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Portable Devices / Re: Wifi sync not working after moving home

« on: June 10, 2025, 12:05:17 PM »

I am a complete idiot, I did not think it could "autofix" itself like that. Yes, this solved it.
I did not remember that when "first booting up the app" (and when the data is cleared) it tries to auto search for the correct server. It auto detected correctly. I guess it was still trying to reach the old one.
Thank you so much!! 

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Portable Devices / Wifi sync not working after moving home

« on: June 10, 2025, 08:45:27 AM »

Hello there,
I have been using MusicBee together with Wifi Sync on my Android and it has been working perfectly for a while.
Now, it stopped working, when I try syncing on the app it gives me the error message "server not found" and so on.

The one "variable" that changed and surely the reason for this is clear to me: I moved homes. My Windows is the same, my Android is the same, none had updates. So the ONLY thing that changed was my internet access. I have a new contract and have a standard Vodafone router and I assume the issue must be related to that.
On my PC, I am connected via Ethernet and on the phone I am connected to the same network via Wifi. That worked in this constallation like this before exactly like this.
The error message mentions checking the Windows firewall, but since the Windows installation is the same, I don't think this has anything to do with it, but just to make sure I doubled checked the MusicBee app is fully unblocked inbound and outbound anyway.

So...what could it be? When I access the routers settings via the Browser and login, is there anything there that could affect it and that I can change? Unblock something? I do not know enough about this sort of networking do be sure what I am doing.

Making a long story short: MusicBee wifi synced used to work fine, no updates whatsoever, now it says "server not found" and the only variable that changed is my home network. How to fix? Sounds like it might be easy. Thank you!

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Questions / Re: Stop musicbee from "deleting" root folder

« on: July 14, 2024, 04:11:26 PM »

It was enabled! Not sure what exactly that meant.
I knew it was likely just a simple setting!
Thank you! 

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Questions / Stop musicbee from "deleting" root folder

« on: July 14, 2024, 01:18:57 PM »

Hi
Maybe a simple question: I have set it up that if I copy new music files to the library, that that file will automatically be moved to the proper musicbee folder. Just one small problem: For me, lots of my files originally are in my default "downloads" folder.
When musicbee moves the file, it ALSO DELETES that root folder....! I can just click "undo", but this should not be neccessary... maybe there is an easy fix/setting?

I basically just copy the new mp3 (still untagged), want that to be moved to the musicbee folder and then I tag it, which also updates the path. But I don't want my downloads folder to be deleted lol.

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Portable Devices / Re: State of two way syncing

« on: July 14, 2024, 06:31:16 AM »

So... I am pretty happy: I guess I have to just use GoneMad! Yesterday before bed I just decided "the heck with it, I will just spend the 7€ or so" on GoneMad pro (on a side tangent, I was worried because the pro unlocker did show up when I went to the playstore on a web browser, but NOT in the actual play store for my phone for some reason...luckily, pro unlock was a thing you could do IN the app and it then linked to my google account fine. Is that normal for this app? Poweramp pro was diretly listed in the store (as an unlocker app).).
And...the wifi sync app works with it!!
I can actually compare what may or may not go wrong with poweramp: On poweramp when I preview, it just shows "copy playlist" even when I had a play/a few plays on the app... it copies nothing. No, also doesn't update last played, since roth377 asked.
But now I got the pro version of gonemad, that previews "+1 playcount" and "last played count" for the songs that were played.

So yeah, poweramp just doesn't work with the wifi sync app it seems, but gonemad does. Enough reason for me to just use gonemad, I experimented with that yesterday too and that also seems like a very competent music app. I slightly prefered poweramp, but since this feature important to me works on gonemad, that is enough to jump ship haha.

Thanks for all the help, especially to boringname, that was a lot you did!
If this post here helps you at all figuring out why poweramp doesn't return anything, that would be even better, but since my original objective is kinda met, I would be happy enough with that.
I would also try your test app, tbh I am a bit worried to mess things up with the syncing that now works so well.
But if it is needed "for science"...?

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Portable Devices / Re: State of two way syncing

« on: July 13, 2024, 10:46:05 AM »

Hmmm... not so good news, but I am not sure if I did everything correctly.

To test this, I set up the initial connection to my phone via cable. For testing I only synced one playlist (minor issue, in Poweramp it still synced ALL playlists, but wouldn't find the assosiated files as it didn't sync those).
Ok, then I set up the wifi app. Worked all fine. Detected in musicbee on my PC, syncing works fine!!

But... even if I check the box "2 way sync play counts", even after playing one song on my Android in Poweramp and "syncing" again, it does report "syncing successful" but the play is not synced.
If I go to the error log, I don't see any mention of any failure, it just copied the playlist again.
So I am actually not sure, if poweramp counted the play at all? I honestly couldn't find the setting in the app that would confirm it monitors play counts.
Any ideas whatsoever? I am soooo close to getting this to work, I think, synce the wifi app itself works fine and very quickly.

Maybe unrelated, but while the box is checked in the wifi app, on Desktop under "devices" the "2 way sync" box is unchecked and CANNOT be checked at all. But maybe that is just meant for cable syncing, where this feature is just not available (then why is the checkbox there in the first place?).

Anyway... if "BoringName" or anybody else has any idea..
If not, I will try GoneMad. I WILL switch and I WILL pay for the Premium if it works there, even if I do kinda like Poweramp (and yes, it says in the app it is confirmed the pro version/paid version).
But currently to me it looks, like there is still a chance this will work because I didn't see any errors in the wifi app, like it didn't even try to sync play counts maybe because poweramp didn't actually record them. Or something. Maybe just one setting to change, maybe I am just coping. Yes, checkboy for "poweramp" and "sync playcounts" are synced in the wifi app.
Thank you in advance!!

EDIT:
Another update and somewhat unrelated question:
I found that while the wifi syncing is GREAT (other than the play counts...so far I hope), so much faster that isyncr via cable lol...
The embedded covers shown in poweramp are really low res? I know for a fact they were much higher previously in rocket player and I mean I imported stuff from itunes so it should still be the case. Why?
Related to this, if I add a cover in musicbee, is it enough to just have the cover embedded or do I want a "copy" being saved (that textbox is ticked by default, but I don't want extra picture files for every song unless I really need to... I think previously I was all just in the file. What do I do with that option?)
Thank you for this help too!!

Update again:
I carefully checked everything again, I fixed the cover issue (had the tickbox checked to resize to 200pc on PC, why is that ticked by default lol) - only still wondering if there is any drawback for just using embeded covers in the PC app - especially because "save cover" is like the default when you add a cover when tagging.

I even found out why there were old playslists, basically there were some old playlist files SOMEWHERE on the phone.

Everything is perfect...except the play counts not working. I don't know, when I play a song in Poweramp, it does say "last played" there, playcount is just "one" (as opposed to the synced one from the PC). But this doesn't get added or synced at all to my musicbee library when I click "preview" or then "sync now" on the wifi app... all it shows in my "test enviorment" is the one playlist that would get "copied" again when I sync.
Speed and reliability and everything is great. Just how how how can I get the play counts to work...

I even downloaded gonemad but yeah the trial just doesn't let you access its database or something, the wifi app says that as an error in its log. That's the thing though, it GIVES me an error, there is no error whatsoever when I select "poweramp", it just doesn't sync the playcount.
Just ANY ideas if I can get this to work or if getting the pro version of gonemad will actually work.
I DO prefer the layout of poweramp to be honest so I would prefer if that had a solution.
Still think that musicbee on PC not letting me enable "2 way sync" might have something to do with everything? I have searched high and low in the poweramp app and really can't find any setting that could make the play counts work with the wifi sync app.



Sorry for so much text, this is just so important to me, I have catered for my music library since I was a child pretty much (turning 30 in a few days) and this would mean a lot to me.

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Questions / Re: Issues with moving library from iTunes

« on: July 11, 2024, 08:11:45 AM »

Update by the way, I left it running and by my estimate it would have taken many many many hours but I came back to check early and it was done... I guess it was one of those things were the estimate was way off.

Originally, the play counts and playlists weren't synced after the initial import from iTunes, but going to the drop down and selecting import from iTunes again, it worked and updated it.
I'll try move the files now soon.

Is it normal I had to do these "two steps", I was surprised the initial import found all the files but not all the info like playcounts nor any playlists. I mean it worked, but it seemed weird I kinda had to do it twice (though the second step was very quick, assumingly because it had already scanned all the files in the initial import).

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Portable Devices / Re: State of two way syncing

« on: July 11, 2024, 08:08:45 AM »

Thank you so much for the detailed responses!!
I'll report back once I have tested things.
So it SHOULD work, syncing music, the covers, playlists (I have such a huge library I only sync certain playlists, hope that is implemente), ratings and play counts in a two way manner?

One other thing, I also came across some issue people had that the app asked for some root folder that didn't exist or something but there was a fix, so the version you provided here also includes that fix? Or is it directly related to the newer Andorid version issue?

Regardless, this has been helpful, I'll post back sometime the next few days.

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Portable Devices / Re: State of two way syncing

« on: July 11, 2024, 07:20:55 AM »

Thank you for the quick response.
That sounds promising!!!
I indeed own the pro version of power amp.
I will try with the app you sent me in the next few days!!
I have high hopes this will actually work!!

Actually one more question, you said you compiled this, so this is entirely different from that beta version being tested that I also heard about?
If yours work then what is the need for that one being tested? I guess it would of course be good to be officially on play store again.

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Portable Devices / State of two way syncing

« on: July 11, 2024, 06:27:23 AM »

Hello
moved from iTunes and using isnycr for years to my Android and mostly working fine.
Basically wanna use musicbee now but from my research also on this forum I understand it's all a bit complicated...

Just wanna make sure I understand correctly. Initially I understood that reverse synching (playcounts working on my phone and back too is so important to me!) only worked with the WiFi app plus GetMad and Power Amp.
Great! I use Poweramp. Then I found that the WiFi app isn't on the playstore.
Upon more researching I found the developer posting the apk somewhere.
But then I'm not sure, some people say it isn't working anyway? Or on newer versions of android?
I am using the newest version so...
I then found there seems to be a test phase for a new version or something.

Anyway, just wanted to show that I'm not posting without having researched.
But it's all a bit confusing.
I have moved my PC library from iTunes to musicbee and am happy with it.
I just want to sync playcounts, as I've literally done for the past 20 years.
Is it currently possible or do I actually have to just accept that it isn't? Hard to believe, since isyncr had figured it out so long ago.

I hope somebody can give me an easy breakdown if this is at all possible.
Sync my android (via cable or WiFi I don't care) and get playcounts to work.

Thank you!!

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Questions / Issues with moving library from iTunes

« on: July 10, 2024, 04:16:43 PM »

Hello!
Make a long story short, I have used iTunes for like 20 years and finally finally wanna migrate. Heard nothing but good things from musicbee.
I have played the portable installation on my (local) NAS drive where I also have my iTunes library.

But:
When I start the program and get to the initial installation, it asks me this: check "import tracks and artwork from iTunes" but also there is the option to select a directory manually. Do I check BOTH or just the iTunes one? I want to have everything mirrored/imported from iTunes as much as possible, Covers, ratings, playcounts etc.

Another thing that makes me wonder if I am doing everything right: It scans for the files...around 31 000 I got. Initially, it gets to like 9000 pretty fast but ever since then, it is just like 5 files every 10 seconds or so... this is gonna take ages. Is this really correct? Why is it taking that long? The files are on a locally connected drive that is pretty fast.

Also, ultimately I wanna move the files to a new Music Bee folder from the iTunes one (but on the same drive), but I heard you can move those later on?
Anyway, I am just not sure if this initial setup is going well. I want to migrate but I am careful with my library I have care for for 20 years, I don't want anything to get messed up in this initial step!!
Thanks for the help.