Duplicate song list with -4.hst

[Glen Turner]

Okay, Tell me why I am getting a duplicate song list with a -4.hst extension?
I saw it posted sometime back but can't find it now. List are exactly the same and work fine.

[ddouglass]

Usually means that it couldn't open the original #1 list for some reason. As long as it is a duplicate you should be able to delete it.

[Glen Turner]

I do but it keeps coming back after I close Hoster and re-open it......should I delete the original?? (running 4.06)

[ddouglass]

If you don't want to lose it, rename it to something else, then Hoster will use that until you tell it to start a "New" list.

[Glen Turner]

This didn't happen until I first upgraded to 4.01 and I thought I had seen a post about this problem..... Also it seems to do it on any song list I have but I'll double check that....After reading these forums, I am not utilizing this software and what all it will do...blows me away but I love it... Thanks and I'll give it a try..

[Skybird74]

Originally Posted by Glen Turner

This didn't happen until I first upgraded to 4.01 and I thought I had seen a post about this problem..... Also it seems to do it on any song list I have but I'll double check that....After reading these forums, I am not utilizing this software and what all it will do...blows me away but I love it... Thanks and I'll give it a try..

When 4.0x first came out, all zip files had to be converted to mp3g files and 2 more columns were added to the Playlist. Hence, when you opened an old (previously saved Playlist), Hoster automatically converted the Playlist to show the new columns and new features. Hence.... the converted playlists show -4 beside them rather than replacing the old ones. Any playlists that do not show this means you haven't opened them yet. I haven't tried deleting the old .hst files, just in case they are used by 3.4. They don't take up any room. I hope this at least explains where they came from.