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Questions / Re: playlist of "recently played" is not populating

« on: November 26, 2016, 02:14:27 PM »

steven,
thanks for reply

see
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lf7lzezdpryq4to/AAB_hAUGytALjqQDaLuePb4ia?dl=0
files 20161126-0912, and 20161126-0914

i was playing the song (as I have done with multiple other ones);  then see the RECENTLY PLAYED list; 
nothing shows up
my options are for it to show anything in last two weeks; i never changed the defaults
nick

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Questions / Re: playlist of "recently played" is not populating

« on: November 26, 2016, 01:40:01 PM »

any other help on this?  stil not working, to populate the "recently played" list.
my program is in
C:\PortableApps_Suite\PortableApps\MusicBee
it is the portable version
fresh default install
music is in d:\NickMusic

thanks

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Questions / Re: playlist of "recently played" is not populating

« on: November 24, 2016, 04:03:24 PM »

thanks for reply

trust me, if it can be broken, I can break it.
this is very frustrating, I have the portable edition, new install, no modifications, (i already ran into the export issue, could not export playlist songs to another device and retain file/folder structure, but we got that resolved after about 20 posts and pure luck with one of the settings)

any help with this issue is appreciated
thanks
nick

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Questions / Re: playlist of "recently played" is not populating

« on: November 24, 2016, 01:49:48 PM »

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j2kz0gds31s9ygc/1126-0847-auto-playlist-settings.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gyi8nwq8a6oe5nx/1126-0848-version.jpg?dl=0

thanks for reply
see above two images, with the default settings, and the version (lattest, i patched it yesterday)

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Questions / playlist of "recently played" is not populating

« on: November 24, 2016, 01:35:13 PM »

installed musicbee.  added playlists.
Scanned my music folder to add to librarry.
played couple songs from library

BUT, the RECENTLY PLAYED  auto-playlist is not populating.
the RECENTLY ADDED  did populate


see image, in my dropbox,
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dj4v2x5kmrmo2ae/musicbee-20161124-0831.jpg?dl=0

i right-clicked and checked the playlist properties, it should be coming from music library, past couple weeks, etc, actually the default values.
any assistance appreciated
thanks

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Questions / Re: export subset of my music files

« on: November 23, 2016, 09:09:56 PM »

what worked was the MUSIC\ path that you suggested.  the PRESERVE setting did not work.

I will retry it, but currently it seems like just the MUSIC\ addition as path was the trigger.


ADDENDUIM - see the MusicBee dropbox folder, 20161123-1613, the current settings.
USE NAMING TEMPLATE, and having "MUSIC\" in the music list, was whqat worked.

unchecking that and using the "PRESERVE FOLDERS AND FILENAMES" did NOT work (I just retested it)

I'd like to get mine working like yours, so if you can figure out any other optoins I can try, to get this to work with the "PRESERVE..." function, let me know, I will gladly try them.
but at least we have a workaround
nick

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Questions / Re: export subset of my music files

« on: November 23, 2016, 05:34:30 PM »

started computer one last time before we left, wife got something to eat.
so I saw your reply

and IT WORKED !!!!!!
BIZARRRREEEEEEE !!!

I did one playlist, and it did that one;  then I add copule more, it added them, in appropriate artist folders, matching mine !!

I will test this more later, and do the lists I want.  I will pass back to here if success or not -

Could you pass to author of program that this is a topic that could use clarifiation, because I would never have figured that out !
thanks very much
nick

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Questions / Re: export subset of my music files

« on: November 23, 2016, 05:18:07 PM »

file -> synchronize device MusicTest (menu property)
but also see the PREVIEW   (musicbee dropbox folder, 20161123-1214-sync-preview), I found how to view the devices in the left property bar (but screwed up my top view, I just can't win)

but see screen shot

no, I'm not dragging and dropping, just jsing the menu options.
AND, since I found the DEVICE tab and the PREVIEW, I used that SYNC option, still got same results

keep sending hints, I do want to get this figured out, especially since yours is working.
(I'm going out to the store with my wife, will check thread when I get back)
thanks
NIck

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Questions / Re: export subset of my music files

« on: November 23, 2016, 05:06:39 PM »

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lf7lzezdpryq4to/AAB_hAUGytALjqQDaLuePb4ia?dl=0
sorry, had the wrong dropbox link

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Questions / Re: export subset of my music files

« on: November 23, 2016, 05:03:27 PM »

C:\Users\user01\Data_CURRENT\DropBox11\Dropbox\z_Nick_Clean-Up\MusicBee

see 1201, 1202, 1204
1201 is my settings
1202 is the virtual device (I could not find "sync preview button?) before sync'ing
1204 is after sync'ing, with the indicated parameters
stlll bare file

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Questions / Re: export subset of my music files

« on: November 23, 2016, 04:48:13 PM »

I hve version ...6132, PORTABLE -
is there a difference b etween portable, and regular?

do you have a link for teh portable?

ADDENDUM, I pasted these into the portable folder, now ver ...6170, but same results......
: - (

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Questions / Re: export subset of my music files

« on: November 23, 2016, 03:56:19 PM »

thanks for reply.
Indeed, i believe i have all the settings as you have suggested.

the results are as I posted, the path is NOT being preserved, it just copies the raw file.

my program resides at
C:\PortableApps_Suite\PortableApps\MusicBee\

my music resides at
D:\NickMusic\

and the test virtual device is at
D:\zzWorking\MusicTest

it is a new installation, and the playlists, etc, all seem to play ok, and they do show the correct location of the files.


ANY HELP you can give, to resolve this, is appreciated;  I just ordered a new 128g memory card for my phone, I want to put these files onto the phone (SUBSETS of my collection), so I can then copy the playlists, etc, and preserve the relative paths.

thanks very very very much.  AND, if there is anything you want me to try and experiment with, I don't mind, just let me know
nick

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Questions / Re: export subset of my music files

« on: November 23, 2016, 03:42:36 PM »

thanks for reply.

Which panel has the sync settings?  I will search for this, and add dropbox link if i find it, and test it, but can you ponit me in right direction?

again, sorry, i'm a newbie with this, I do understand cojputers, but these playlists and exports are driving me nuts

ADDENDUM, I believe i hav it, and i do have that option checked
https://www.dropbox.com/s/udyuo4l3o3ku6e6/sync.jpg?dl=0
virtual device - > Configure -> Settings
Preserve folders and filenames IS checked, still no success

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Questions / Re: export subset of my music files

« on: November 23, 2016, 02:26:21 PM »

thanks for reply.

still confused, as I don't see an option that states "sync each playlist to its own folder"
I see the option of

Virtual device -> Settings -> playlists -> create a subfolder for each playlist and its tracks;
I CHECKeD, AN un-checked this, no real change, just that the PLAYLISTS folder got created and all the songs, with no additional path, got dumped there;  if that was UNchecked, I blieve all bare songs got dumped into the MUSIC folder in teh virtual device....

I apologize for missing possibly something obvious, and I am searching for this, but any additional reply appreciated.
thanks

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Questions / Re: export subset of my music files

« on: November 23, 2016, 01:26:09 PM »

thanks for reply.
sorry for my blindness here, but I can't find where to add attachment, so I loaded two images into dropbox.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lf7lzezdpryq4to/AAB_hAUGytALjqQDaLuePb4ia?dl=0

I have selected to "synchronize selected playlists only"
and I selected it to store each playlist in subfolders.

BUT, that does not solve it

in mY system, the path for an example song is
D:\zzWorking\MusicTest\Playlists\1940s\001-Dean Martin-Sway.mp3

BUT, in MusicBee, the stored path (with subfolder of playlist of the 1940's) is
D:\NickMusic\Dean_Martin\Heres_Dean_Martin\01_Sway.mp3

Even with Playlist subfolders, MusicBee is NOT USING any of my folder/subfolder structure.
BUT, MusicBee DOES KNOW where that song came from;  see second image, EDITing the song, and its properties, shows the native computer path

THAT path is how I want to be able to export the playlist info, so I can export a subset of my music, to either my phone, or another device, but have the same file structure, but not have all the muisic.
That way, I can use the same playlists (I can edit relative paths, edit drive letters, etc, in an M3U playlist file, to match the other devices if needed)

Otherewise, I have to copy the whole NickMusic directory to every device, eating up storage space .

Thanks, and any other help is appreciated.
thanks