file synch conundrum

footfootfoot · 10-08-2014, 07:08 PM

There's probably not a simple fix to this problem but here it is:

I have most of my music on my desktop hard drive D: at some point I copied/backed up my library to a passport drive and began using that for a few months while I was in transition. I realized that it would be nice if I backed shit up properly but saw I had created a problem.

F:\My Music has ~ 49,000 files that have been mostly cleaned for dupes and junk but has maybe 5,000 new files on it.

D:\My Music has the same~49,000 files though not cleaned for dupes and junk and may have a few hundred files uncommon to F:\

If I use D: (the older drive) as the source it will put a ton of crap back onto F:, If I make F: the source it will add the new songs to D: and delete the junk, but what about the files on D: that are not on F:?

I already have a headache.

Pamela · 10-08-2014, 07:20 PM

Well, if you use F: as the source, and tell Windoze to overwrite existing files in favor of the source, then it will dupe F: onto D:. However!

The only time this will happen is if the source and target have the exact same filename. If you have changed the filename, you will have a whole lotta dupes.

If you have different files on D:, then they will remain unaffected.

I have a similar setup in that my music (125,000-ish) are on a Passport (PLUG! Luv em!) nd any new file that have not been edited for tag data/vetted for dupes reside on my home directory in /Music. Housekeeping becomes exponentially more difficult with any increase in total number of files.

You may wish to try a duplicate file finding utility like Easy Duplicate File Finder
or something from Sourceforge or Tucows. I have no experience with these, so caveat emptor!

footfootfoot · 10-08-2014, 07:29 PM

Yeah I've cleaned with Duplicate file finder and Duplicate file detective and each has not seen obvious dupes for some reason, I'm always hesitant to overwrite files in XP, 7 seems a bit safer.

Undertoad · 10-08-2014, 07:31 PM

I think the tool you are looking for is MediaMonkey.

Stream everything, lose nothing. Spotify.

footfootfoot · 10-08-2014, 07:46 PM

Yes I use media monkey and I cleaned each drive with that but when you go to find duplicates if only lefts you delete them one at a time to help prevent accidental deletion.

An odd thing I've discovered with MM is from time to time a song will have its title, artist, and album corrupted. eg, it will show the song as Third Uncle -- Brian Eno -- Taking Tiger Mountain but the path is D:\My Music\The Beatles\Abbey Road\Maxwell's Silver Hammer.

When I right click and auto tag by file name it fixes it, so a huge bulk deletion by song title would be unwise in this case.

Spexxvet · 10-09-2014, 07:55 AM

Crimson Ghost · 10-12-2014, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

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footfootfoot · 10-14-2014, 02:42 PM

The DB was so fucked up I just deleted it and let MM create a new one. It's still kind of fucked up.

glatt · 10-14-2014, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

The DB was so fucked up I just deleted it and let MM create a new one. It's still kind of fucked up.

Oh, MM is MediaMonkey. For a second, I though you had pressed your child into data entry labor.

footfootfoot · 10-16-2014, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Oh, MM is MediaMonkey. For a second, I though you had pressed your child into data entry labor.

I'm laying the ground work

10-08-2014, 07:08 PM	#1
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	file synch conundrum There's probably not a simple fix to this problem but here it is: I have most of my music on my desktop hard drive D: at some point I copied/backed up my library to a passport drive and began using that for a few months while I was in transition. I realized that it would be nice if I backed shit up properly but saw I had created a problem. F:\My Music has ~ 49,000 files that have been mostly cleaned for dupes and junk but has maybe 5,000 new files on it. D:\My Music has the same~49,000 files though not cleaned for dupes and junk and may have a few hundred files uncommon to F:\ If I use D: (the older drive) as the source it will put a ton of crap back onto F:, If I make F: the source it will add the new songs to D: and delete the junk, but what about the files on D: that are not on F:? I already have a headache. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-08-2014, 07:29 PM	#3
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Yeah I've cleaned with Duplicate file finder and Duplicate file detective and each has not seen obvious dupes for some reason, I'm always hesitant to overwrite files in XP, 7 seems a bit safer. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-08-2014, 07:46 PM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Yes I use media monkey and I cleaned each drive with that but when you go to find duplicates if only lefts you delete them one at a time to help prevent accidental deletion. An odd thing I've discovered with MM is from time to time a song will have its title, artist, and album corrupted. eg, it will show the song as Third Uncle -- Brian Eno -- Taking Tiger Mountain but the path is D:\My Music\The Beatles\Abbey Road\Maxwell's Silver Hammer. When I right click and auto tag by file name it fixes it, so a huge bulk deletion by song title would be unwise in this case. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-09-2014, 07:55 AM	#6
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Attached Images __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

10-14-2014, 02:42 PM	#8
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	The DB was so fucked up I just deleted it and let MM create a new one. It's still kind of fucked up. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-08-2014, 07:20 PM	#2
Pamela Deplorable Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 767	Well, if you use F: as the source, and tell Windoze to overwrite existing files in favor of the source, then it will dupe F: onto D:. However! The only time this will happen is if the source and target have the exact same filename. If you have changed the filename, you will have a whole lotta dupes. If you have different files on D:, then they will remain unaffected. I have a similar setup in that my music (125,000-ish) are on a Passport (PLUG! Luv em!) nd any new file that have not been edited for tag data/vetted for dupes reside on my home directory in /Music. Housekeeping becomes exponentially more difficult with any increase in total number of files. You may wish to try a duplicate file finding utility like Easy Duplicate File Finder or something from Sourceforge or Tucows. I have no experience with these, so caveat emptor!

10-08-2014, 07:31 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I think the tool you are looking for is MediaMonkey. Stream everything, lose nothing. Spotify.

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