Upgrade to 4.0.3 changed my settings back to default values.

[NazcaHand]

Hi,

I just upgraded to 4.0.3 (from 4.0.1) and discovered that many settings I had set into the program were turned back to the default values.
For instance, most of my normal ripping settings were changed, and I only realized after ripping a few CDs, and now I need to rip them again.
The location I had chosen was changed to C:\My Music (a folder that didn't exist), and the quality was reverted to the very bad 128VBR.
Also changed back is the filtering I had put on the media tree (the tree nodes I wanted and the Collection options), and the default view.

All in all, a pretty bad upgrade experience. I'll think twice about upgrading the next time around if I have to re-set all my preferences - again.

By the way, the default ripping settings of 128kbps VBR are ridiculous. That was bad quality 10 years ago, and today it's just terrible.

[NazcaHand]

Oh that's actually worse than I thought.

It installed its setup files on the wrong drive (different folder too C:\Users\MO\AppData... instead of D:\User\AppData), and used an older version of the database and ini file to restart itself, so It's like I lost 4 months of data. I can get probably get it back, but that probably means unistalling the new version and starting again.

[Lowlander]

Uninstall the new version and reinstall and make sure you select the correct install location.

[Guest]

Uninstall the new version and reinstall and make sure you select the correct install location.

That's what I finally did, but before I had to move by hand the settings folder from one drive to the other (Why there were two of them, I don't know yet). After the install, the "other" settings folder still exists, and has not been cleaned.

[jg0001]

Bah. What a shock.... not. This seems to happen to me with every upgrade. I recall being told that version 4 would be the end of this stupidity. Apparently not.

Here's my thread on it from 2011...
http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewto ... =4&t=63496

[Haz]

Happened to me as well, had to go through and tick all the folders I wanted to include again, go through all the settings and auto organise settings and even had to re-enter my gold key :S That is ridiculous. Please keep the settings when updating I will not be doing this every time there is an update

[Lowlander]

It should keep all the settings when upgrading 4.x to 4.x, however not all settings are remembered when upgrading from 3.x to 4.x due to underlying changes.

[ctbarker32]

When upgrading from 4.03 to 4.05 MM resets certain values such as Podcast directory to c:\users instead of my custom default of d:\podcast. Also when restarted, MM acts like I want to setup for the first time and wants to run the setup wizard. Also defaults to MM settings for audio and video which I have to re-clear. Also CD ripping defaults all reset to wrong drive drive, etc. VERY ANNOYING!

I suspect all of this has to do with tha I keep all my data and some programs on larger D: drive and don't use Users directory for much. C drive is OS drive and SSD and small and don't want it cluttered up. I wish MM developers would break the default dependency on C drive and actually look at how a user has installed and at least ask the right questions.

Thanks.

-CB

[Lowlander]

4.x to 4.x upgrades should keep all user settings including user defined folders.