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Support => Portable Devices => Topic started by: renius28 on February 19, 2020, 10:14:02 AM
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So with the latest android 10 on Samsung S10 and S10e, many folks are having the issue of empty playlists. I played around with it and realized that backslashes are no longer accepted. m3u files with "relative" (..) and without the ".." work fine if the backslashes \ are changed to forward slashes /.
So can we at least get an option in the device sync settings screen to use linux file path conventions?
Thanks!
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You can change the slash in Preferences > Library > playlists > exported playlists > use unix path convention (/)
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The library preferences for playlists only applies to library playlists and not to device synching.
Could you try this version which uses the unix convention for filenames in playlists:
https://getmusicbee.com/patches/MusicBee33_Patched.zip
unzip and replace the existing musicbee application files
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The library preferences for playlists only applies to library playlists and not to device synching.
Thanks for the clairifcation.
Could you try this version which uses the unix convention for filenames in playlists:
I'm not at my MB PC to test this right now, but is this optional? I've had no trouble getting my playlists over to my devices using the Windows slash convention and (at this point) don't know if using the unix convention will break things.
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The library preferences for playlists only applies to library playlists and not to device synching.
Could you try this version which uses the unix convention for filenames in playlists:
https://getmusicbee.com/patches/MusicBee33_Patched.zip
unzip and replace the existing musicbee application files
@Steven The patched version works perfectly for my Samsung S10e:
SM-G970U, Android version 10, firmware G970USQS3CTA3
As Phred pointed out, it seems not all androids are affected, or perhaps they haven't pushed the same android versions that samsung has. Android should never have an issue with forward slashes, but maybe a checkbox under device sync settings, under "playlist storage", may be the best way to fix this.
Thanks for your quick response!
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As Phred pointed out, it seems not all androids are affected, or perhaps they haven't pushed the same android versions that samsung has.
I'm still running Android 9 and there's some question as to whether or not my Samsung S8 will get the Android 10 update.
Sorry to say I still haven't had the time to test this new patch, but I should be able to later on Thursday.
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As android is unix based, the change to / should be fine for all android versions. I guess other devices its not so clear but i would expect it to work
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Sorry to say I still haven't had the time to test this new patch, but I should be able to later on Thursday.
I have removed a track from a playlist and then performed a sync of that playlist. I'm still seeing Windows convention for the slashes, in other words, a forward slash (/). In other words, no change observed in the text file. Not a problem for me, but just wondering why I'm not seeing backward slashes in the playlist. Using M3U.
This is with 3.3.7354 P which was the patch posted in this thread. FYI, it's the same version number as what I was using previously and downloaded earlier that day.
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Looks good for me with Samsung Galaxy S9 and Android 10 too!
If I use absolute paths with the expansion card, as I have for years, it still just specifies /Music in the m3u playlist, so it doesn't find any music. But if I change to relative paths, it specifies ../Music (as others have noted), and so music is found. I didn't know addresses were relative to the playlist directory, as opposed to relative to the install or elsewhere. It's more portable this way than with the absolute /storage/3638-3264, so that's better anyway.
I'm not sure where the format with the #EXTM3U and #EXTINF tags, which I had described in:
https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=30840.0
came from...
Thanks for the patch!
John S.
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As android is unix based, the change to / should be fine for all android versions. I guess other devices its not so clear but i would expect it to work
but what about virtual devices?
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As android is unix based, the change to / should be fine for all android versions. I guess other devices its not so clear but i would expect it to work
but what about virtual devices?
it should only be MTP device sync thats affected. However I will look to make it configurable anyway
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I have removed a track from a playlist and then performed a sync of that playlist. I'm still seeing Windows convention for the slashes, in other words, a forward slash (/). In other words, no change observed in the text file.
what device was it and how did you sync the playlist (eg. clicking the Synchronise button, wifi sync, dragging playlist to device etc)
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i have updated the 3.3 patch version such that the filename convention is configurable - it only applies to MTP devices/ wifi sync and now defaults to the unix convention
https://getmusicbee.com/patches/MusicBee33_Patched.zip
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I have removed a track from a playlist and then performed a sync of that playlist. I'm still seeing Windows convention for the slashes, in other words, a forward slash (/). In other words, no change observed in the text file.
what device was it and how did you sync the playlist (eg. clicking the Synchronise button, wifi sync, dragging playlist to device etc)
It was my Samsung S8 with Android 9. This was a WiFi sync and initiated by doing a preview and then a sync. The track deleted from the playlist (via MB) was still in the library. All I was doing was forcing a change in the playlist to see if the path slashes changed.
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It was my Samsung S8 with Android 9. This was a WiFi sync and initiated by doing a preview and then a sync. The track deleted from the playlist (via MB) was still in the library. All I was doing was forcing a change in the playlist to see if the path slashes changed.
then i dont know how it didnt change. In any case in the latest patch just untick the new unix filename convention option in the device sync settings to switch it off but for an android device i dont think it should matter
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Sorry to say I still haven't had the time to test this new patch, but I should be able to later on Thursday.
I have removed a track from a playlist and then performed a sync of that playlist. I'm still seeing Windows convention for the slashes, in other words, a forward slash (/). In other words, no change observed in the text file. Not a problem for me, but just wondering why I'm not seeing backward slashes in the playlist. Using M3U.
This is with 3.3.7354 P which was the patch posted in this thread. FYI, it's the same version number as what I was using previously and downloaded earlier that day.
Phred - Are you sure you didn't mix things up? A forward slash is the unix convention. The result you saw of the playlist with forward slashes is the desired result and what's now working for us on android 10. :)
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Phred - Are you sure you didn't mix things up? A forward slash is the unix convention. The result you saw of the playlist with forward slashes is the desired result and what's now working for us on android 10. :)
Entirely possible. I've been a little flakey lately.
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The library preferences for playlists only applies to library playlists and not to device synching.
Could you try this version which uses the unix convention for filenames in playlists:
https://getmusicbee.com/patches/MusicBee33_Patched.zip
unzip and replace the existing musicbee application files
I am now having this same issue yet again. Last time I was able to fix it by switching from using my SD card to my phone's onboard storage. But now I am getting the "0" songs in any new playlists I add and I am still using my phone's onboard storage when using wired sync. With Wifi Sync I am getting the error that the server can't be found. I have cleared cache data and added the above patch files but nothing seems to work so far.
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I just did the latest Android update and it seems like sync (wifi or not) is working as it should again. All my playlists are now being populated with the songs in them.
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The library preferences for playlists only applies to library playlists and not to device synching.
Could you try this version which uses the unix convention for filenames in playlists:
https://getmusicbee.com/patches/MusicBee33_Patched.zip
unzip and replace the existing musicbee application files
Thanks so much Steven.
You're amazing.
Please roll this in as a checkbox option under device sync options in the future.
Donating now!!!