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[FeronStost]

Hi friends!

So I am a longtime android phone user, but also a longtime iTunes user. I have a giant library with 162 rather complex playlists. I used to use iSuncr/Rocket Player to sync to my phone, but they got bought out by a greedy developer and the apps are broken beyond repair and they want $15/week for use.
ANYWHO I decided to switch to MusicBee and be done with iTunes for good. So I exported my iTunes library and downloaded MusicBee. My library transferred PERFECTLY except for some album art and multiple disc things, but that's no big deal.
So I synced my library to my phone via USB and none of the playlists show up on my phone. I even double checked the sync file path like I saw in another post, and no dice. All my songs transferred, but none of the playlists. Some help would be really appreciated. Thanks!

[phred]

What version of MB are you using? (Help > About) INCLUDE THE LETTER (if any) AFTER THE NUMBER
How was MB installed? (Store, Installer, Portable)
Please post a screenshot of your device sync preferences.
What is the end-result format for the playlists?
Are you using an Android phone?
What music player are you using on the phone?

[BoringName]

Hamburger Menu->Edit Preferences->Devices

Select your mobile device in the Known devices window and click "Configure"

On the Music tab, make sure "synchronise playlists" is checked. You can choose to sync all or specific playlists. Click Save and they should copy over with the next sync.

Edit: You should also check out the wifi syncing thread. It works quite well with android devices. There are some custom packages linked in that thread and a user also has an updated version on the playstore but that one has some limitations.

[FeronStost]

What version of MB are you using? (Help > About) INCLUDE THE LETTER (if any) AFTER THE NUMBER
How was MB installed? (Store, Installer, Portable)
Please post a screenshot of your device sync preferences.
What is the end-result format for the playlists?
Are you using an Android phone?
What music player are you using on the phone?

I'm having a hard time figuring out how to post an image in here that isn't from the internet. But I can provide the other information.

Version: 3.5.8447 Store
My sync preferences are my entire library and all my playlists, and I have a specific folder for playlists on the device.
End result format is M3U
Yes it is an android phone.
I initially tried it with Poweramp, now I am trying it with Symfonium.

[FeronStost]

Hamburger Menu->Edit Preferences->Devices

Select your mobile device in the Known devices window and click "Configure"

On the Music tab, make sure "synchronise playlists" is checked. You can choose to sync all or specific playlists. Click Save and they should copy over with the next sync.

Edit: You should also check out the wifi syncing thread. It works quite well with android devices. There are some custom packages linked in that thread and a user also has an updated version on the playstore but that one has some limitations.

Yup that has been checked from the beginning. I'll check out the wifi syncing thread

[BoringName]

Yup that has been checked from the beginning. I'll check out the wifi syncing thread

What path do you have set for playlists for that device and do the playlist files actually get transferred to the device to the matching folder?

That will at least indicate if it's a problem with the sync or a problem with the player on the device picking up the playlists.

edit: If you set to the playlist folder so it's inside your music folder, the apps will probably pick up the playlists no problem but if you have it set to outside the music folder, you will need to let the app know where to find them.

My device has the following settings
storage path - 23049PCD8G\Internal shared storage\
playlist path - Music\Playlists\

If your playlist path is set to just "Playlists", the music app won't find them unless you add 23049PCD8G\Internal shared storage\Playlists as a folder for it to look at. Obviously your device name will be different (probably).

[phred]

I'm having a hard time figuring out how to post an image in here that isn't from the internet. But I can provide the other information.

There's a link in my signature regarding how to post screenshots.
Basically upload the screenshot to imgur.com, copy the link and paste it here.

Version: 3.5.8447 Store
My sync preferences are my entire library and all my playlists, and I have a specific folder for playlists on the device.
End result format is M3U
Yes it is an android phone.
I initially tried it with Poweramp, now I am trying it with Symfonium.

Using the Store version you can't update to the latest MB version. At some point the Store version will be updated to v3.6.x but until then you'll have to stick to that or switch to the Portable version, which gets updated frequently - at least once a week.

As BoringName said, change the location of the Playlists directory on the phone. Place it directly under Music.

[FeronStost]

I'm having a hard time figuring out how to post an image in here that isn't from the internet. But I can provide the other information.

There's a link in my signature regarding how to post screenshots.
Basically upload the screenshot to imgur.com, copy the link and paste it here.

Version: 3.5.8447 Store
My sync preferences are my entire library and all my playlists, and I have a specific folder for playlists on the device.
End result format is M3U
Yes it is an android phone.
I initially tried it with Poweramp, now I am trying it with Symfonium.

Using the Store version you can't update to the latest MB version. At some point the Store version will be updated to v3.6.x but until then you'll have to stick to that or switch to the Portable version, which gets updated frequently - at least once a week.

As BoringName said, change the location of the Playlists directory on the phone. Place it directly under Music.

Playlists directory has always been directly under music. Here is the link to the screenshot
https://imgur.com/a/LLW4eJE

How do I switch to a portable version?

[BoringName]

Playlists directory has always been directly under music. Here is the link to the screenshot
https://imgur.com/a/LLW4eJE

A screenshot of the settings tab would be good.

Does the Music\Playlists folder on your device have any files in it after attempting a sync?

[FeronStost]

Playlists directory has always been directly under music. Here is the link to the screenshot
https://imgur.com/a/LLW4eJE

A screenshot of the settings tab would be good.



Does the Music\Playlists folder on your device have any files in it after attempting a sync?

The playlists folder has no files in it after attempting a sync except "Recently Added". And that is the only playlist that shows on my media player, as well.

Here is a copy of the settings, and proof that the folder exists even though the settings tab says it doesn't.

https://imgur.com/sAUjTjk

https://imgur.com/r1hBgDI

[FeronStost]

I changed the file path to just "Music/Playlists" and tried another sync. Nothing again.

[BoringName]

I changed the file path to just "Music/Playlists" and tried another sync. Nothing again.

Did you use a forward slash "/" or a backslash "\"

Try these settings
storage path - Pixel 9 Pro\Internal shared storage\
playlist path - Music\Playlists\

[FeronStost]

Oops I meant to do a backslash. Yes those are the settings and file paths I currently have. I tried another sync just a half hour or so ago with those.
Sorry I'm not super well-versed in this stuff. I appreciate your time.

[BoringName]

Oops I meant to do a backslash. Yes those are the settings and file paths I currently have. I tried another sync just a half hour or so ago with those.
Sorry I'm not super well-versed in this stuff. I appreciate your time.

Strange one. Maybe try searching your phone for one of your playlists to see if they have ended up somewhere else.

edit: Also try unticking synchronise playlists, click save , then tick it again and click save. Then try another sync.

[FeronStost]

I've tried that, too. No dice. I'm at wit's end with this lol but I don't want to give up. I'm just not sure what else to try.