Media Monkey Seeing Folder that Does Not Exist

[DemonDragonJ]

I recently built a new computer, and installed Media Monkey 4 on it. I had Media Monkey on my previous computer, so I simply transferred all of my music files from that computer to the new one, in a folder entitled "PC Media Library." That folder contained two subfolders at the time that I transferred it, but I moved the files within those folders into the main folder and then deleted the subfolders.

However, when I added the songs to my collection on the new computer (by pressing the insert key), Media Monkey displayed one of the two subfolders within PC Media Library, despite those folders no longer existing, and it displays it every time I add new media, so it is very annoying. What is even more unusual is that Media Monkey recognizes that one subfolder has been deleted, yet it does not realize that the other subfolder does not exist, as well.

Does anyone here have any advice? Do you know why Media Monkey is seeing a folder than no longer exists?

[Lowlander]

Where does it show this? In the Add/Rescan Files dialog?

[DemonDragonJ]

Where does it show this? In the Add/Rescan Files dialog?

Yes, it shows the nonexistent folder in that dialog box.

[Lowlander]

In that case, just remove it.

[DemonDragonJ]

In that case, just remove it.

I did remove the folder, but the folder still appears in the add/scan files window, and I wish to make it stop doing that.

[Lowlander]

I did remove the folder

from Add/Rescan Files? That's where you'll also need to remove it.

[DemonDragonJ]

I did remove the folder

from Add/Rescan Files? That's where you'll also need to remove it.

How do I do that? I cannot simply deselect it, as that also deselects the parent folder, which is where I store all my music files.

[Lowlander]

Does it affect scanning? If not, then I'd leave it. This is not an issue in MediaMonkey 5 where scan selection is done differently.

[DemonDragonJ]

Does it affect scanning? If not, then I'd leave it. This is not an issue in MediaMonkey 5 where scan selection is done differently.

I suppose that I could ignore it, but then I would need to delete the files that were previously in the subfolder, as they would be added to my collection every time that I add new files, and I plan to keep my current computer for many years, so it would become annoying very quickly.

[Lowlander]

Huh, you said the folder doesn't exist, so how is it adding files from a folder that doesn't exist?

[DemonDragonJ]

Huh, you said the folder doesn't exist, so how is it adding files from a folder that doesn't exist?

That is what I would like to know, as well as how I can stop it from doing that.

[Lowlander]

That's not possible. Scanning can't add files from a folder that doesn't exist. Have you confirmed in File Explorer that the folder doesn't exist?

[DemonDragonJ]

That's not possible. Scanning can't add files from a folder that doesn't exist. Have you confirmed in File Explorer that the folder doesn't exist?

I have definitely checked, and there is no subfolder in my media library folder, but, for some reason, a subfolder does appear when I scan for new media files.

[Lowlander]

Scanning can't add files to the Library (as seen in Music) from locations that don't exist. So although the location may be checked in Add/Rescan Files, if it doesn't exist it can't add files from their on scan.

You may want to try deselecting the sub-folder and parent folder, run Add/Rescan (on some other folder), then restart MediaMonkey. Does the non-existent sub-folder still show in Add/Rescan Files?

[DemonDragonJ]

You may want to try deselecting the sub-folder and parent folder, run Add/Rescan (on some other folder), then restart MediaMonkey. Does the non-existent sub-folder still show in Add/Rescan Files?

I did that, and Media Monkey is still seeing the nonexistent folder, but it not import any files from it, which is a step in the proper direction.