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[BoringName]

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.

I'm out of ideas. Converting to a portable install is probably the next step as suggested by Phred but someone else will have to explain that procedure, Installing a portable version is easy enough, just download it and extract it to a folder but I don't know where the Store version keeps it's files to transfer them over.

[roth377]

just curious.... Are the playlists static playlists or smart/auto playlist?  Mostly curious to know if the playlists are populated in musicbee when attempting to sync.  Empty playlists I don't think will sync, so just something I wondered.

[FeronStost]

just curious.... Are the playlists static playlists or smart/auto playlist?  Mostly curious to know if the playlists are populated in musicbee when attempting to sync.  Empty playlists I don't think will sync, so just something I wondered.

They are playlists I built, originally in iTunes. I'm wondering if that is the issue somehow. But I'm not sure how to fix it, if so.

[Mayibongwe]

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.

If only 1 out of your idk-how-many-playlists is syncing, then that sounds similar to what psychoadept is experiencing too:
https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=42331.0

They are playlists I built, originally in iTunes. I'm wondering if that is the issue somehow. But I'm not sure how to fix it, if so.

So, so far we know that your playlist path is working because at least 1 playlist is syncing there.
To rule out your assumption above, create test playlists (a mix of static and auto-playlists) using MusicBee and see if those sync.

[tjinc]

So, so far we know that your playlist path is working because at least 1 playlist is syncing there.

Not so sure about this - was it created by MusicBee? In the image posted the filename/type (not certain what is being displayed in that view) seems to be VLC.m3u - I wonder if the OP has attempted a sync using VLC in the past (or maybe a default playlist created by VLC on Android):

[Mayibongwe]

Not so sure about this - was it created by MusicBee?

Someone lied, and it wasn't me haha. On a serious note:
No, it doesn't look like a playlist generated by MusicBee on a second look. Oh well, back to square one I suppose.

@FeronStost, I can't suggest more to what has been pointed out by others, but as a last attempt from me:
Please experiment with different playlist folders that don't exist on your phone (e.g Testt\) - MusicBee should report with a red icon that it will create the folders for you.
If it creates the folders and the playlists still don't show up, then the problem is above my pay grade.

The above attempt should be preceded by:

...create test playlists (a mix of static and auto-playlists) using MusicBee... (don't use the ones from iTunes)

[FeronStost]

UPDATE: I made a "Test Playlist" through MusicBee and it synced to my phone just like it is supposed to.
SO is there a way to duplicate the 162 playlists I currently have in MusicBee to "trick" it into having them be playlists made through the app without having to meticulously reconstruct thousands of hours of playlists? I feel close to solving the problem! Thanks all.

EDIT: I FIGURED IT OUT!!! I couldn't have done it without yall. Thanks so darn much! Seems like I've found a super cool community in MusicBee.

[psychoadept]

Cool! What did you do? It might help someone else to know

[FeronStost]

I went through and manually duplicated my playlists. Right click on a playlist, click duplicate. Delete old playlist, rename new playlist getting rid of "(copy)".
For example:
Right click "Christmas" playlist. Click duplicate. New playlist, "Christmas (copy)" will appear. Delete "Christmas", then rename "Christmas (copy)" to just "Christmas" and voila!

[psychoadept]

Huh. Glad it worked! I'm impressed if you did that for 162 playlists.

[FeronStost]

A lot easier than reconstructing them from scratch lol

[FeronStost]

Sad update: Only the first 16 of my playlists actually transferred

[BoringName]

Sad update: Only the first 16 of my playlists actually transferred

Really bizarre. Try changing the playlist format as this will convert all the playlists to the new format and back again which might make them work.

Hamburger Menu->Edit Preferences->Library->library playlists

The dropdown will either be set to MBP or M3U. Whatever it's set to, change it to the other one, click save. If you browse to your playlists folder you will see they will have all changed to the selected format. Change it back to what it was (or you can leave it as is) and click save.

You might get a warning about limited functionality when selecting M3U.

Try a sync and see how that goes.

[phred]

.mbp playlist files will not be readable anywhere but within MB. They can be transferred to the phone but there isn't an app in the world that can read them.

If you're transferring the playlists to a phone, make sure the format is one that the player on the phone can support. Then set the format accordingly in MB.

[FeronStost]

So they are already set to M3U. I'm wondering if the sheer number of playlists is a problem and that's why it stopped at 10% of them. Could I try syncing the playlists in batches? Or will it remove playlists I don't have checked off in the sync menu?