Why does scanning take so long?
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:34 am
I don't know if I'm in the right section since I DO NOT HAVE ISSUES WITH SYNC. My issue is with the length of time a scan takes.
My device is a new OnePlus 6T. I am utilizing the MTP protocol. I am running the stock OxygenOS that has not been rooted or modified. I only have a couple non-stock apps installed (Poweramp, Chase banking app, Pandora, and Waze)
I am running Windows 7 64bit on a HP desktop that is running an Intel i5 3.2GHz processor with 6GB RAM
I am using MMW v4.1.20.1864
The ONLY media I have on the phone and in my MMW library is MP3 music with average length tracks. Basically I'll buy an album in MP3 format from an online source (mostly amazon) and add it to my library. There are no audio books and no video.
I usually open MMW first then connect my 6T to the USB. Windows will see the 6T within 1 second and I'll have access to it through Windows Explorer right away. After a second or two, MMW will see it and the 6T will appear in the tree on the left as: ONEPLUS A6013 (scanning...).
This scan will take more than 100 minutes (or two episodes of The Simpsons and two episodes of The Big Bang Theory [without commercials]). Sometimes the scan will surpass two hours. I have roughly 29,000 songs with meticulously organized ID3v2 Tags. MMW does this scan every time I reconnect the 6T.
I have read a few threads (mostly 5 - 7 years old) from users having similar issues but I have not found any real solutions and certainly no current information for newer devices. One thread, from 2013, I quickly read through mentioned that Windows only scans the files while MMW scans files AND ID3 tags. If this is true then I can certainly understand why it would take so long. When the device had no media, the scan took barely 60 seconds. Now that I have most of my library on it, the scan takes considerably longer. I do not believe this is limited only to MMW as I was using the most current version of Winamp and scanning took at least as long there also. From what I can tell the MTP protocol is also a bottleneck due to speed limitations.
Here is my question: What are my options? Is there a plug-in/add-on for MMW that will speed this process? I would consider purchasing MMA only if it is a known resolution for this issue. Since the 6T does not use a SD card, removing the media and scanning/syncing just the card is not an option. Everything has to be stored on the 6T. Delegating two hours or more of my day to this process every time I buy a new album is not an acceptable solution either. For that I’ll just transfer new files through windows.
Thanks in advance to the MM community and forum for any help.
My device is a new OnePlus 6T. I am utilizing the MTP protocol. I am running the stock OxygenOS that has not been rooted or modified. I only have a couple non-stock apps installed (Poweramp, Chase banking app, Pandora, and Waze)
I am running Windows 7 64bit on a HP desktop that is running an Intel i5 3.2GHz processor with 6GB RAM
I am using MMW v4.1.20.1864
The ONLY media I have on the phone and in my MMW library is MP3 music with average length tracks. Basically I'll buy an album in MP3 format from an online source (mostly amazon) and add it to my library. There are no audio books and no video.
I usually open MMW first then connect my 6T to the USB. Windows will see the 6T within 1 second and I'll have access to it through Windows Explorer right away. After a second or two, MMW will see it and the 6T will appear in the tree on the left as: ONEPLUS A6013 (scanning...).
This scan will take more than 100 minutes (or two episodes of The Simpsons and two episodes of The Big Bang Theory [without commercials]). Sometimes the scan will surpass two hours. I have roughly 29,000 songs with meticulously organized ID3v2 Tags. MMW does this scan every time I reconnect the 6T.
I have read a few threads (mostly 5 - 7 years old) from users having similar issues but I have not found any real solutions and certainly no current information for newer devices. One thread, from 2013, I quickly read through mentioned that Windows only scans the files while MMW scans files AND ID3 tags. If this is true then I can certainly understand why it would take so long. When the device had no media, the scan took barely 60 seconds. Now that I have most of my library on it, the scan takes considerably longer. I do not believe this is limited only to MMW as I was using the most current version of Winamp and scanning took at least as long there also. From what I can tell the MTP protocol is also a bottleneck due to speed limitations.
Here is my question: What are my options? Is there a plug-in/add-on for MMW that will speed this process? I would consider purchasing MMA only if it is a known resolution for this issue. Since the 6T does not use a SD card, removing the media and scanning/syncing just the card is not an option. Everything has to be stored on the 6T. Delegating two hours or more of my day to this process every time I buy a new album is not an acceptable solution either. For that I’ll just transfer new files through windows.
Thanks in advance to the MM community and forum for any help.