by Al_G » Sat Apr 21, 2007 6:56 pm
jiri wrote:Try to post (or directly e-mail to me) some more information, e.g. when do you think that difference of speed of synchronization started - if you try some older version, does the problem disappear?
Jiri
I tried Version 2.5.5.990 and the delay due to tag updates is present. I don't remember if it was a problem before with this version. I'll need some time to check some older versions. I haven't done any firmware changes on the Zen and other than Windows updates, nothing else is new on the computer.
Two things I noticed, which are significant.
1) The Zen>MM tag update (which I do not want!!!) changes all the 1/2 star ratings in MM to whole numbers. The tag update process takes 10 minutes for 11,800 tracks on my 60GB Zen, even before any files are moved. Please let us have the option to disable this tag updating.
2) Even if I'm trying to synchronize a sub-set of only 10 tracks, ALL files on the computer are updated to the current timestamp because their tags are modified - even if they weren't played on the Zen or don't have a 1/2 star increment in their rating. This is a major issue because I synchronize the computer's tracks to an external hard drive for backup, and a sync for a new CD used to take two minutes but now takes two hours because every file is copied not just the 10 new ones!
[quote="jiri"]Try to post (or directly e-mail to me) some more information, e.g. when do you think that difference of speed of synchronization started - if you try some older version, does the problem disappear?
Jiri[/quote]
I tried Version 2.5.5.990 and the delay due to tag updates is present. I don't remember if it was a problem before with this version. I'll need some time to check some older versions. I haven't done any firmware changes on the Zen and other than Windows updates, nothing else is new on the computer.
Two things I noticed, which are significant.
1) The Zen>MM tag update (which I do not want!!!) changes all the 1/2 star ratings in MM to whole numbers. The tag update process takes 10 minutes for 11,800 tracks on my 60GB Zen, even before any files are moved. Please let us have the option to disable this tag updating.
2) Even if I'm trying to synchronize a sub-set of only 10 tracks, ALL files on the computer are updated to the current timestamp because their tags are modified - even if they weren't played on the Zen or don't have a 1/2 star increment in their rating. This is a major issue because I synchronize the computer's tracks to an external hard drive for backup, and a sync for a new CD used to take two minutes but now takes two hours because every file is copied not just the 10 new ones!