AFAIK the ratings are not written into the tags. Now I'm confused. One of the options in the optionsheet for the script says "Save changes to tag". I have it enabled. What does it do, then? So if you lose your library you'll lose all ratings. That has nothing to do with my script but with...

Big_Berny, Thanks for the swift and thorough response! Yes, I definitely like yours better, as it takes into account so many factors and leaves fields and my own ratings alone. I use a Creative ZVM, so it's great that songs I listen to on it too are taken into account. I wonder, though: if I were to...

Just realized there's a competing script out there:

Auto Rating Songs: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9241

Can someone explain that the differences between these scripts are? Maybe even a pro/con so a newbie like me can see which is best?

The script works as advertised (i.e. great! :D ), so I am not sure if this is a problem with the script or MM, but: In the Ratings nodes, the ratings do not show up correctly. -Tracks autorated four-to-five appear along with the fives under the five node. -Tracks autorated four appear under the four...

:( OK, so I took my HDD home, tried there, still did not work. Lots of database error messages. Gave up on that. Even worse, when I connected to the work PC again and started MediaMonkey, it did not load the ini and database on the HDD. It overwrote it. MM obviously will not run without access to th...

Thanks, Teknojnky! You are doing exactly what I wanted to do: keep MM and all my music on the same external HDD, running it by connecting to any computer and maintain consistent tags, preferences, and play counts wherever I go. I tried your method, and it seems to work. I'm at work right now (yeah, ...

A few questions on how to use this great app everywhere: 1. Is it possible to run MediaMonkey from an external hard drive and still use the same database? I installed it on an external hard drive connected to my work PC, and everything worked perfectly. I also keep all my music files on this drive. ...