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Questions / Re: tRACKS REMOVE FROM LIST AFTER PLAYBACK

« on: May 01, 2023, 05:57:32 PM »

Do you wish to:

• remove the physical file?
• remove the file's reference from the Now Playing list?
• remove the file's reference from all the playlists that include it?

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Questions / Re: tRACKS REMOVE FROM LIST AFTER PLAYBACK

« on: May 01, 2023, 02:07:43 PM »

Could you reword the sentence into a precise question?
Do you wish to report an issue or ask how to do something?

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Questions / Re: playlits disappearing

« on: May 01, 2023, 12:45:17 PM »

hello, i use MB 3.5.8442 P

recently some playlists have disappeared while others have been modified without my intervention (the songs in the playlist is different from what i included in the playlist). in one instance, this happened after MB crashed. Other times, i am not sure what may have caused it. would you have any suggestion?

Hello Fabio,
Without any precise errog message, it's hard to tell what caused the issue.
Have you checked if something is recorded at the bottom of MusicBee's error log? (Main menu -> Help -> Support -> View error log)

As for recovering the missing playlists:
if they aren't in the bin and you don't have a backup, you could try a tool such as "recuva" (free software by Piriform).

also, i save the playlist in the library folder, inside the folder of a specific library ( as T:\MusicBee\Library\Rock\). is this a reasonable thing to do?

thanks

You are free to keep them where you wish, it's just a matter of taste and convenience.

As for me, I also use the portable version and regularly back up the whole content of MusicBee's folder tree, as well as my music collection. One is never safe from a crash.

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Questions / Re: Help Needed getting computer music files in date order on Music Bee

« on: May 01, 2023, 11:11:33 AM »

Hello Avensis and welcome to the forum.

To expand on what watdub said, MusicBee can present your albums:
(1) either by following the folder structure (from within the left side panel)
(2) or by browsing tag lists (with or without pictures).

In the main panel, you can define the order of the album covers.
* Make sure that view 'Albums' (= 'Album Covers') or 'Album and Tracks' is selected.
* Click on the main panel header menu ('Albums' or 'Album and Tracks') -> Sort By.
* Predefined orders 'Album Artist/ Year/ Album' and 'Year/ Album' seem close to what you wish.

You can also define a custom sort order, via the same menu: Sort By -> Define Custom Sorting...
Does it suit your wishes?

Like watdub, I have difficulties understanding your post. In particular, the use of terms such as "files" and "group" is not clear. I'm wondering if you don't use "file" instead of "folder" in some cases.

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Questions / Re: Clearing genre in playing tracks view

« on: April 28, 2023, 10:10:56 AM »

Got it.
Had to switch to Detailed list...

Ok, thanks for the feedback!

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Questions / Re: Clearing genre in playing tracks view

« on: April 26, 2023, 08:14:17 PM »

Right click on header title 'Playing Tracks'
-> Customise Panel...
-> In the drop-down list for 'Genres', select the first row = (empty)

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Questions / Re: Moving music library to SSD - will MB retain settings?

« on: April 24, 2023, 07:46:37 AM »

That's odd, indeed. I've tried to reproduce the issue by creating a similar situation (*), but it doesn't show up in my version (MB v3.5.8501 P).

(*)
1. Changing the drive a track resides on.
2. Rescanning the library.
3. Deleting the dead link.

What's the result if you rescan a track?
Select a track -> Right click -> Send To -> File Rescan
(As I use the feature now and then, I've assigned it a hotkey: Preferences -> Hotkeys -> File: Rescan selected files.)

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Questions / Re: Copied music to new drive - MB showing duplicate entries

« on: April 23, 2023, 07:47:42 AM »

See:
https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=39173.msg211698#msg211698

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Questions / Re: Moving music library to SSD - will MB retain settings?

« on: April 23, 2023, 07:46:07 AM »

I've copied all music files from X: to G: and scanned the G: drive. Now I have 2 entries for every track, one for the G: drive, and one for the X: drive which I've disconnected - clicking on those entries brings up the message "Source file could not be found." How do I get rid of the duplicate entries without deleting my sound files?

You'll find the solution here:
https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=15241.msg178127#msg178127

It's the easiest way, no matter how many "dead links" you have.
I've already used the feature, your audio files won't be removed, only the deprecated, duplicate entries.

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Tips and Tricks / Re: Sub-grouping Header (Classical and Non-Classical Music)

« on: April 22, 2023, 10:27:43 PM »

Updated:
* list of composer names in v.Composer.Short

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Questions / Re: Moving music library to SSD - will MB retain settings?

« on: April 19, 2023, 08:20:04 PM »

It will, definitely.

https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=70876

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Questions / Re: "Remove cue sheet" option is gone!

« on: April 19, 2023, 03:47:24 PM »

The synchronisation software, from my experience, will delete the file 1, copy-paste the file 2, and replace the file 3.
So, after synchronisation, bass_mpc.dll will be gone from current portable folder.

Is this what we want?

frankz' method is the simplest.

As for FreeCommander's syncing, it's highly configurable.
You can select what to do for each of these 4 categories:

• files present only in the left panel: ignore / copy / delete
• files present only in the right panel: ignore / copy / delete
• files which are more recent in the left panel: ignore / overwrite other file
• files which are more recent in the right panel: ignore / overwrite other file

Moreover, you can refine your choice at file level (ignore / copy to the left / copy to the right).

FreeCommander is a dual-pane file manager/viewer with native support for compressed archives (ZIP/ARJ/...), which can be treated as folders.

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Questions / Re: "Remove cue sheet" option is gone!

« on: April 19, 2023, 09:13:27 AM »

(...)
The only reason I want to go to full installation, is the updates.
(...)
Am I getting it right?

No... Switching to the installed version won't change anything as far as updates are concerned: the patches can be applied to both the portable and the installed version, the same way.
And the portable version is more convenient when backing up data: everything is hosted in one folder tree, instead of several for the installed version.

A tip for synchronising folders (or folder trees) of two different sources:
freeware 'FreeCommander' has a synchronisation feature.

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Questions / Re: "Remove cue sheet" option is gone!

« on: April 18, 2023, 06:58:57 PM »

What does the Settings snapshot contain?

It is a snapshot copy of AppData\MusicBee3Settings.ini, nothing more, nothing less.
The other parameters you mentioned (Layout, the Library, the Custom Tags, the Playlists) are stored elsewhere, see details here.

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Questions / Re: "Remove cue sheet" option is gone!

« on: April 18, 2023, 01:03:30 PM »

I confirm that context menu entry "Remove Cuesheet" is available in the latest 3.5 version.

@Skakner:
I suppose that you have checked with Windows file explorer whether a cuesheet is present for the concerned tracks and its content is accurate (FILE, TRACK, INDEX).