Error when copying/moving songs to Music Library

[matteolop]

Hello,

I encountered an issue with some audio files used in my RadioBOSS library after reorganizing the disk partitions on my computer.

Previously, I had several audio files stored across both the C drive and the E drive. To organize everything better, I decided to create a new partition from the C drive, which is now the new D drive. My goal was to keep all my WAV files for RadioBOSS in a single folder: D:\Music.

To move the files, I followed these steps:

1. Initially, I copied the files from the original folder on drive C to an existing folder on drive E using the “Copy to folder” function, because the D drive had not been created yet.
2. After that, I freed up space on drive C and created the new partition (D drive).
3. Once the D drive was available, I moved the files from drive E to D:\Music using the “Move to folder” function.

During this process, several error messages appeared. Now I noticed that some audio files appear to be empty or still point to the old path on E:, which no longer exists.

Because of this, some files in the library are no longer recognized or playable.

I would like to understand:
- whether RadioBOSS may have stored references to the old file paths;
- and if there is a way to automatically update or rebuild the library paths to D:\Music without having to manually re-add all the files.

Thank you in advance for your support.

 

[djsoft]

During this process, several error messages appeared. Now I noticed that some audio files appear to be empty or still point to the old path on E:, which no longer exists.

If the move operation was not successful, you can try it again.

- whether RadioBOSS may have stored references to the old file paths;

In case of an error, the entry in the database will not be changed. It's changed after the file is successfully moved.

- and if there is a way to automatically update or rebuild the library paths to D:\Music without having to manually re-add all the files.

This will involve using database management tools e.g. DB Browser for SQLite and creating a query that will change paths accordingly.

It may have been easier to move the files in a different manner, especially in your case where it involved intermediate location: use the "Convert additional information" tool to move the data to APEv2 tag (or to use the "File" option), then move the files, then convert it back to database. Maybe you can still try using this, depending on the current library state.