** Description changed: Ubuntu 11.04 (amd64) rhythmbox 0.13.3-0ubuntu6 Ubuntu 11.10 (amd64) rhythmbox 2.90.1~20110908-0ubuntu1 - It seems that Rhythmbox automatically rescans the library on startup, - which takes some time and makes a lot of disk noise. + *** - With rescan functionality, Rhythmbox is better than Banshee which - ignores any library changes like missing items. + Rhythmbox automatically rescans the library on startup, which makes a + lot of small filesystem operations and takes some time if there are many + files moved or deleted from the locations which they where imported to + library from. + + Anyway, with rescan functionality, Rhythmbox is better than Banshee + which ignores any library changes like missing items. I think, the optimal solution is to to turn off the automatic rescan by default and make a "Rescan library" button. The rest of rescan process should remain the same (after library - rescanning, the missing items should be moved to "Missing items" + rescanning, the missing items should be moved to "Missing Files" section, where unneeded songs can be manually removed; on the next - rescan, songs from "Missing items" that have become available, should be + rescan, songs from "Missing Files" that have become available, should be moved back to the library, the others should remain in "Missing items"). (As you can see, it's not a bug, but a feature request).
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