Vista - WMP11 library not indexing on external drive

07-14-2008

I have been having problems since I moved from XP to Vista Ultimate
very recently with WMP11's library. My music collection is on an external
USB-connected drive (J

and was previously indexed just fine with WMP11 on
the XP machine. I plugged the drive into the new Vista box and put the drive
/ path in the "Add to library" dialogue but it could only find about 30 of my
albums - the other 200+ are missing.

I've followed and actioned all the suggestions around deleting the
CurrentDatabase_360 (took me a while to find out how to stop the network
sharing service so I could delete it but I found it in the end through Task
Manager) but everytime, it just finds the same album folders each time.
Checking their properties, I cannot see any difference between a folder /
file that is indexed and one that isn't (securities, permissions, etc.).

Also, if I open a track in WMP11 from one of the 'missing' albums to play
it, it adds the track to the library. Weird! Even weirder, if I add a
direct path to one of the missing album folders and "Add to library" again,
it still can't find the album.

Any idea? This is driving me nuts!

Daniel

07-14-2008

I am also having the same problems with Vista not adding songs from my
external. It took about a week for the songs to even show up in my external
when looking through Vista.

"DPK" wrote:

Quote:

> I have been having problems since I moved from XP to Vista Ultimate
> very recently with WMP11's library. My music collection is on an external
> USB-connected drive (J

and was previously indexed just fine with WMP11 on
> the XP machine. I plugged the drive into the new Vista box and put the drive
> / path in the "Add to library" dialogue but it could only find about 30 of my
> albums - the other 200+ are missing.
>
> I've followed and actioned all the suggestions around deleting the
> CurrentDatabase_360 (took me a while to find out how to stop the network
> sharing service so I could delete it but I found it in the end through Task
> Manager) but everytime, it just finds the same album folders each time.
> Checking their properties, I cannot see any difference between a folder /
> file that is indexed and one that isn't (securities, permissions, etc.).
>
> Also, if I open a track in WMP11 from one of the 'missing' albums to play
> it, it adds the track to the library. Weird! Even weirder, if I add a
> direct path to one of the missing album folders and "Add to library" again,
> it still can't find the album.
>
> Any idea? This is driving me nuts!
>
> Daniel

07-15-2008

According to MS Help and Support, Vista WMP 11 monitors only default or
selected folders on your computer. It will not automatically add played files
from a removable storage device or from a shared network.

Library tab > Add to library > Advanced options shows where Library monitors
files.

--
oscar

....Right click is your best friend...

"Sheila P" wrote:

Quote:

> I am also having the same problems with Vista not adding songs from my
> external. It took about a week for the songs to even show up in my external
> when looking through Vista.
>
> "DPK" wrote:
>

Quote:

> > I have been having problems since I moved from XP to Vista Ultimate
> > very recently with WMP11's library. My music collection is on an external
> > USB-connected drive (J

and was previously indexed just fine with WMP11 on
> > the XP machine. I plugged the drive into the new Vista box and put the drive
> > / path in the "Add to library" dialogue but it could only find about 30 of my
> > albums - the other 200+ are missing.
> >
> > I've followed and actioned all the suggestions around deleting the
> > CurrentDatabase_360 (took me a while to find out how to stop the network
> > sharing service so I could delete it but I found it in the end through Task
> > Manager) but everytime, it just finds the same album folders each time.
> > Checking their properties, I cannot see any difference between a folder /
> > file that is indexed and one that isn't (securities, permissions, etc.).
> >
> > Also, if I open a track in WMP11 from one of the 'missing' albums to play
> > it, it adds the track to the library. Weird! Even weirder, if I add a
> > direct path to one of the missing album folders and "Add to library" again,
> > it still can't find the album.
> >
> > Any idea? This is driving me nuts!
> >
> > Daniel

07-14-2008	#1 (permalink)
DPK n/a posts	WMP11 library not indexing on external drive I have been having problems since I moved from XP to Vista Ultimate very recently with WMP11's library. My music collection is on an external USB-connected drive (J and was previously indexed just fine with WMP11 on the XP machine. I plugged the drive into the new Vista box and put the drive / path in the "Add to library" dialogue but it could only find about 30 of my albums - the other 200+ are missing. I've followed and actioned all the suggestions around deleting the CurrentDatabase_360 (took me a while to find out how to stop the network sharing service so I could delete it but I found it in the end through Task Manager) but everytime, it just finds the same album folders each time. Checking their properties, I cannot see any difference between a folder / file that is indexed and one that isn't (securities, permissions, etc.). Also, if I open a track in WMP11 from one of the 'missing' albums to play it, it adds the track to the library. Weird! Even weirder, if I add a direct path to one of the missing album folders and "Add to library" again, it still can't find the album. Any idea? This is driving me nuts! Daniel
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07-14-2008	#2 (permalink)
Sheila P n/a posts	RE: WMP11 library not indexing on external drive I am also having the same problems with Vista not adding songs from my external. It took about a week for the songs to even show up in my external when looking through Vista. "DPK" wrote: Quote: > I have been having problems since I moved from XP to Vista Ultimate > very recently with WMP11's library. My music collection is on an external > USB-connected drive (J and was previously indexed just fine with WMP11 on > the XP machine. I plugged the drive into the new Vista box and put the drive > / path in the "Add to library" dialogue but it could only find about 30 of my > albums - the other 200+ are missing. > > I've followed and actioned all the suggestions around deleting the > CurrentDatabase_360 (took me a while to find out how to stop the network > sharing service so I could delete it but I found it in the end through Task > Manager) but everytime, it just finds the same album folders each time. > Checking their properties, I cannot see any difference between a folder / > file that is indexed and one that isn't (securities, permissions, etc.). > > Also, if I open a track in WMP11 from one of the 'missing' albums to play > it, it adds the track to the library. Weird! Even weirder, if I add a > direct path to one of the missing album folders and "Add to library" again, > it still can't find the album. > > Any idea? This is driving me nuts! > > Daniel
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07-15-2008	#3 (permalink)
oscar n/a posts	RE: WMP11 library not indexing on external drive According to MS Help and Support, Vista WMP 11 monitors only default or selected folders on your computer. It will not automatically add played files from a removable storage device or from a shared network. Library tab > Add to library > Advanced options shows where Library monitors files. -- oscar ....Right click is your best friend... "Sheila P" wrote: Quote: > I am also having the same problems with Vista not adding songs from my > external. It took about a week for the songs to even show up in my external > when looking through Vista. > > "DPK" wrote: > Quote: > > I have been having problems since I moved from XP to Vista Ultimate > > very recently with WMP11's library. My music collection is on an external > > USB-connected drive (J and was previously indexed just fine with WMP11 on > > the XP machine. I plugged the drive into the new Vista box and put the drive > > / path in the "Add to library" dialogue but it could only find about 30 of my > > albums - the other 200+ are missing. > > > > I've followed and actioned all the suggestions around deleting the > > CurrentDatabase_360 (took me a while to find out how to stop the network > > sharing service so I could delete it but I found it in the end through Task > > Manager) but everytime, it just finds the same album folders each time. > > Checking their properties, I cannot see any difference between a folder / > > file that is indexed and one that isn't (securities, permissions, etc.). > > > > Also, if I open a track in WMP11 from one of the 'missing' albums to play > > it, it adds the track to the library. Weird! Even weirder, if I add a > > direct path to one of the missing album folders and "Add to library" again, > > it still can't find the album. > > > > Any idea? This is driving me nuts! > > > > Daniel
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