Recognizing new SD card as sync device

[killick56]

I want to continue syncing from my main PC directly to an SD card for reasons. The sync list is *extremely* complicated.
I replaced the SD card, put it into my PC, PC recognized it, the PC can read and write to the card, so it is likely not a card issue.
MM says the card is disconnected. Now I want MM to believe it is the old card and do the same sync.
How do I do that?

...Killick56

[Lowlander]

Expand the full list of devices in the Filelisting. Your device may be disabled, and thus is unavailable or it's available under a different name than you're looking for.

[Peke]

Hi,
Like HDDs on PCs each SDCard have own Serial number, few things needs to be cleared before we can try to help you if possible.

- Do you still Have old SDcard? If Yes Have you tried to clone one to another to preserve Seriaal Numbers, File Structure,...?
- How you migrated From one SDcard to another?
- Have MM created new Sync profile for New SDcard?

If I am Right what you want to archive is to clone Sync Settings from OLD SDCard to NEW one? If Yes, then it is not possible natively without few shenanigans to MM library directly (Some are never fully tested to be completely safe).

[killick56]

Thanks for the prompt responses, I know everyone appreciates what you do.

Re: disabled, I found where that is and the device is not disabled.

The old card seemed to be unrecoverable (certainly not reliable), so I wanted to use a shiny new card and somehow tell MM to use the previous sync settings. The last part of the reply seems to say this is not feasible, too bad.
However, part of the response seems to imply that MM uses the card serial number and maybe other things to identify cards as sync targets, which is reasonable. I have the old card and if I can find the serial (and maybe other stuff), could I make the new card look to MM like the old one? So what does MM use to distinguish sync targets?

Alternatively, can I list or report the sync settings as an alternative to toggling back and forth from the old settings to the new?

BTW, I do this to take a subset of my 800+GB library on a tablet (with MM Pro) to travel. Maybe the best option is to get a good TB card and take it all. ($300CDN, eek)

Thanks again
...Killick56

[Peke]

Hi,
First ATM please do not spend any money needlessly.

Second please answer few questions for start before we continue.

- What do you need for that amount of music immediately accessible?
- Why do you need it to be so portable?
- How do you prefer to enjoy your Music/Videos? (In bed, living room, Sitting at desk, garden, garage, car, bike, ...)
- How do you listen to your music/videos? (Headphones, speakers, HiFi, AV, ...)
- What do you expect to gain from easy access to your music?

Sorry for questions, there is no wrong answer, I am just curious about your listening preference as I am also (and rest of MM team) very specific and very proud of our listening experience, which really made MM in first place.

Can't wait to read your answers, but I am asking you to be open minded to ideas and bit of patience, because it will be well worth in the end.

[killick56]

Sorry for the late reply, a health thing. As to your questions above:

I travel quite a lot and teach dance, often in places with bad wifi or cell coverage. I know some dance teachers that use spotify playlists, I'd rather stick needles in my eyes.
I live with anc earbuds when travelling, android auto in the car, and got tired of getting a request or bumping into a band or song in my travels only to find I've culled it from my travel library. Or worse, thinking I don't have it, buying a cd or download, then realizing I had it already.
When home I have my main library computer feeding a lovely big old school stereo with my only modern gear a dac I've op-amp rolled. I'd do media sharing to my garage (man cave) when home but haven't been able to get that to work reliably (the subject of another post) so carry my tablet back and forth.
I have 55k+ music files, zero video files.

[Moreno]

I want to continue syncing from my main PC directly to an SD card for reasons. The sync list is *extremely* complicated.
I replaced the SD card, put it into my PC, PC recognized it, the PC can read and write to the card, so it is likely not a card issue.
MM says the card is disconnected. Now I want MM to believe it is the old card and do the same sync.
How do I do that?

...Killick56

Thanks for explaining the serial-number side of it; that explains why the new card shows up as a different device.