Running same library on 2 computers - Best strategy

Blutarsky · Post by **Blutarsky** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:58 pm

Basically my music library sits on my desktop and my laptop. Whenever an update is made to a computer, using Synctoy plus & portable drive, I will update the other computer.

Same paths & drive letters for both libraries

Quite automated as for the file sync side, not automated at all as for MM settings; need to remember exactly what changes are made and replicate on the other computer (stressful and boring).

Anyone running the same scenario? Suggestions? Maybe running MM "on a stick" (USB)?

Post by **Lowlander** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:03 pm

If you'd do a Portable Install on both it will probably work to sync all (MediaMonkey install, DB, ini, media files). However you may run into the driveID issue (you could set both hdd's to the same driveID to circumvent the issue).

Blutarsky · Post by **Blutarsky** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:07 pm

Lowlander wrote:If you'd do a Portable Install on both it will probably work to sync all (MediaMonkey install, DB, ini, media files). However you may run into the driveID issue (you could set both hdd's to the same driveID to circumvent the issue).

Do you personally use this approach?

Post by **Lowlander** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:47 pm

No, I have one central MM where I manage files and mostly play files through DLNA clients.

Blutarsky · Post by **Blutarsky** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:52 am

Lowlander wrote:However you may run into the driveID issue.

How can I verify this?

nohitter151 · Post by **nohitter151** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:21 am

Blutarsky wrote:
Lowlander wrote:However you may run into the driveID issue.
How can I verify this?

When the tracks won't play on the PC where you copied the database, and the drive letter is missing from the file paths for files in the DB, then it's the drive ID issue.

Blutarsky · Post by **Blutarsky** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 2:23 pm

nohitter151 wrote: When the tracks won't play on the PC where you copied the database, and the drive letter is missing from the file paths for files in the DB, then it's the drive ID issue.

So there's no point trying, if it is a well-known issue...

Post by **Lowlander** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:01 pm

I'm not sure if it is an issue with the Portable Install. My guess would be that it is an issue due to the fact that the files are on a different drive.

Blutarsky · Post by **Blutarsky** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:04 pm

I should try to create a portable install copying data from the existing one. Are all MM files into its folder?

nohitter151 · Post by **nohitter151** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:19 pm

Blutarsky wrote:
nohitter151 wrote: When the tracks won't play on the PC where you copied the database, and the drive letter is missing from the file paths for files in the DB, then it's the drive ID issue.
So there's no point trying, if it is a well-known issue...

If you were to manually change the drive's serial number (there are various tools out there that can do this) then it wouldn't be an issue.

Post by **Lowlander** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:29 pm

Yes all MM's files are within the install folder of the Portable install.

As I have and nohitter151 mentions driveID can be changed on the drive or you can use: http://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/index.p ... w_computer

Blutarsky · Post by **Blutarsky** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:34 pm

I don't like really the idea to change the drive ids....don't know if other programs/system features could suffer from this.... synctoy for example..

nohitter151 · Post by **nohitter151** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:28 pm

Blutarsky wrote:I don't like really the idea to change the drive ids....don't know if other programs/system features could suffer from this.... synctoy for example..

As far as I know Microsoft synctoy uses drive letter only.

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