On 2011/05/05 07:51, Demian Martin <demian...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Recently some changes were made in how the database is managed and the mpd > -create-db function was deleted.
The option has been deprecated since MPD 0.13. Ever since the "update" command was added, --create-db has not been useful anymore. It was a kludge from ancient times. You can still simulate "--create-db" by deleting the database file, but I do not recommend that, because rebuilding it from scratch takes a loooong time. > I am now having some problems with the database not clearing when > content is removed with the command "mpc update". Submit a bug report. > What is the correct way to get mpd to rebuild the database or at > least purge a lot of "stale" data? The "update" command. It is very quick: it does not open files that have not been modified (time stamp). It removes database entries of deleted files. And it works without restarting MPD, while playing music. > Also, are there recommended best practices when working with a large > collection (6,000 to 15,000 disks)? There is nothing special about having a large database. There is still the "problem" that MPD needs to have the whole database in memory, but I have not heard of any user that memory usage is a serious problem. My database for 300 GB of music has 6.5 MB. Max ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ Musicpd-dev-team mailing list Musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/musicpd-dev-team
