Duffy666
Hi
All my songs are stored on a NAS and i use UNC paths to retrieve the files, such as \\NASDevice\Public\Music while these songs can be access and played via the directory brower (or my computer from within VDJ). These song cannot be be play from the Itunes playlist with in VDJ as it cannot find them, yet it loads the library fine. I have done some digging and found that when i edit a song that is show as "disconnected / or unable to locate file" it reports it having a path of "\NASDevice\Public\Music" , note the single "\". if I click on "locate file" the windows explorer opens up and it actually goes to the location of that file so all I do is click on "ok" and it turns green, then when i edit the properties of that song i just added it has the 2 "\\" in.
the location of the library is correct, any one got any ideas, i have the latest version as just downloaded it today
All my songs are stored on a NAS and i use UNC paths to retrieve the files, such as \\NASDevice\Public\Music
Worth noting, that it doesnt save the change either when the file path has been updated. I have opened the itunes library file in an XML editor and could not see any errors in it.
this a copy of the section of the ITune XML file
<key>Track ID</key><integer>4175</integer>
<key>Name</key><string>More Than A Woman</string>
<key>Artist</key><string>Aaliyah</string>
<key>Album Artist</key><string>Aaliyah</string>
<key>Composer</key><string>S. Garrett/Tim Mosley</string>
<key>Album</key><string>Aaliyah (Advanced Full Tracks)</string>
<key>Genre</key><string>R&B</string>
<key>Kind</key><string>MPEG audio file</string>
<key>Size</key><integer>3719177</integer>
<key>Total Time</key><integer>229929</integer>
<key>Track Number</key><integer>4</integer>
<key>Year</key><integer>2002</integer>
<key>BPM</key><integer>87</integer>
<key>Date Modified</key><date>2014-02-25T19:18:11Z</date>
<key>Date Added</key><date>2013-07-21T19:17:49Z</date>
<key>Bit Rate</key><integer>128</integer>
<key>Sample Rate</key><integer>44100</integer>
<key>Play Count</key><integer>2</integer>
<key>Play Date</key><integer>3328597587</integer>
<key>Play Date UTC</key><date>2009-06-23T09:26:27Z</date>
<key>Skip Count</key><integer>2</integer>
<key>Skip Date</key><date>2013-07-21T21:32:33Z</date>
<key>Persistent ID</key><string>E5FB64B44E554AAD</string>
<key>Track Type</key><string>File</string>
<key>Location</key><string>file://localhost//nas1/Public/Music/iTunes%20Media/Aaliyah/Aaliyah%20(Advanced%20Full%20Tracks)/04%20More%20Than%20A%20Woman.mp3</string>
<key>File Folder Count</key><integer>4</integer>
<key>Library Folder Count</key><integer>1</integer>
I have taken out the "//localhost" but didnt make any difference as Itunes put it back in.
All my songs are stored on a NAS and i use UNC paths to retrieve the files, such as \\NASDevice\Public\Music while these songs can be access and played via the directory brower (or my computer from within VDJ). These song cannot be be play from the Itunes playlist with in VDJ as it cannot find them, yet it loads the library fine. I have done some digging and found that when i edit a song that is show as "disconnected / or unable to locate file" it reports it having a path of "\NASDevice\Public\Music" , note the single "\". if I click on "locate file" the windows explorer opens up and it actually goes to the location of that file so all I do is click on "ok" and it turns green, then when i edit the properties of that song i just added it has the 2 "\\" in.
the location of the library is correct, any one got any ideas, i have the latest version as just downloaded it today
All my songs are stored on a NAS and i use UNC paths to retrieve the files, such as \\NASDevice\Public\Music
Worth noting, that it doesnt save the change either when the file path has been updated. I have opened the itunes library file in an XML editor and could not see any errors in it.
this a copy of the section of the ITune XML file
<key>Track ID</key><integer>4175</integer>
<key>Name</key><string>More Than A Woman</string>
<key>Artist</key><string>Aaliyah</string>
<key>Album Artist</key><string>Aaliyah</string>
<key>Composer</key><string>S. Garrett/Tim Mosley</string>
<key>Album</key><string>Aaliyah (Advanced Full Tracks)</string>
<key>Genre</key><string>R&B</string>
<key>Kind</key><string>MPEG audio file</string>
<key>Size</key><integer>3719177</integer>
<key>Total Time</key><integer>229929</integer>
<key>Track Number</key><integer>4</integer>
<key>Year</key><integer>2002</integer>
<key>BPM</key><integer>87</integer>
<key>Date Modified</key><date>2014-02-25T19:18:11Z</date>
<key>Date Added</key><date>2013-07-21T19:17:49Z</date>
<key>Bit Rate</key><integer>128</integer>
<key>Sample Rate</key><integer>44100</integer>
<key>Play Count</key><integer>2</integer>
<key>Play Date</key><integer>3328597587</integer>
<key>Play Date UTC</key><date>2009-06-23T09:26:27Z</date>
<key>Skip Count</key><integer>2</integer>
<key>Skip Date</key><date>2013-07-21T21:32:33Z</date>
<key>Persistent ID</key><string>E5FB64B44E554AAD</string>
<key>Track Type</key><string>File</string>
<key>Location</key><string>file://localhost//nas1/Public/Music/iTunes%20Media/Aaliyah/Aaliyah%20(Advanced%20Full%20Tracks)/04%20More%20Than%20A%20Woman.mp3</string>
<key>File Folder Count</key><integer>4</integer>
<key>Library Folder Count</key><integer>1</integer>
I have taken out the "//localhost" but didnt make any difference as Itunes put it back in.
Posted Mon 13 Apr 15 @ 3:36 pm
wickedmix
only solution is to map the drive to a letter
this isn't a bug btw
this isn't a bug btw
Posted Mon 13 Apr 15 @ 4:06 pm
Duffy666
is that map the drive letter so Itunes runs off it?
Posted Mon 13 Apr 15 @ 4:09 pm
wickedmix
yes vdj cant follow network unc paths
Posted Mon 13 Apr 15 @ 4:10 pm
Duffy666
Ok thanks, didn't really want to map drive letters as it then hard codes it :(.
Posted Mon 13 Apr 15 @ 4:11 pm
Adion
Should be fixed next build.
Posted Tue 14 Apr 15 @ 5:34 am
Duffy666
great thanks :)
Posted Tue 14 Apr 15 @ 2:14 pm