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Originally Posted by xxyzz
I just purchased a large amount of songs in .zip format. Here is my question. Based on what you said above it is best to import them from the Index HD files dialog box.
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Yes. because you can monitor what is going to import.
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Originally Posted by xxyzz
Also I was under the impression that if I had all my files in one folder all I would have to do is scan that one folder and in would scan all the folders that were inside and include all the files. Now I am thinking that I have to included each and every folder that contains files???
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You can have all your zip files in 1 folder, if you have multiple sub-folders in the main folder you can put a tick in the "Include Sub-folders" box and it will find all the files in those sub folders.
When it imports them they will then be listed in the "Build Database" list in separate folders. If you rebuild the database afterwards it will build the database on all the files that are listed. The Rescan button only works on the folders that you select in the list along with the type of file you highlight, For example if none of the type buttons are selected it will just scan for previously indexed kma & kmh files, but if you were to select the zip type button it would add any of these to the database but it would probably only enter them as the file name and not separate all the artist & title fields correct and possibly duplicate Disc Id's. If the mp3 part of the files have their ID3 tags correct it will list them correct but from my experience not many ripped karaoke tracks have any id3 tags data.
It depends a bit on how your zip files are stored, with mine each Disc ID has its own folder which creates a long list in the Build database folders list. You can just have all your zips in a single folder then it will only list a single folder in the Build database list.
It's something you will have to decide yourself what 's best for you.
You could just do a test run via the build database dialog, highlight the zip type button and use the Add folder button to add it to the list, it will index that folder, then open your edit dialog or use you search button to see if it indexed the artist and title correct if not delete the info via the Edit dialog and proceed by using the import hd files dialog as mentioned before.
You can make a backup before you start of your complete Hoster folder,(Found in C:/MTU/Hoster) Its only about 140mb, thats what I do, then if things go wrong replace the complete Hoster folder that contains all your playlists, songs.mdb & singers .mdb etc.