On 12 Dec 2005, at 07:27 , Channing Moore wrote:
I'm reading this forum because I'm really frustrated about the fact
that
whenever iTunes is running, it triggers library rescans...
Would it be possible to *schedule* library updates for particular
time/day? I update my iTunes library infrequently enough that
having it
check daily would be nice. But what I don't want, is for it to do the
scan while I'm using the server: so having it set to update at, say,
4:30 am every day, would be *fine*.
I want to keep iTunes running for two reasons: 1, to have my roommates
be able to easily browse my library on iTunes; 2, because I like the
'last played' info updating.
I understand, though, that using iTunes is really a hack, that you're
reverse-engineering it. But I'd really like to see this work better...
It actually works great, but I think the default settings are out of
whack. I would guess that 90% of iTunes problems are due to this.
You have 2 choices to schedule your rescan: Fixed time or time interval
Time Interval: Go to the server settings, select iTunes and the first
choice is to select an interval, in seconds, for the rescan to happen.
Fixed time: Do the above, but set the number to 0. Then go to the
Plugins window of the server settings and look in the Rescan Music
Library section. Turn the rescan timer on and set the rescan time to
something appropriate. I chose 4:00 am, a time when I know nobody
will be using the system for the 1/2 hour or so that the rescan takes.
Not exactly intuitive, and not well explained in the settings info.
But it works.
And, to make things even more useful, grab the iTunes Update plugin,
so that your play counts and times are kept in sync when you play
them via slimserver. It also lets you adjust ratings & playlists in
itunes as well.
Allan
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