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Tips and Tricks / Re: Getting the newest development update for bass_aac.dll

« on: October 14, 2021, 01:28:24 AM »

Thanks so much for this post !! : )

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Questions / Re: How to set restrictions on organizing library files?

« on: December 14, 2020, 07:59:45 PM »

Wouldn't you just need to add ..\TestFolderName to the excluded monitored folders list?

Thanks! This is a solution to my problem.
However, I used the monitored folders to send stuff to the inbox as a means of messing around with the tags before I'm satisfied and send it off to the library to be auto-organized. So this fix unfortunately means that I have to organize stuff right away in the inbox which means tag changes don't update the directory it's in.

I think I may try to code a plugin that implements this functionality for the music library section (if that's even possible).
Thanks again though!

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Questions / Re: How to set restrictions on organizing library files?

« on: December 14, 2020, 08:03:09 AM »

I wasn't in front of my computer as I said and was going from memory.

Just use <URL> and they should stay where they are.  Just because it's not in the field selector doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

My apologies! I wasn't aware that the Field Selector wasn't exhaustive.
Pardon my incompetence, but what am I doing wrong here? When I specify <URL> as the naming template it still moves the files but just names them with the original pathname.

Should I be specifying <URL> differently?
Here's what I've got for reference.


EDIT: I also tried using <Path>\<Filename> which got me a little closer, but still not quite there:

(this folder contains all the original files untouched)

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Questions / Re: How to set restrictions on organizing library files?

« on: December 14, 2020, 03:36:52 AM »

Can't you just set the templates to the current filename or path (i.e. <Path> or <Filename> I think (or whatever the right field for the current status is I'm not in front of it right now. Maybe <URL>))?

It appears that when I set the template to just <Filename> as in:

it will still move the files, but just remove any sort of organizing folders and plop down the mp3s into my music folder as-is:

So unfortunately still not refraining from moving my files
Is that what you meant? I tried looking for <URL> and <Path> as well and they weren't present in the Field Selector.

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Questions / Re: How to set restrictions on organizing library files?

« on: December 14, 2020, 02:39:06 AM »

I do not use the feature, but I think "automatically sweep and organize new files" in the same Preferences window, under "monitored folders" is what does what you're looking to do.

Thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately, I think this has the same sort of exception rules. It prompts me for a naming template as well:

Still on the search for something that might be able to accomplish this feature!

If all else fails, do you know if I might be able to code a plugin with this functionality? I'm not averse to learning the API.

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Questions / How to set restrictions on organizing library files?

« on: December 13, 2020, 06:12:27 PM »

Hey, all.

The organizing library files is a really great and helpful feature.
However, is there a way to set restrictions on it? That is, defining which files should NOT be automatically organized.

I'm able to see that I can define an exception to my file organization rule, but this appears to just change how the files are organized, and not which files should be organized:

I want it so that all files that I send to my music library via inbox are automatically organized, except if their Folder Name is 'TestFolderName'. Is that possible? How would I go about doing that?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

EDIT: I don't want to necrobump this thread, but after a couple weeks, I found a potential solution! (Requires multiple drives, though). I just separated the files that I don't want automatically organized on a separate drive and they aren't organized! Problem solved!