Importing cdg's

teddyt · #1 March 4th, 2009, 09:34 AM

I've been using an external hard drive. I recently purchased two new cdg's. Clicked on import cd's. Clicked on save to. Clicked on E drive then clicked Music. This is where all my songs are. In the save to box E:/music came up as should. When I went to import cdg. this message came up. The import drive & folder doesn't exist. Please define a new save folder. It will import to C drive but, I don't want them there.

Beavis · #2 March 4th, 2009, 09:48 AM

did your drive letter change ? was it D: before ?

teddyt · #3 March 4th, 2009, 09:56 AM

No it's always been "E"

Beavis · #4 March 4th, 2009, 10:03 AM

did you rebuild your database ?

teddyt · #5 March 4th, 2009, 10:08 AM

Beavis · #6 March 4th, 2009, 10:12 AM

did you unplug and replug the external and shut off and restart it ?

teddyt · #7 March 4th, 2009, 10:28 AM

Yes, rebooted computer and everything. I do have some songs on C drive because I do sound for several vocal groups. When I rebuilt my database I lost all those songs on C drive and had to put them back in. When I do karaoke shows both C and E work hand in hand. I think that's great. What if I were to type in E:/karaoke in the save to box? Then I would have two folders E:/music and E:/karaoke. That just does'nt seem right. I'd prefer to have just the one folder.

Beavis · #8 March 4th, 2009, 10:48 AM

are you sure you can navigate through explorer in the E: drive

Roy Dennis · #9 March 4th, 2009, 10:53 AM

Open my computer.
were it shows your external hard drive what letter does it show ?
If it is any letter other than E then follow the leads in this post #8 thread.
http://forum.mtu.com/showthread.php?...t=drive+letter

It is much the same weather it is XP or Vista.

Roy.

teddyt · #10 March 4th, 2009, 11:10 AM

When I go to my computer E drive is there. Here is a thought. Maybe it's my cd/dvd drive that is not recognizing the external drive. Is there a process to go throught to get this to happen.

Beavis · #11 March 4th, 2009, 11:21 AM

its there but double click it and see if windows will navigate around in it.

teddyt · #12 March 4th, 2009, 11:41 AM

I'm not sure what your telling me. When I double click E drive all my songs that are there come up. What I did was import the two new cdg's to C drive. Double clicked C went to programs, MTU, Hoster, Songs. Highlighted the new songs and then clicked on move these to E:/music. Then rebuilt my database and there they were. I'm just saying I don't think I should have to go through that whole process just to add a few songs to my library.

mindonstrike · #13 March 4th, 2009, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by teddyt

I'm not sure what your telling me. When I double click E drive all my songs that are there come up. What I did was import the two new cdg's to C drive. Double clicked C went to programs, MTU, Hoster, Songs. Highlighted the new songs and then clicked on move these to E:/music. Then rebuilt my database and there they were. I'm just saying I don't think I should have to go through that whole process just to add a few songs to my library.

Just hit the "save To" button and renavigate to where you want it to go.

teddyt · #14 March 4th, 2009, 12:16 PM

If refer to the beginning of these posts you'll see that's what I originally did. That's when I got the message "The import drive & folder doesn't exist. Please define a new save folder.

mindonstrike · #15 March 4th, 2009, 12:23 PM

My mistake, I was basing my post on post # 12.

What version of Hoster are you using.

Does it do the same thing if you do it through 3.4 (assuming you have 4.xx).

teddyt · #16 March 4th, 2009, 12:27 PM

I'm using 4.06. I really think possibly, that my cd/dvd drive is what's not recognizing E drive. I don't know how to make this happen

ddouglass · #17 March 4th, 2009, 12:48 PM

Teddy,
There is no "recognition" between the drives. The computer processor handles all the reading, compressing and saving.

Quote:

Originally Posted by teddyt

When I double click E drive all my songs that are there come up.

What this is telling me is you don't have the files in a folder called "Music". They are in the E:\ and not E:\Music.
So when you go to Save To in the Import screen set it to E:\.

teddyt · #18 March 4th, 2009, 12:59 PM

I did just that also and got the same message.

ddouglass · #19 March 4th, 2009, 02:30 PM

Are you running XP or Vista?
In My Computer find the E:\ drive and right click on it. When the dialog opens go to properties and left click.
When that dialog box opens look down at the bottom and see if it is mark as Read Only or Hidden. If either are checked then uncheck them.

teddyt · #20 March 4th, 2009, 03:22 PM

Thanks, I will check that thursday. I have to go to work now. But, I'm sure your on to something. The last few times I wanted to defrag this hard drive. It said that it couldn't because it was a read only. What ever I did to cause that I don't know. Thank you very much.

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