2500 - FilesToEdit>DuplicateContent is not constrained by Collection

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2500 - FilesToEdit>DuplicateContent is not constrained by Collection

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steps:
  • create a small collection
  • open FilesToEdit>DuplicateContent node in that collection
  • ==> it wants to process all tracks in the whole database ... other nodes don't work like this
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Re: 2500 - FilesToEdit>DuplicateContent is not constrained by Collection

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Hi,
I do not see the point of duplicate if it si limited to collection as it will make high level of not listing duplicates.

Would you care to explain your reasoning?

Maybe adding Collection column would help, but it maybe complicate things. Otherwise I think it is useful to review improvements tin this area.
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Re: 2500 - FilesToEdit>DuplicateContent is not constrained by Collection

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Peke wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 5:36 am I do not see the point of duplicate if it si limited to collection as it will make high level of not listing duplicates.
Would you care to explain your reasoning?
Why would I start a scan from the FilesToEdit node, within a Collection, if I didn't want to scan just the Collection?
If I wanted to scan the whole library, I would run it from EntireLibrary.

If I run a DuplicateTitles or DuplicateTilesArtists scan from with a Collection, the scan is confined by that Collection.
Why is DuplicateContent any different?

The other reason is because the setup time for a DuplicateContent scan is very significant. Maybe I don't want to thrash my NAS just to scan a collection on my computer. Or maybe I am just scanning music, and don't want to scan other media files.

Peke wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 5:36 am Maybe adding Collection column would help, but it maybe complicate things. Otherwise I think it is useful to review improvements tin this area.
??

Why would you add a column. just constrain the scan to the collection. Just do it exactly the same as every other task in the FilesToEdit node.
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Re: 2500 - FilesToEdit>DuplicateContent is not constrained by Collection

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Lowlander wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:48 am Related: https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=17227
That's it, thanks.
And Yes, it did go on to analyse all tracks, not just those in the Collection.
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