Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-05 Thread fredme
kidstypike wrote: > My mp3tag settings below. I just click the red "X" this removes all tags > except ID3v2. > > 36667 Yep, my settings also now has remove APE selected. Thanks. fredme's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-05 Thread kidstypike
fredme wrote: > The scan finished and the year was still wrong! I went back to the mp3 > files, opened one in a hex editor and found that the file contained the > wrong year (as well as a tag with the correct year). I think the tag > with the wrong year was an APE tag. I opened Mp3tag and

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-05 Thread fredme
fredme wrote: > I use Mp3tag for modifying tags and I have checked very carefully to > make sure there are no additional tags which might be clashing with the > expected year tag. What I'll do next is delete the database and rescan > the entire library and see what happens. I'll report back

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-04 Thread fredme
Apesbrain wrote: > The sentinel file and "delete/re-add" methods should work. Could this > be an issue of ID3v1 vs. ID3v2 tags being out of sync? > > Could also be that one or more files have more than one YEAR tag, or one > file still has the incorrect value. > > Mp3tag is a great app for

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-04 Thread slartibartfast
Apesbrain wrote: > The sentinel file and "delete/re-add" methods should work. Could this > be an issue of ID3v1 vs. ID3v2 tags being out of sync? > > Could also be that one or more files have more than one YEAR tag, or one > file still has the incorrect value. > > Mp3tag is a great app for

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-04 Thread prabbit
Apesbrain wrote: > Could also be that one or more files have more than one YEAR tag, or one > file still has the incorrect value. This is a good hint. I recently dealt with a similar issue as the OP. In my case what appeared in mp3tag as a single YEAR tag with duplicate values (separated by ;)

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-04 Thread Apesbrain
The sentinel file and "delete/re-add" methods should work. Could this be an issue of ID3v1 vs. ID3v2 tags being out of sync? Apesbrain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=738 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-04 Thread d6jg
fredme wrote: > Ok, I have tried using a sentinel file and the album diasppears as > expected. I removed the sentinel file and the album reappears with the > wrong year. > Also, just to make sure I hadn't done something silly previosly, I > deleted the folder, rescanned (and the album

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-04 Thread fredme
slartibartfast wrote: > If you did a rescan after removing the folder that couldn't happen, the > album would be deleted from the database. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Ok, I have tried using a sentinel file and the album diasppears as expected. I removed the sentined file and the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-04 Thread slartibartfast
fredme wrote: > I tried that as well but the erroneous setting magically reappeared when > I copied the folder back. I assume it is cached somewhere?If you did a rescan > after removing the folder that couldn't happen, the album would be deleted from the database. Sent from my Pixel 3a using

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-04 Thread fredme
fredme wrote: > I'm not sure what a sentinel file is. Sorry, just searched the forum and found the answer. I'll give it a go. Thanks fredme's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44837 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-04 Thread fredme
slartibartfast wrote: > I remove the folder I want to change, scan for new and changed, change > the tags, replace the folder and rescan for new and changed. A bit of a > faff but quicker than a clear and rescan. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk I tried that as well but the erroneous

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-04 Thread RobbH
slartibartfast wrote: > I remove the folder I want to change, scan for new and changed, change > the tags, replace the folder and rescan for new and changed. A bit of a > faff but quicker than a clear and rescan. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Perhaps even easier: put a sentinel

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-04 Thread slartibartfast
fredme wrote: > I have noticed this "issue" for many months but have been too lazy to > report it until today. I am running Logitech Media Server Version: 8.2.0 > - 1627922070. After adding new media to my LMS, I have found that it is > sometimes impossible to update certain fields. For

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-04 Thread fredme
I have noticed this "issue" for many months but have been too lazy to report it until today. I am running Logitech Media Server Version: 8.2.0 - 1627922070. After adding new media to my LMS, I have found that it is sometimes impossible to update certain fields. For example, if I add an album