What does scanner.exe actually do? I have my server set to use the
iTunes database, so it can't be scanning folders for files, can it?
(scan of the iTunes xml should take a few seconds only). If not, what
else does it actually do? It's taking ages and slowing down my whole
pc.
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jezbo
It's causing a problem for me because I download some new music, add it
to iTunes, and want to play it on my Squeezebox quickly, but I can't
get it on the SlimServer database for ages! Why? What can I do to speed
this process up?
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jezbo
I have the same issue. If I change one component of one track in
iTunes, within the hour my machine goes into full scan which consumes
my CPU and takes nearly 40 minutes.
I've been poking through the iTunes plugin, but I'm not much of a coder
to sort out what it is attempting to do. (and how
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuideToiTunes
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ceejay
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Thanks!! That's brilliant. The info I found was:
The default setting is to rescan the iTunes library every time it
changes and more than an hour has elapsed. If your iTunes scan takes
some time and is affecting playback you may wish to increase the
interval or disable automatic scanning
Vallier;260682 Wrote:
Thanks!! That's brilliant. The info I found was:
The default setting is to rescan the iTunes library every time it
changes and more than an hour has elapsed. If your iTunes scan takes
some time and is affecting playback you may wish to increase the
interval or
Perfect! Many thanks. I have set it to 0 so I'll see how it goes.
Thanks again.
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