How to remove file from file organiser

[Mr. Trev]

I'm doing some spring cleaning on my library.
Had a bunch of files that needed to be run through the organiser, but I ended up with one file that errored out because "the system cannot find the file specified". OK fine, the file really doesn't exist. But I've rescanned the album/artist a few times and also compressed the library but the file still keeps appearing in the file organiser window

Playing around, I think this may be a bug?
When I go into preferences>library>organisation the file will appear in the list as needing to be moved. However if I select all my files (ctrl-a) and use tools>organise files then nothing appears as needing to be moved

Thoughts?

<edit> I'm using v.3.6.8857 P

[phred]

Try compressing the library:
Tools > Advanced > Compress Library

Next time:
https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=40804.0

[Mr. Trev]

I mentioned I tried compressing in my OP. It removed ~7000 entries, but that one still keeps showing up

[phred]

I mentioned I tried compressing in my OP. It removed

Oops, so you did.

Might the file be read-only?
Have you searched the forum? I feel this issue has come up before.

[Zak]

It might sound a bit obvious, but check the path of the errant file in the Tag Editor and make sure MusicBee isn't finding a copy in a recycle bin or other unexpected location.

[Mr. Trev]

I mentioned I tried compressing in my OP. It removed

Oops, so you did.

Might the file be read-only?
Have you searched the forum? I feel this issue has come up before.

I also tried the locate missing files tool - no files are missing from my library
The file definitely doesn't exist any more. I even did a search through Windows to make sure it wasn't hidden or anything.
The closest issue i found in my search was using the compress library tool - which has worked for me before.

The weird thing is that particular file will only get listed when I go into prefs and the auto-organise setup. If I just use ctrl-r to bring up the file reorganise menu it isn't there

[tjinc]

Check that there are no 'missing files' in the audiobook or video nodes of the library (even if you do not use them, a file may have been sent there by accident).

[Mr. Trev]

Did a deep dive. Turns out the offending file had been ticked as hidden in the duplicates manager - that's why it wasn't being picked up in any rescan.
I don't even remember why I hid it in the first place, and the file had been deleted ages ago

[Steven]

I'm a bit confused what exactly you did so unsure if there is a bug.
How were you running this file through the file organiser if it was hidden from the main panel?

[Mr. Trev]

I'm a bit confused what exactly you did so unsure if there is a bug.
How were you running this file through the file organiser if it was hidden from the main panel?

Not entirely sure myself. It didn't appear before. I just noticed after I updated to one of the 3.6 builds (it could've happened before the version I mentioned in the first post).

Like I said, when I go into the preferences and setup the file organisation, the file would appear right at the top of the list - along with any other files that needed to be reorganised. Alternatively, using ctrl-R to bring up the file organiser, the file wouldn't appear. I don't know why just this one track stuck around - the remaining album tracks got deleted from the library, regardless of being hidden.

I got it sorted now (unchecked it in duplicates so it wasn't hidden, and finally deleted from the library), so I doubt it's worth you burning any calories looking into it further