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Originally Posted by gd123

Q. Editing - What happens?
A. Header is changed, and, the Songs.MDB is Changed accordingly.

Q. Can I copy my EDITED KMAs to a Different Computer?
A. Yes. But, in order for Hoster to RECOGNIZE the EDITED KMAs on the BACKUP Computer, you MUST, ALSO, copy the "changed" SONGS.MDB.

Q. Why does the Songs.MDB need to be copied along with the Edited KMAs?
A. Because, when you do a SEARCH or ADD a Track to the PLAYLIST, Hoster populates the SEARCH Fields and the PLAYLIST with info FROM THE SONGS.MDB. (This is why you are NOT seeing the changes on the BACKUP Computer. The BACKUP Computer is ACCESSING the UNCHANGED SONGS.MDB)

Q. Well then, when does Hoster read the HEADER?
A. The HEADER is ONLY READ during a REBUILD.

Q. What if I have my KMAs in a DIFFERENT FOLDER on my Backup Computer?
A. Then simply copying your SONGS.MDB will not work. You MUST have your KMAs in the EXACT Folder on your BACKUP Computer as the FOLDER on the Computer you performed the EDITS.
Ex.: Edit Computer - KMAs located:
C:\Program Files\Micro Technology Unlimited\Hoster\Songs.

Then, your BACKUP Computer must have the SAME PATH.

Otherwise, you will need to EDIT the SONGS.MDB's "PATH" COLUMN to point to the DRIVE\FOLDER on the BACKUP Computer where your KMAs are located.

Or, if you are not familiar with editing the Songs.MDB, simply, REBUILD the DATABASE on the BACKUP Computer.

You need to use a File Utility Program that can perform a COMPARE FOLDER function. The COMPARE FOLDER will TAG all CHANGED files and ONLY SELECT those files to be copied to the BACKUP Computer. No need to copy the COMPLETE KMA Folder.

Excellent post! Welcome to our Forums.

Bryant, read the above and I think you will find a solultion, along with what Sam (Mindonstrike) just posted to you. If you manually copy the songs you edit over to your backup system, then rebuild the Song Database, all should work as expected.