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Questions / File Permission

« on: July 20, 2018, 04:00:08 PM »

First off, my fault using a feature not as intended.
MusicBee doesn't have clearance to change files [rate/rename/move] or add to library etc...

So I upgraded [replaced] my C:// SSD, fresh windows install, with user files relatively unaffected on other drives.
Installed MusicBee again, imported my panel layout [edit>import/export] then unsatisfied, foolishly went ahead and...
loaded my "saved settings" [edit>saved settings>load snapshot]... instantly all music and settings flashed into existence.

Delighted, I carried on my merry way setting up windows. So later on I try adding an album to MusicBee and get this error:

MusicBee v3.2.6760.38310 (Win10.0), 20 Jul 2018 15:23:

System.Exception: You do not have access permission to the source or target folder, or another process has a file locked

https://ibb.co/mKjhzJ

And when trying to Rate or change ID3 Tags MusicBee can't access it.

https://ibb.co/fzco6y

So rather than admit my problem I went and told MusicBee to launch as admin and that worked, mostly... except...
When MusicBee is elevated like that windows doesn't like Drag&Drop with it, so can't just drop an album into the library.

So I should just reinstall MusicBee and go through the settings manually right?
Or is there a simple line in some .ini where i have my old C:/ path clashing with the fresh install or something?

Thanks for reading, this is my fault, sorry for inconvenience.

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Plugins / Re: MusicBee Remote (Remote Control for Android)

« on: October 27, 2017, 12:00:21 AM »

Feature request for "MusicBee Remote", ability to add currently playing track to an existing playlist from the vertical "..." menu or something, although it's probably already been asked for. ^^

Other small feedback would be to change the shortcut for "Now Playing" track list, currently when I go to scrub a song's timeline or volume my clumsy fingers keep activating the "Now Playing" shortcut. I'd suggest changing it's position away from two sliders or having it require swipe from offscreen (right) like the swipe for menu (left).

Thanks for the work put into this already though, it is a fantastic addition to MusicBee. I only discovered Remote yesterday and I can't imagine going without this feature now, quintessential.

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Questions / Re: Filename Char Mapping "." without effecting file extension?

« on: March 28, 2017, 09:00:23 PM »

Fantastic, thanks for the swift reply.

I won't make a virtual tag atm as my library is already adjusted for "."'s, but will eagerly await the day I can stop worrying about my minor "." issues [and sift through the many manual changes I've made over the years haha]. Keep up the good work.

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Questions / Filename Char Mapping "." without effecting file extension?

« on: March 28, 2017, 04:55:37 PM »

Hi, I'm curious if it's possible with the library organisation settings to have "."'s be swapped out to something else in the file explorer without effecting the file extension.

For example "mr. writer.mp3" > "mr_ writer.mp3".

Currently using the "Filename Char Mapping" swapping the "." for an "_" results in "mr_ writer_mp3". Which is clearly disastrous ^^

I'm not a fan of "." being used in filenames unless it's an filename extension, it's a minor nitpick but one I will manually change a song's title for. I was pleased to see the option of Char Mapping but disappointed when it affected the extension. Is their anyway to only effect the title of the song [in explorer]?

Thanks for your time.

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Tips and Tricks / Solution to MB applying iTunes "Auto Album Rating" to Unrated Tracks

« on: March 28, 2017, 04:07:31 PM »

So I imported my iTunes music library to MusicBee. I have many albums which I've not finished applying track ratings for and I noticed in MusicBee all the unrated songs had also been given a star rating if any track on the album had any star value. This was based on the auto album star rating that iTunes makes, even if not applied.

It is an inconvenience but sounds like an issue with iTunes applying a hidden rating.

For others migrating and having this problem you can:

1- Create a "new smart playlist" on iTunes with the settings below.
"[X] Match |Music|" > "|Rating|is|0/5 stars" > "[ ] limit to"

2- Name & select this playlist before exporting.
"File > Library > Export Playlist..." save dialogue, just change format to .m3u [eg: D:\Music\fix.m3u]

3- Open MB then go to menu "MusicBee > File > Playlists > Import Playlists" open [eg: D:\Music\fix.m3u]
Now go to PLAYLISTS tab [if already open alternate between tabs to refresh] and select your imported playlist [eg: fix]

4- Lclick on any single song in the correct playlist > "ctrl + a" to select all songs > Rclick > Rating > 0 - Not Rated.
Now patience if you have a large amount of songs to "correct", this will also be affecting songs with no rating.

After issuing the command to unrank all songs in the playlist my MusicBee froze for a few minutes before reacting like normal, where it gained a progress bar [in win 10] and showed it's progression in the bottom status bar. This was with over 7.5k songs being adjusted and took about 15 mins to finish. Your results may vary, but this is probably the most automated a solution available.

Hope this helps others running into this problem, cheers.

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Bug Reports / Re: MB Syncs iTunes Album Ratings to Unrated Tracks

« on: March 24, 2017, 01:59:02 PM »

Same for me. It is an inconvenience but sounds like an issue with iTunes applying a hidden rating.

For others migrating and having this problem you can:

1- Create a "new smart playlist" on iTunes with the settings below.
"[X] Match |Music|" > "|Rating|is|0/5 stars" > "[ ] limit to"

2- Name & select this playlist before exporting.
"File > Library > Export Playlist..." save dialogue, just change format to .m3u [eg: D:\Music\fix.m3u]

3- Open MB then go to menu "MusicBee > File > Playlists > Import Playlists" open [eg: D:\Music\fix.m3u]
Now go to PLAYLISTS tab [if already open alternate between tabs to refresh] and select your imported playlist [eg: fix]

4- Lclick on any single song in the correct playlist > "ctrl + a" to select all songs > Rclick > Rating > 0 - Not Rated.
Now patience if you have a large amount of songs to "correct", this will also be affecting songs with no rating.

After issuing the command to unrank all songs in the playlist my MusicBee froze for a few minutes before reacting like normal, where it gained a progress bar [in win 10] and showed it's progression in the bottom status bar. This was with over 7.5k songs being adjusted and took about 15 mins to finish. Your results may vary, but this is probably the most automated a solution available.

Not sure if this is the right place to post this solution, but I just wanted to share it for others. I love the program btw, cheers.