Greyed tracks after changing file path slightly

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Re: Greyed tracks after changing file path slightly

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How do you attach images to posts here?
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Use a third party service like https://imgbb.com/
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Okay, please see the two images on the links below:
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Re: Greyed tracks after changing file path slightly

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You're not doing this on the files you had moved previously no? Those you first need to re-associate.
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Re: Greyed tracks after changing file path slightly

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Nope, never moved them - as mentioned, all that happened was that the folder all those particular tracks are in was renamed from:
Tested and good (two spaces) - (two spaces) Fast
to:
Tested and good (one space) - (one space) Fast

BUT, when trying to play a playlist where some of those tracks in the above folder are (in the playlist they still have the tracks detailed with two spaces in the folder names), MM doesn't play them and just turns the tracks grey.

A lifelong MM fan, and just need some help on getting this bit sorted.
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Re: Greyed tracks after changing file path slightly

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That was given above. The Auto-Organize Files was a suggestion for any future moving of files.

When you say Playlists, are you talking about Playlist files on your PC or those in the Playlists node in MediaMonkey's Media Tree?
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Re: Greyed tracks after changing file path slightly

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Yep, thanks, but am really wanting to solve the current issue.

Playlists node in MediaMonkey's Media Tree.
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Re: Greyed tracks after changing file path slightly

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Then you need to re-associate the files in the Library as outlined before. Either use File > Locate Moved/Missing Files: https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/index. ... sing_Files or the Update Location of files in database Addon: https://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewt ... n+database
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Re: Greyed tracks after changing file path slightly

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Yep, but that isn't clear on those pages - where it says "Collection > Files to Edit > Dead Links" - where do you find 'Collection' ?
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Re: Greyed tracks after changing file path slightly

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Collection is a node like Music, Video, Classical Music. They are root nodes in the Media Tree: https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/index. ... #Interface
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Where do I find the 'collection' node?
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To make things a lot simpler, is there any screengrabs anywhere of all this?
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Re: Greyed tracks after changing file path slightly

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Did you check the link? Collection isn't an item you'll find in the Media Tree, you'll find nodes that are Collections like Music, Classical Music, Video, etc. based on what you have enabled under File > Manage Collections.
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To make things a lot simpler, is there any screengrabs anywhere of all this?
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Re: Greyed tracks after changing file path slightly

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Lowlander wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 2:54 pm When you say Playlists, are you talking about Playlist files on your PC or those in the Playlists node in MediaMonkey's Media Tree?
Just noticed in my particular setup, I am talking about the playlists on 'My Computer' .M3U files Does that information help in this problem at all?
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