I've recently had to move computers and I can't get itunes update
working on the new one.
Basically everything is the same as the old computer in terms of Perl
version, file location etc, so it tries to run, but I get this message
c:\itunesupdate>itunesupdate.pl
Same deal here. I think it has to do with the ItunesUpdate.pl using
some form of GMT instead of localtime, but I'm not sure where this
should be changed in the script. Hard to test since I'd have to update
both the txt file and the test copy of my iTunes library each time.
vain4 wrote:
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MeSue wrote:
Did you ever solve this? I have the same problem. It happens both with
the iTunes Update plugin or the iTunes export module in the Custom Scan
plugin.
This has been going on for at least a year for me, maybe longer. The PC
running the server has the correct time and time zone.
cjfreitag wrote:
For some reason I cannot get it to install. It keeps prompting me to
restart the server, but each time I do the plugin shows as available to
install but not installed.
i had a recent issue with this; I fixed it by installing manually (from
James' site), restarted, then did a
For some reason I cannot get it to install. It keeps prompting me to
restart the server, but each time I do the plugin shows as available to
install but not installed.
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Thanks WhaleOil- i think that's probably the case, I removed the plugin
from both places, restarted SC, reinstalled from the plugin repository,
and it worked. tried editing the install.xml file as you suggest, and
after editing the plugin stopped working. uninstalled, reinstalled a
few times,
Hi all,
I had missed updating one of the plugin version numbers (I said it'd been a
while) and I think that was causing the plugin to think it was still out of
date.
I've updated the version on my website.
Nice to know people are still using it!
James
James wrote:
Hi all,
I had missed updating one of the plugin version numbers (I said it'd
been a while) and I think that was causing the plugin to think it was
still out of date.
I've updated the version on my website.
Nice to know people are still using it!
James
Hi netchord
I am not sure why this is not working for you. It should work if you
install the plugin folder in either location. Is it possible you have
it installed in both places? Have you copied the complete folder and all
of its sub-folders? Is the iTunesUpdate folder showing up in either
James wrote:
I've updated the iTunesUpdate version on my website with this new
change, and I've updated the repository used to update the plugins
automatically.
It's been a long time, so fingers crossed...
James
James- thanks very much for this.
the install instructions state:
-On
small update; removed and reinstalled the plugin in the plugins
directory of the SC webinterface. unchecked direct update- the
instructions are counter-intuitive, but it appears to say that if you're
running on a non-windows OS (ie, OSX) to set direct update to off; not
clear if this means
Success! will update with info on settings, as well as a note about one
remaining bit of odd behavior, but live update is working on my system
now.
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here are the settings that work:
*Download iTunesUpdate from James' site
*set SC auto-restart to off (ie, do not auto-restart on boot or login
*Copy iTunesUpdate Folder to
/Library/PreferencePanes/Squeezebox.prefPane/contents/server/Slim/Plugin/
*install iTunesUpdate from the plugins tab in the
James wrote:
I've updated the iTunesUpdate version on my website with this new
change, and I've updated the repository used to update the plugins
automatically.
It's been a long time, so fingers crossed...
That's great - many thanks James and cosmotic. It's working fine for me
on a Mac
James Charlie
Wow... many thanks for your work in bringing this plugin back to life!
Kind regards
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Hi netchord
Just a few (hopefully helpful) comments on your installation approach:
- Installing in the directory
/Library/PreferencePanes/Squeezebox.prefPane/contents/server/Slim/Plugin/
as you suggest will work, but you will need to reinstall the plugin if
you update to a new version of the
Just to report a problem I am having after installing from the usual
Plugin repository. The plugin installs OK and updates playcounts as
expected (yeah!)... but LMS/SC keeps saying that the plugin has been
updated and insists on reinstalling and wanting me to restart to do so.
Has something
WhaleOil wrote:
Hi netchord
Just a few (hopefully helpful) comments on your installation approach:
- Installing in the directory
/Library/PreferencePanes/Squeezebox.prefPane/contents/server/Slim/Plugin/
as you suggest will work, but you will need to reinstall the plugin if
you update
WhaleOil- I moved the iTunesUPdate directory to the Plugins (not plugin)
directory of the (hidden) ~user/Library...
restarted, and it no longer works. moreover, the iTunesUpdate plugin no
longer appears in the plugins tab of SC, in any of the options, Active,
Inactive, Recommended, Other...
I've updated the iTunesUpdate version on my website with this new change, and
I've updated the repository used to update the plugins automatically.
It's been a long time, so fingers crossed...
James
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bumping this again, to see whether anyone can offer some help with
installation, including the new PM file. I'm on a Mac, running 7.7.2
I installed the plugin via the plugins page on SC 7.7.2. downloaded the
plugin from James Craigs site, and looked for a PM file to replace with
the new one,
James wrote:
Thanks!
Do you mind if I add this to the plugin package?
Is it worth keeping the original version?
James
James- was the plugin updated? if so, what's the installation setup
process now?
Thanks!
Do you mind if I add this to the plugin package?
Is it worth keeping the original version?
James
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I've fixed a bug in my patch where tracks with empty albums or artists
would not get updated.
After installing the iTunes Update script, replace the attached .pm
file. You will need to restart LMS for the plugin to be re-loaded. I
don't think you need XCode.
-Charlie
cosmotic wrote:
I've fixed the plugin by replacing all the Glue stuff with calls to
osascript. It's minimally tested, I've attached the .pm
-Charlie
wow, thanks. does one just install this in the plugins directory,
restart, and you're good to go? no need to mess w/ installing xcode?
I've fixed the plugin by replacing all the Glue stuff with calls to
osascript. It's minimally tested, I've attached the .pm
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Did you ever solve this? I have the same problem. It happens both with
the iTunes Update plugin or the iTunes export module in the Custom Scan
plugin.
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I'd also like to know - I think it's a useful little gadget.
Should it work on a NAS (i386) installation ? What's the name of the
file that iTunesUpdate creates, and where does it store it - for iTunes
to read ?
Thanks !
As I started this thread I should report that I still have not found a
way to make iTunes Update work with versions of LMS after 7.5.6. I have
now taken the decision to update LMS anyway and stop using iTunes
Update. I now use Trackstat/Custom Scan to export a text log file and
then use an
The link to the thread with the AppleScript is here
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?83307-Solution-TrackStat-data-to-iTunes-export-on-Mac-OShighlight=Solution+mac+iTunes+update+AppleScript
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I would also be interested to hear whether iTunesUpdate works with
current versions of LMS/OS X/iTunes, please...
There aren't any alternatives that do the same thing, are there?
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Hi,
Version 2.8.3 of iTunes Update is working fine for me on OS X 10.5.8 and
with iTunes 7.7.1 (I don't use any of the newer iTunes features on my
PPC mini so haven't updated it for years).
I didn't need to make any changes to it when upgrading from 7.6.* to LMS
7.7.*
any update on this? I have the same problem
pwootton wrote:
I'm seeing the same problem here after some upgrades. I'm running LMS
7.7.1; OS X 10.7.3 and iTunes 10.5.3. Also iTunesUpdate is running in
direct mode.
It's something odd happening in the Mac::AppleScript::Glue module.
frame 0: Slim::Utils::Log::logBacktrace
(/Library/PreferencePanes/Squeezebox.prefPane/Contents/server/Slim/Control/Request.pm
line 2268)
frame 1: Slim::Control::Request::renderAsArray
(/Library/PreferencePanes/Squeezebox.prefPane/Contents/server/Slim/Web/Cometd.pm
line 948)
frame 2:
Hello
I'm using LMS 7.7.1, Itunes Update 2.8.3, and Itunes 10.6.1.7. It seems
to be working okay except the timestamp (in Itunes) for when a song is
played is off by -6 hours. As a note, my local time zone (MST) is -6
hours behind GMT, and I'm wondering if that isn't a coincidence.
I recently
I'm seeing the same problem here after some upgrades. I'm running LMS
7.7.1; OS X 10.7.3 and iTunes 10.5.3. Also iTunesUpdate is running in
direct mode.
It's something odd happening in the Mac::AppleScript::Glue module.
I've traced the crash to the $iTunesHandle-current_date calls in the
I have just updated to LMS 7.7.1 from 7.5.6.
All seems to be OK except that the iTunesUpdate plugin now completely
crashes the server whenever it is activated (i.e. at the end of each
track, or when trying to access info from interface). The crash is
definitely causes by this plugin as removing
Hi,
Version 2.8.3 of iTunes Update is working fine for me on OS X 10.5.8
and with iTunes 7.7.1 (I don't use any of the newer iTunes features on
my PPC mini so haven't updated it for years).
I didn't need to make any changes to it when upgrading from 7.6.* to
LMS 7.7.* and so have left it alone.
Hi
Many thanks for your reply. Sounds like something at my end then...
Reassuring that it is working for you, so I will keep trying.
Thanks again
WhaleOil
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I got it working.by getting an Apple TV and ditching the squeezebox.
No more trying to get my system working, I'm actually spending time
listening to music the way I want too! $99 and I already have an iPad
so I can control iTunes remotely and send it to the ATV. I have a
system that does
Started looking again at this, and found the following on the log... Any
clues anyone??
[11-05-30 08:38:48.0347] Plugins::iTunesUpdate::Plugin::shutdownPlugin
(501) disabling
[11-05-30 08:40:12.8183] main::init (326) Starting Squeezebox Server
(v7.5.4, r32171, Thu Apr 14 09:15:14 PDT 2011) perl
discgo;631311 Wrote:
Simong - Did you ever get iTunesupdate running? I'm on Mac 10.6 and SBS
7.5.4 and can't get Glue to install either.
I'd love to get a solution to be able to easily update itunes ratings,
the applescript in the previously linked thread doesn't work for me
either.
Hi
I actually had a problem track myself at the weekend so maybe this might be
relevant;
I had a track with no album set in iTunes, but the mp3 itself contained ID3v1.1
tags which had an album name.
The album was then showing up in SlimServer and breaking the plugin's search of
iTunes.
To fix the
I can't figure out why it won't take on this album or the several
others. The ' looks normal. I ran the track thru TuneUp which is
supposed to fix identity of tracks and still doesn't work. Thanks for
your help though.
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Simong - Did you ever get iTunesupdate running? I'm on Mac 10.6 and SBS
7.5.4 and can't get Glue to install either.
I'd love to get a solution to be able to easily update itunes ratings,
the applescript in the previously linked thread doesn't work for me
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That does imply some sort of discrepancy between the MP3 tags that SlimServer
is reading and the meta-data that iTunes is using. Do you see anything
obviously wrong when you look the Get Info screens in iTunes? Maybe different
types of apostrophe?
James
James,
Thanks. Your plugin makes squeezebox work for me.
When I put in the whole string The Beach Boys Made In U.S.A. Surfin'
USA into iTunes search, I get nothing. All the other songs from that
same album behave the same way, ie do not show as played after
playing. Do I need to change the
The first track has accented characters so I'm not really surprised it wasn't
found.
But the 2nd looks pretty simple - what happens if you type
The Beach Boys Made In U.S.A. Surfin' USA
Into the search box in iTunes itself? That's essentially what the plugin does
to find the tracks...
James
Logs are Greek to me, is this the correct log? Surfin USA here actually
played all the way thru, but didnt record as played(none of the songs
from this album get counted as played).
Thanks
wb
[11-04-16 13:02:57.9205] Slim::Utils::Misc::msg (1165) Warning:
[13:02:57.9203] Argument isn't
Logs tell me can't find that song in itunes, but the playlist is from itunes.
What does the log say exactly?
Common problems are accented tracks or multi-disc sets...
James
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Itunes update has been great for me years, but periodically won't count
a song as played. I use an itunes playlist wherein the songs are
unplayed, but gradually has built up songs that actually have been
played. Logs tell me can't find that song in itunes, but the playlist
is from itunes. Any
I have had this problem for months. It seems that there is a partial
solution in another thread.
Check out: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83307
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still not able to solve this one...
Today I noticed that under settings, plugins, the iTunes update says
'failed to load'
Please - anyone - help?!
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I worked out that 'make' was on the Mac OS disc and so installed the
developers tools through Xcode.
However still get the same error when I try to intall the applescript
Glue - anyone able to offer any help??
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I just wanted to leave the information that even an update to 10.6.3 did
not solve the problem. There's still a -1753 in the logs :(
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Those warnings shouldn't stop the plugin from working. (Although I am sure I
have fixed them already)
Slow startup time may indicate a problem opening iTunes from the plugin.
James
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Thanks James
iTunes isnt running on the Atom server - I just have a copy of the
Library.xml being referenced.
None of the options are 'set' within iTunes Update. I just copy over
the iTunes_Hist file over from the server and run the update on my main
machine every week or so and then export the
Hi
I seem to be having a problem with iTunes Update.
SlimServer seems to take about 10mins or so to startuop - and looking
in the logs I noticed the following error
Code:
[10-03-28 16:06:38.6614] main::init (320) Starting Squeezebox Server (v7.4.2,
r30215, Mon Feb
[10-03-24 01:35:04.5923] Slim::Control::Request::notify (2108) Error:
Failed notify: Mac::AppleScript returned error (-1753)
I have the same Error (-1753).
From one day to another. :(
Glue was installed properly. And suddenly only that error. even
reinstalls or many reboot did not fix that
I think the 1753 error has come up a few times before.
You can try searching the forums for it but not sure there's ever been a
definite answer as to what it is and how to fix it!
James
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Looks like I have to give up on the idea of syncing ratings and play
counts.
Any idea whom to contact about this issue? Logitech? THe SB Server
developers?
Thanks for trying to help!
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First suggestion would be to change the plugin.iTunesUpdate logging setting to
Debug to see what's really happening.
James
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James, thanks for your response.
This is what I found out:
[10-03-24 01:33:19.7605] Plugins::iTunesUpdate::Settings::handler (71)
directupdate:$VAR1 = on;
[10-03-24 01:33:19.7607] Plugins::iTunesUpdate::Settings::handler (71)
set_artwork:$VAR1 = undef;
[10-03-24 01:33:19.7610]
Hi,
I'm having trouble getting iTunesUpdate to work properly.
Installation:
I'm running on a new iMac under Snow Leopard. Squeezebox Server,
iTunesUpdate, TrackStat, CustomScan and SugarCube (all installed via
repository) and iTunes are all up to date. Developer tools and Glue
(force install
The Controller menu mysteriously stopped working on SC 7.4,
I have been working intermittently on fixing it but I don't have a finished
version yet.
Using TrackStat to rate tracks should work as Erlend suggests.
James
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Should James' iTunes Update plugin work on the SqueezeBox Controller?
I'd like to be able to set track ratings with my new toy!
Looking at the plugin code there are some references to Jive and some
commented out menu code so maybe somethng was started? When I try and
use it via the controller or
I'm not sure if iTunes Update has its own user interface on the
Controller but if you install TrackStat you should get a Rating menu in
the track details and if you change a rating through this menu iTunes
Update should pick it up and change the rating in iTunes. This only
works for setting
Thank you for your answer! I downloaded the latest version of the plugin
but could not find the perl import script included in the zip-file. I
therefore googled and found it somewhere else. I am wondering if perhaps
I have an old version. Although I don't know anything about perl, the
version I
The latest version is always on my website at www.jamescraig.co.uk/SlimServer ,
although I recommend installing the plugin using the extension downloader
within SqueezeCenter.
I will have to check whether the script does actually support the skip count!
James
That's where I downloaded from, but the script for importing into iTunes
is not included in the latest zip-file for download... I had to download
version v1.0.2 to find the perl script. So I am wondering if there is a
newer version of the script available somewhere?
Thanks again for taking time
The script should be in the zip file - I'll check where it's gone...
James
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It *should* work on later versions.
I was resisting upgrading iTunes for some time but I think I'm on at least 8
now.
James
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Hello there!
My question is in the title of the post really... I wonder if skip
count should work when importing the history file from iTunes Update
plugin into iTunes 9?
I see on http://www.jamescraig.co.uk/SlimServer/index.html that it says
this only works for iTunes 7, but some of the info
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my Mac did not come with the OSX DVD
I advise you to recoup the install DVD ASAP. In case you hose your
install, want to install bootcamp, ... you'll need it.
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Thanks guys. (Looks like I'm going to have steep learning curve with my
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It looks to me like you can join up as an Apple developer for free and then
download the developer tools.
http://developer.apple.com/Tools/
That's about as much assistance as I can offer, as I still don't have a Mac!
James
I recently purchased an iMac and have successfully set up Squeezecenter
to run as it did on my PC, except that I cannot make iTunes Update
work.
(I have used the extension downloader to add Trackstat, Custom Scan,
iTunes Update, etc.)
I have read James Craig's instructions, which explain the
prob;435750 Wrote:
Hi. I don't think the small remote that comes with the Boom allows you
to rate songs (no numbers on it). I could see how this could be done by
adding some sub menu's. Can this feature be added?
Install TrackStat and Context Menu plugin and you will be able to hold
right
Thank you Erland. I will give this a go. Your itunes update is
brilliant.
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prob;435940 Wrote:
Your itunes update is brilliant.
I'm not the developer behind iTunes Update, James who has developed it
should get the credit.
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Hi. I don't think the small remote that comes with the Boom allows you
to rate songs (no numbers on it). I could see how this could be done by
adding some sub menu's. Can this feature be added?
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Unfortunately I have neither a linux or Mac box, so while this might be
possible, it wouldn't be me doing it!
I'm happy to accept any enhancements from other people though.
James
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James, thanks!
Anyone with programming skills willing go contribute to this phantastic
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Anyone know how the SC to iTunes update work, i.e. the other way round
where the iTunes Library is updated with playcount, last played and
ratings from SC? I think that this plugin is called iTunes Update and
is written by James Craig, http://www.jamescraig.co.uk/SlimServer
Does it just update
Hi Starcat,
The plugin actually does the updating via iTunes' own interface (using COM on
Windows and Applescript on the Mac), so in fact iTunes must be running for it
to work!
James
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James, thanks much!
I have a Qnap NAS running linux with SC7 on it. I have iTunes running
on a different Mac computer. The iTunes library xml file is located on
a share which is imported on the NAS so that SC can import ratings and
playlist from the iTunes xml file. Now, I would like to have the
Just upgraded to a new iMac and I'm having issues installing the iTunes
Update Plugin.
I running OS X 10.5.6, SqueezeCenter Version: 7.3.2
I installed the XCode tools from the OS X DVD, no issues there.
Went to the terminal and entered the commands from the readme file.
Here's what I get -
iTunesUpdate.pl should log directly to the command line when running - are you
not getting any output?
James
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Thanks for the SlimServer plugin: iTunes Update.
I have downloaded and installed version 2.7.0. I am running:
SqueezeCenter 7.3.2.
But I cant get it working?
I have set 'Automatically run on system start' and disabled 'direct
update'. Instead I run iTunesUpdate.pl manually but nothing happens
It's always done this, nothing new.
There's no notification that plugins can use to tell when a track finishes
playing, just when a new one starts.
(Or at least, there wasn't when then the plugin was written).
James
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Okay, James, thanks for the clarification. Guess I just haven't noticed
this earlier, so it's obviously no big deal! A bit annoying now that
I've spotted it though...
What about the other issue? The song timer stops after 0.2 secs, then
starts again. Is that also normal?
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Yes. It's just some sub-optimal code that picks up the track starting twice.
(BTW, switching off the squeezebox also triggers recording of the last track
played.
Mine is switched off automatically when I change sources on my amp, which is
why I've never tried fixing this)
I thought I'd done
James
A thank you also from me for your reply and for your plug in - its one
of the few that I rely upon.
WhaleOil
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The last track of an album or playlist doesn't get updated in iTunes
until another album is started. Below is the log of the two last tracks
of an album.
Another strange thing is that 'Starting a new song' occurs twice for
every track.
I'm on Win XP, SC 7.3.2, most recent versions of ITunes
I am seeing this too, so can confirm it is also a bug on 7.3.3 on Mac OS
X. I have also noticed a few occasions when iTunes Update seems to have
stopped updating completely. Not sure I can track down when this
happens, but restarting SC brings it back to life again.
Incidentally, are there any
Squeezecenter 7.3.1, iTunes 8, iTunes Update 2.7.0, Mac OS X 10.4.11.
I just installed iTunes Update last night so that I could start playing
with playlists on my iPod based on least recently played. The
Mac::AppleScript stuff took a force install to get on, but appears to
be OK, based on
For reasons that probably make a good deal of sense, 'Direct Update' is
not a default. Once I read far enough through the code, I found that,
changed it, and now iTunes is updating and I'm happy again.
Thanks for the plugin.
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Craig, James \(IT\);347574 Wrote:
that's nothing to do with iTunesUpdate.
Have you checked where iTunes actually thinks the files are?
In Windows you can choose 'show in explorer' from the track's context
menu.
I assume there is a similar option on the mac.
James
Yes there is a reveal
that's nothing to do with iTunesUpdate.
Have you checked where iTunes actually thinks the files are?
In Windows you can choose 'show in explorer' from the track's context menu.
I assume there is a similar option on the mac.
James
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It would be nice if someone could indicate another way of solving this
issue.Themis, maybe change to a good music manager like MediaMonkey. :)
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