tv69;586709 Wrote: > > If I change tags on various tracks in my library, will the changes be > picked up by using the 'Look for new and changed music'? >
They should be if either the last modified timestamp or the file size changes. Usually, the file size will not change, since most types of tag have extra padding space in the tag. Most tagging programs will take advantage of the padding and can expand existing fields or add new ones into the padding, avoiding the need to rewrite the whole file. Deleting tag fields just adds to the padding. Some tagging programs can also preserve the file modification date. This is helpful for keeping the 'New Music' page in Squeezebox Server in the correct order, but it can also prevent a new & changed scan from detecting that a file has changed. > I already tried a test of re-tagging the genre on about 1000 songs. > There were previously only about 9 songs tagged with that genre. After > a rescan, it appears that the tags were not picked up and I still only > have 9 songs in that genre when I should have over 1000. > > 'Look for new and changed music' is much quicker that a full 'clear > library and rescan', so it would be a shame if tag changes do not get > picked up by using the 'Look for new and changed music' rescan method. > > Are others finding similar difficulties? What you'll find more than anything is that old data remains after you've removed it from the tagging of the library. For instance, if you were to correct the misspelling of an artist's name and then run a new & change rescan, the new spelling will be picked up, but you will often still see the old artist in the library. -- JJZolx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83039 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
