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Questions / Portable vs Non-Portable and "config files"
« on: October 27, 2014, 09:54:09 PM »
Couple of questions:
1) If MB is installed as a Portable Application( downloaded Portable version) - and installed it to a "non system location" e.g. c:\musicbee and I specify the location of my music (an external drive d:\), where are the configuration files stored - in c:\musicbee or the location of my music. I can see MusicBeeLibrary files in the same folder as my music - I thought MB stored its files only in the folder from whence it was executed when in Portable Mode?
2) If I download the Portable version, there is no option to switch to non-portable mode, correct?
3) If I download and install the Regular version, I can convert it to a Portable version, correct?
4) I have 2 computers that each have a Music folder/subfolders containing the music; I noticed that if MB's control files are stored with the Music, when I daily sync the Music folder between computers, MB gets confused. How would the forum members recommend - I want to have my master computer sync to my laptop (one direction only); I cannot share the disk between 2 computers as the laptop is MOBILE and may not have access to the music disk, hence the daily sycing. I'd prefer to install MB as Portable, but it seems on insisting on writing its control files MusicBeeLibraryxxx into the folder where the music is - when it is sync'd, MB gets confused.
I'd like to have ALL of MB's control files located in the folder where its executing out of (or a subfolder APPDATA) and not with the music. Any suggestions?
V2.4
1) If MB is installed as a Portable Application( downloaded Portable version) - and installed it to a "non system location" e.g. c:\musicbee and I specify the location of my music (an external drive d:\), where are the configuration files stored - in c:\musicbee or the location of my music. I can see MusicBeeLibrary files in the same folder as my music - I thought MB stored its files only in the folder from whence it was executed when in Portable Mode?
2) If I download the Portable version, there is no option to switch to non-portable mode, correct?
3) If I download and install the Regular version, I can convert it to a Portable version, correct?
4) I have 2 computers that each have a Music folder/subfolders containing the music; I noticed that if MB's control files are stored with the Music, when I daily sync the Music folder between computers, MB gets confused. How would the forum members recommend - I want to have my master computer sync to my laptop (one direction only); I cannot share the disk between 2 computers as the laptop is MOBILE and may not have access to the music disk, hence the daily sycing. I'd prefer to install MB as Portable, but it seems on insisting on writing its control files MusicBeeLibraryxxx into the folder where the music is - when it is sync'd, MB gets confused.
I'd like to have ALL of MB's control files located in the folder where its executing out of (or a subfolder APPDATA) and not with the music. Any suggestions?
V2.4