Lost my library...

[euanek]

not sure how to post images here, but link to screenshot:


https://www.dropbox.com/s/5uwd3omksdjrj4l/library%20settings.PNG?dl=0

[redwing]

And can you show the auto-organization settings too?

[euanek]

sure thing (thanks again for your help!)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ok2upj5bxc63ml5/autoorg.PNG?dl=0

[redwing]

I moved my music library from one folder to another, and then thought better of it, and moved it all back. I opened music bee, and it asked me to locate my library file, which I did.

From which folder to which folder did you move? Also where is your library folder?

[euanek]

moved both the Music Library and MusicBee settings/library folder from K:\Lenovo T420\Music to  K:\Lenovo T420\IDrive-Sync_steveeldonkerr\Music

moved them back, meaning that now music library is:
K:\Lenovo T420\Music\Music Library

and musicbee settings/library folder is:

K:\Lenovo T420\Music\MusicBee

[euanek]

I missed your reply #14, but yeah that is the problem in a nutshell.

[redwing]

Try moving your music files folder to anther place with MB closed and then run MB to see if dead links stay.

[euanek]

Didn't work, got the same error
 Tried remapping folders afterwards and it said remapping complete but nothing changed. Tried putting files back in original place and repeating, but no difference.

[redwing]

Can you try it again with auto-organization option disabled?

[euanek]

yep, same error message saying dead links removed.

i tried to remap folders, the first time i get the error message below. If i close and re-open music bee it allows me to remap, but again, doesn't actually change anthing, it just says "remap complete"


MusicBee v3.0.5995.40050 (Win6.1), 21 Jun 2016 15:52:

System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The format of the URI could not be determined.
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   at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString)
   at #=qQce3CvCWHPqSOQnX3PL8RzF0zMichbJS0QPNp1ecLR0Sddz2VZg0D2qA4VCqwAJc..ctor()
   at MusicBee.MusicBeeMain.MainMenu.#=qRtWEdqe$wm1B96$DAHHMeJ$ajLal5_YB$guyhtJO6zo=(Object #=q$pT9ugM$JarRIwPQaFeU1Q==, EventArgs #=qdjAGRgNuykZe8nBxToZIxg==)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

[euanek]

weirdly, if i put the music files back in their original location, i can play them from the "now playing" selector in the left window of musibee, but playing them doesnt add them back to the library

[redwing]

Ask Steven what that error message means.

As for what happened, my guess is when you moved the folders back to the original location your sync app didn't release the folders for some reason, so MB couldn't locate both your library folder and music files. Hence it asked you to select a library, but probably it took it as a different one. The same thing must have happened to music files as well: MB doesn't think they are the same as existing ones in your library.

[euanek]

damn, that sucks. thanks so much for your efforts tho!