not adding tracks to library when editing tags

[rithym]

Hi to all

Is there any way to stop MM3 adding tracks to the library database when editing the tags? I keep my new music files in a separate folder until I have edited the tags to my liking then I transfer them to my music folder. Problem is whilst I am editing the tags they seem to automatically get added to the library so when I move them to the music folder (after tagging) they are greyed out in the library list and unavailable. So I then have to remove them from the library manually and rescan so the database knows where they have been moved to. I would much prefer to use File Monitor to add the tracks upon each boot but only those tracks in my Music folder and nowhere else. Can I achieve this ?

TIA

MM3.1.1.1261
Win XP SP3

[Squargle]

Olá,

Where is the folder with the unedited music located? It may be easier to just segregate it from your current music library by placing it in a different area on your PC. This way the tracks won't be added to MediaMonkey, allowing you to edit them in your own time and manually place them within your main music library when tagged/edited to your preference.

Alternatively, you could create an "Auto-Organize" rule to make sure all your music, edited or unedited, is structured in a coherent fashion. This would stop your music from turning grey when you edit tracks. Instead MediaMonkey will automatically move it to the correct folder for you when you make changes. The feature can be found in: Tools > Options > Library (tree node) > Auto-Organize (tree node)

You'd need to create a rule similar to the one below:
...\Music\<Album Artist>\<Album>\<Track#> - <Artist> - <Title>

This would ensure your music would be sorted by Artist, then Album. Any amendments you make to your unedited files will automatically be restructured into that order too.

[rithym]

Thanks for the reply

Where is the folder with the unedited music located? It may be easier to just segregate it from your current music library by placing it in a different area on your PC. This way the tracks won't be added to MediaMonkey, allowing you to edit them in your own time and manually place them within your main music library when tagged/edited to your preference.

My new music awaiting tag editing, etc is kept on the C: drive in a folder named Music To Edit then when I have tagged the mp3 files to my liking I transfer them to the much bigger E: drive where all the music I want to keep is kept so already they are on two completely separate drives.

I am not sure how creating an auto organize rule will help my problem there is much that MM3 will do that I don't understand. Basically I am hoping to configure MM3 in a way that it will not automatically add tracks to the library just because I am editing these track tags. I only want the library to contain the music on my E: drive and nowhere else.

[Lowlander]

I'm not sure if it fixes the issue, but try installing MediaMonkey 3.2. I believe that this issue was brought up as a bug.