2 x Computers / External HD / Hoster Error

[gduns - with the Lord]

It sounds like you used the external hard drive to play drom, or import to then copied them to the internal hard drive.

The songs database writes in the database where the files are located. if this is the case. disconnect the usb drive, and do a rebuild songs database and make sure the pop up box has the correct path shown for this location. then everything should work ok.

[MTUSUPPORT]

As Gduns stated, just Rebuild your Songs database and it will work.

[prmckay1]

Can't 'Rebuild Songs Datbase' -- Hoster blows up before allowing anything to be done.

I have a local dataset on the local HD and have used it before -- this happened after I disconnected the USB HD w/ all the 'mobile' songs so the laptop go to a GIG.

Thanks for all the help -- I need to reconnect the USB HD and see if hoster is 'happy' -- of course I can also remap my local HD's location to what Hoster is looking for -- but that's another story!

[gduns - with the Lord]

'Rebuild Songs Datbase' ....... when the first window opens, you have to tell it where the files are on the internal hard drive. If you have to untill it starts leave the usb drive connected. but you should have no problem after you set the source directory for the .kma files.

[Beavis]

like i said before,

i think when you installed hoster the first time, you selected the usb drive for all your files. you should have defaulted to :

C:\Program Files\Micro Technology Unlimited\Hoster


can you verify this PRM ?

[prmckay1]

Fixed!

Once I attached the external (USB) Drive -- Hoster opened up and allowed me to manuver --- had lots of fun -- Hoster didn't want to pick the file folder on the local HD that had the kma files on it -- It wanted to stay @ C:\ -- Finally let it build the database -- it said 'OK' -- But when attempted to 'add song' -- Hoster still looked for the external drive -- Finally attempted another rebuild -- it finally let me pick c:\hoster-songs. Now on the 'window' I have both my external as well as my internal locations (Had to delete the reference to c:\).

Guess this is a learning curve regarding having backups and how they will work.

Thanks for all the advice.

[gduns - with the Lord]

Remove the reference to the external hard drive, then rebuild again...... if you have dup's between it will only reference 1 or the other.


Yes, you can remove the reference to the external hard drive (look in the manual)