Difference between auto-organize and auto-sweep?

[noorhassan]

I read up on the Help/FAQ about this but still can't seem to grasp the difference between the auto-organize and auto-sweep functions.

Could someone please explain the difference between the two? Both options appear under the "Library" tab in Preferences.

[psychoadept]

"Automatically sweep and organize new files" is applied when a file is first added to MusicBee (thus, new), but won't do anything to files already added.  It can be applied to the inbox as well as the library.

Auto-organize continuously organizes files in Library/Audiobooks/Video, but not the Inbox.  If tags used in the organization template change, the filename or path is automatically changed.

[noorhassan]

Thanks!

Could you also clarify what I'm seeing in the "Organisation" dialog box in front of the auto-organize checkbox?

The first rule in the dialog box essentially says "move music on drive C to [my music library folder]"

Does that mean enabling it will make it add all the mp3/music files on my C drive to my music library folder? (because that's not what I want)

Also the header for the dialog box says "Define the rules for organising files in your library - files not in your library are excluded." I am a bit confused now as to what a library even is as defined by MB? Is it a folder I point it to or what?

[psychoadept]

The first rule in the dialog box essentially says "move music on drive C to [my music library folder]"

Does that mean enabling it will make it add all the mp3/music files on my C drive to my music library folder? (because that's not what I want)

Also the header for the dialog box says "Define the rules for organising files in your library - files not in your library are excluded." I am a bit confused now as to what a library even is as defined by MB? Is it a folder I point it to or what?

Auto-organize ONLY affects files that are in your library, that's what "files not in your library are excluded" means.  The library is only files you have added/scanned into MusicBee manually or that have been scanned from a monitored folder, and they have to show up under Music or Audiobooks or Video; it doesn't include Inbox or Podcasts (podcasts have their own organization system). No other files will be affected.

Within your library, files located on each drive are handled separately.  The C: means files found on C: will be organized using that template (which can include being moved to another drive).  When you set up a template, you should see the proposed file changes in the bottom panel of the organize window, so you can be sure it's doing what you want.  You can also test with a manual organization, before setting up auto-organize.

[noorhassan]

Auto-organize ONLY affects files that are in your library, that's what "files not in your library are excluded" means.  The library is only files you have added/scanned into MusicBee manually or that have been scanned from a monitored folder, and they have to show up under Music or Audiobooks or Video; it doesn't include Inbox or Podcasts (podcasts have their own organization system). No other files will be affected.

Within your library, files located on each drive are handled separately.  The C: means files found on C: will be organized using that template (which can include being moved to another drive).  When you set up a template, you should see the proposed file changes in the bottom panel of the organize window, so you can be sure it's doing what you want.  You can also test with a manual organization, before setting up auto-organize.

Thanks a lot! Makes sense now.