate MP3 files, for example.
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MikeD_72

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Re: File type
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2009, 10:55:31 pm »

Thanks for the feedback.  I figured out another way to fix it before your post.  In Explorer I went to Tools->Folder Options->File Types and scrolled down to mp3.  I clicked on Advanced and made note of the Actions and their settings because I wanted to preserve the right-click functionality in Explorer.  Back at the File Types screen I clicked the "New" button, entering mp3 as the extension and then clicking the Advanced tab so that I could select the Associated File Type - this is what I needed to change in the first place.  I selected "mp3 file" from the list, and after over-writing the old extension, I restored the right-click actions I made note of earlier.

I did the same for wav and wma files.  It wasn't the quickest thing, but it worked perfectly and now I'm back in business with my sorting and grouping within Explorer.
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