MM3: iPod-sync copies modified files again and again...!?

dyingpicket · Post by **dyingpicket** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 5:23 am

Hi all,

since I have updated to MM3 (3.0.1.1127) the device sync with my iPod does not work properly anymore, as it did with MM2:

Everytime I sync my iPod with the library MM copies ~615 files (out of about 11k) to the iPod - but I have not edited them. This does not happen with EVERY file I have modified since updating to MM3, but the number of files that are copied again and again is rising!

I have already tried to reset the iPod to factory defaults and re-synced the entire library, but the problem remains. Also disconnecting and reconnecting the iPod after syncronisation does not make any difference.
I have set the sync options to sync the entire library (not only new files) because currently I'm adding missing album arts and tags.

Cheers,
DP

dyingpicket · Post by **dyingpicket** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:13 am

Come on folks... am I really the only one facing this problem??

cheers!

Post by **jiri** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:00 pm

You can try to send me your MM.DB file together with a list of a couple of tracks that exhibit this problem, I'll review it.

Jiri

selimsivad · Post by **selimsivad** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:23 am

Yeah - this is happening to me too and it's pretty frustrating for sure.

I've played around with it for a while, and it looks like any time I modify a a track on my computer, it will be copied to my iPod every time I sync - not just the first time after the change.

Here's what I just did as a test - I synced the iPod and nothing was copied. I then editied a track on my computer and changed the composer to 'fred flintstone'. I then synced the iPod and the track was copied. I then synced again and the track was copied again and I kept doing it a few times with it being copied each time. I undocked the ipod and redocked it and synced a few more times and it kept being copied. I then deleted it from the iPod and synced and it was copied (as expected). Then I resynced and nothing was copied (as expected).

This simple experiment was done after dealing with 100s of tracks getting repeatedly re-copied when nothing was changed and I spent a lot of time cleaning that up.

In the end, it just looks like any change I make to a track on my computer will result in that track being repeatedly re-copied to my iPod every time I synch ad infinitum. Blech.

I am using 3.0.1.1127. I am using Windows XP and an 160GB iPod Classic.

I'm hoping this is just a bug introduced in the last build and it will be fixed. I fear it almost makes the Monkey unusable for me and I just bought the Gold lifetime version. I love the program, but I need seemless syncing since it take hours to do a full copy to my iPod.

Thanks!!!

forya · Post by **forya** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:10 am

I have an 80 GB 5th Gen Ipod, with Vista, and I am getting the same results

Post by **jiri** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:41 am

Although I haven't reproduced exactly the same problem, I believe that this will be fixed in the next release. In case you still encounter similar problems, just e-mail me your database together with a description what exactly happens (which tracks are copied needlessly, etc.).

Thanks,
Jiri

BillieTheVision · Post by **BillieTheVision** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:19 pm

I had the same problem, resetting the iPod in iTunes helped for me.

MM3: iPod-sync copies modified files again and again...!?

MM3: iPod-sync copies modified files again and again...!?

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Ugly problem

same thing for me too