Ok, I've done this and added them all to a huge playlist. They are now in the Media Player but aren't actually recognised (as bands and songs) in the main library until they are physically played. That's gonna take a long time with 10,000 songs!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 10:24amThe archivist in me says to move all your music files into one Library folder, but short of that do a computer-wide search for all files ending in .mp3 (and/or .m4a), then import the results into your player.Heston wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 10:17amYeah, I'm trying to figure a way to mass-import them rather than playing each individual song to get it into the library. The problem is the songs are dotted about all over my computer from different sources.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 9:56amYou can't reimport the songs back into the app's catalogue? That is, if the mp3s files are still present, then it's a cataloguing problem, so it should just be a matter of reestablishing them back in the catalogue.Heston wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 9:51amSo I go to my Windows Media Player this morning to find it empty, 10,000 songs gone! I googled the problem and I found you can "Recreate Media Library" in troubleshooting. I applied this fix but only 1,043 songs have come back. The other songs are still on my computer but not showing until I physically play them on the Media Player. Any ideas anyone?
I need a good boffin.
- Heston
- God of Thunder...and Rock 'n Roll
- Posts: 38370
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 4:07pm
- Location: North of Watford Junction
Re: I need a good boffin.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
- Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 116571
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Straight Banana, Idaho
Re: I need a good boffin.
I'm an iTunes person, so maybe this won't work, but if you select a bunch of tracks and do a Get Info on them, do they then get recognized? If so, select all and Get Info.Heston wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 11:02amOk, I've done this and added them all to a huge playlist. They are now in the Media Player but aren't actually recognised (as bands and songs) in the main library until they are physically played. That's gonna take a long time with 10,000 songs!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 10:24amThe archivist in me says to move all your music files into one Library folder, but short of that do a computer-wide search for all files ending in .mp3 (and/or .m4a), then import the results into your player.Heston wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 10:17amYeah, I'm trying to figure a way to mass-import them rather than playing each individual song to get it into the library. The problem is the songs are dotted about all over my computer from different sources.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 9:56amYou can't reimport the songs back into the app's catalogue? That is, if the mp3s files are still present, then it's a cataloguing problem, so it should just be a matter of reestablishing them back in the catalogue.Heston wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 9:51amSo I go to my Windows Media Player this morning to find it empty, 10,000 songs gone! I googled the problem and I found you can "Recreate Media Library" in troubleshooting. I applied this fix but only 1,043 songs have come back. The other songs are still on my computer but not showing until I physically play them on the Media Player. Any ideas anyone?
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
- Heston
- God of Thunder...and Rock 'n Roll
- Posts: 38370
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 4:07pm
- Location: North of Watford Junction
Re: I need a good boffin.
It looks like all tracks are starting to get recognised so panic over. Cheers Doc.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 11:11amI'm an iTunes person, so maybe this won't work, but if you select a bunch of tracks and do a Get Info on them, do they then get recognized? If so, select all and Get Info.Heston wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 11:02amOk, I've done this and added them all to a huge playlist. They are now in the Media Player but aren't actually recognised (as bands and songs) in the main library until they are physically played. That's gonna take a long time with 10,000 songs!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 10:24amThe archivist in me says to move all your music files into one Library folder, but short of that do a computer-wide search for all files ending in .mp3 (and/or .m4a), then import the results into your player.Heston wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 10:17amYeah, I'm trying to figure a way to mass-import them rather than playing each individual song to get it into the library. The problem is the songs are dotted about all over my computer from different sources.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 9:56am
You can't reimport the songs back into the app's catalogue? That is, if the mp3s files are still present, then it's a cataloguing problem, so it should just be a matter of reestablishing them back in the catalogue.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
- Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 116571
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Straight Banana, Idaho
Re: I need a good boffin.
Cool. Here's a bonus Swans song for you in celebration:
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
- Heston
- God of Thunder...and Rock 'n Roll
- Posts: 38370
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 4:07pm
- Location: North of Watford Junction
Re: I need a good boffin.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
- Marky Dread
- Messiah of the Milk Bar
- Posts: 58972
- Joined: 17 Jun 2008, 11:26am
Re: I need a good boffin.
Also click the WMP button "Find all the misplaced CD's in my car" and they will instantly appear.Heston wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 3:08pmIt looks like all tracks are starting to get recognised so panic over. Cheers Doc.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 11:11amI'm an iTunes person, so maybe this won't work, but if you select a bunch of tracks and do a Get Info on them, do they then get recognized? If so, select all and Get Info.Heston wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 11:02amOk, I've done this and added them all to a huge playlist. They are now in the Media Player but aren't actually recognised (as bands and songs) in the main library until they are physically played. That's gonna take a long time with 10,000 songs!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 10:24amThe archivist in me says to move all your music files into one Library folder, but short of that do a computer-wide search for all files ending in .mp3 (and/or .m4a), then import the results into your player.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
- Heston
- God of Thunder...and Rock 'n Roll
- Posts: 38370
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 4:07pm
- Location: North of Watford Junction
Re: I need a good boffin.
Haha, if only.Marky Dread wrote: ↑24 Feb 2017, 5:11pmAlso click the WMP button "Find all the misplaced CD's in my car" and they will instantly appear.Heston wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 3:08pmIt looks like all tracks are starting to get recognised so panic over. Cheers Doc.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 11:11amI'm an iTunes person, so maybe this won't work, but if you select a bunch of tracks and do a Get Info on them, do they then get recognized? If so, select all and Get Info.Heston wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 11:02amOk, I've done this and added them all to a huge playlist. They are now in the Media Player but aren't actually recognised (as bands and songs) in the main library until they are physically played. That's gonna take a long time with 10,000 songs!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2017, 10:24am
The archivist in me says to move all your music files into one Library folder, but short of that do a computer-wide search for all files ending in .mp3 (and/or .m4a), then import the results into your player.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
- Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 116571
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Straight Banana, Idaho
Re: I need a good boffin.
Back in February, my external hd that held all my ripped music, movies, and tv shows went splat. Disheartening, but I still had disc copies of almost everything else, so I got a new drive and started the long process of ripping everything again. I finally finished a couple days ago. Now I'm going thru a process of backing up everything onto 50GB blu-ray discs, so that when this drive eventually fails, it'll be easier to restore. I figure it'll be about 70 of those discs and a good three weeks of burning those. Fun and tears with technology, kids.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
- threecoffins
- Sasquatch Determinator
- Posts: 1734
- Joined: 18 Jun 2008, 10:33am
- Location: Toronto
Re: I need a good boffin.
Fuck. You'd think archiving would be easier in this day and age. Few people realize how all their optical media is basically on a slow self destruct.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 May 2017, 12:08pmBack in February, my external hd that held all my ripped music, movies, and tv shows went splat. Disheartening, but I still had disc copies of almost everything else, so I got a new drive and started the long process of ripping everything again. I finally finished a couple days ago. Now I'm going thru a process of backing up everything onto 50GB blu-ray discs, so that when this drive eventually fails, it'll be easier to restore. I figure it'll be about 70 of those discs and a good three weeks of burning those. Fun and tears with technology, kids.
- Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 116571
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Straight Banana, Idaho
Re: I need a good boffin.
The other thing to do is regularly test the hd's health and be ready to copy to a new one as it nears failure. But I don't trust myself to be that responsible.threecoffins wrote: ↑26 May 2017, 2:41pmFuck. You'd think archiving would be easier in this day and age. Few people realize how all their optical media is basically on a slow self destruct.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 May 2017, 12:08pmBack in February, my external hd that held all my ripped music, movies, and tv shows went splat. Disheartening, but I still had disc copies of almost everything else, so I got a new drive and started the long process of ripping everything again. I finally finished a couple days ago. Now I'm going thru a process of backing up everything onto 50GB blu-ray discs, so that when this drive eventually fails, it'll be easier to restore. I figure it'll be about 70 of those discs and a good three weeks of burning those. Fun and tears with technology, kids.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
- threecoffins
- Sasquatch Determinator
- Posts: 1734
- Joined: 18 Jun 2008, 10:33am
- Location: Toronto
Re: I need a good boffin.
I never have the cash for backup HDs or I would clone my media drive. One day...Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 May 2017, 3:39pmThe other thing to do is regularly test the hd's health and be ready to copy to a new one as it nears failure. But I don't trust myself to be that responsible.threecoffins wrote: ↑26 May 2017, 2:41pmFuck. You'd think archiving would be easier in this day and age. Few people realize how all their optical media is basically on a slow self destruct.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 May 2017, 12:08pmBack in February, my external hd that held all my ripped music, movies, and tv shows went splat. Disheartening, but I still had disc copies of almost everything else, so I got a new drive and started the long process of ripping everything again. I finally finished a couple days ago. Now I'm going thru a process of backing up everything onto 50GB blu-ray discs, so that when this drive eventually fails, it'll be easier to restore. I figure it'll be about 70 of those discs and a good three weeks of burning those. Fun and tears with technology, kids.
- Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 116571
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Straight Banana, Idaho
Re: I need a good boffin.
Say, is anyone here a member of vk.com? It's a Russkie Facebook-esque deal that traffics in file sharing. I've snagged some boots that way when people post links, but others just embed songs that can only be played or dl'd if you're a member. I'd make a bullshit account but it requires an activation code via phone and I'd just as soon not provide that info. So, anyone belong and can share whether I'd be letting Putin into my basement?
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
- Flex
- Mechano-Man of the Future
- Posts: 35943
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:50pm
- Location: The Information Superhighway!
Re: I need a good boffin.
FWIW, the new Firefox Quantum release is great. I've pretty much already totally shifted from Chrome. Clean and super fast. It reminds me of the old days when I gave a shit about having tech opinions.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Re: I need a good boffin.
This is the way to do it. I have all my music on two 2TB hard drives (one at home, one in the trunk of my car) and an account with Backblaze, which uploads everything to a remote server. If you don't have your data in at least 3 different places, you're tempting fate.threecoffins wrote: ↑26 May 2017, 3:58pmI never have the cash for backup HDs or I would clone my media drive. One day...Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 May 2017, 3:39pmThe other thing to do is regularly test the hd's health and be ready to copy to a new one as it nears failure. But I don't trust myself to be that responsible.threecoffins wrote: ↑26 May 2017, 2:41pmFuck. You'd think archiving would be easier in this day and age. Few people realize how all their optical media is basically on a slow self destruct.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 May 2017, 12:08pmBack in February, my external hd that held all my ripped music, movies, and tv shows went splat. Disheartening, but I still had disc copies of almost everything else, so I got a new drive and started the long process of ripping everything again. I finally finished a couple days ago. Now I'm going thru a process of backing up everything onto 50GB blu-ray discs, so that when this drive eventually fails, it'll be easier to restore. I figure it'll be about 70 of those discs and a good three weeks of burning those. Fun and tears with technology, kids.
"Suck our Earth dick, Martians!" —Doc