Locate files, not in MM database.

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Locate files, not in MM database.

Post by RobertMM »

Hello,

I would like to find files which are in my Media Monkey Media folders (...Music\MediaMonkey\Music and ...Music\MediaMonkey\Podcasts), but which are not in the MM database.
For example, I've deleted them within MM, but selected 'Delete from the database only', when I meant to select 'Delete from the database and drive'.
I appreciate that there's 'Add/Recan files to the Library...', which would be useful if it showed you the files, before it added them. However, I do not want to add them back in, just locate them, so I can manually delete them using File Explorer.

Thank you for your help,
Robert
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Re: Locate files, not in MM database.

Post by Lowlander »

There is no method to do this. You can see the files via Folders, but it won't show which aren't in the Library.
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Re: Locate files, not in MM database.

Post by Rob_S »

How about if you add rescan, and then sort by date added, and then choose which files to delete from todays date added.??
Using V2024 LATEST alpha or beta build on Windows 11, HP laptop, managing 13k tracks
RobertMM

Re: Locate files, not in MM database.

Post by RobertMM »

Thank you RobS - Excellent.

I did this, but I discovered it's also worth exporting the log after add/recan, rather than just checking by Added.
When I checked the logs, I found it had erroneously 'updated' some files, and these didn't have their Added date updated.

Robert.
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