10-06-2023, 01:17 PM
1) I would recommend doing this for professional musicians. You will just have to remember to manually update. The FastSpring version is nice in this regard, as you just get a prompt that an update is available and you can choose when to install it.
2) Settings->Library Settings->Switch Library. However, it does not use a different storage location at the moment. It was implemented this way to prevent files from being duplicated across libraries. However, I plan on adding an option to allow users to specify that they want to isolate the storage for each library which will place that libraries files into a subdirectory under the storage location. I'm going to work on this when time allows, but it's going to require a fair number of changes across various parts of the app to ensure the correct path is always used for files being imported/synchronized/etc
3) Yes, that is a perfectly good approach, and should work well for your needs. The other option is to use the sync library feature and just push changes when needed to your Android device, but the benefit of the library backup file is it also will transfer application settings. I'm going to add an option fairly soon to allow settings to be synchronized with the library sync feature as well though.
4) Technically no, you don't have to, but if you don't have a specific need to have the setting off, then I would recommend you leave it on, as it will keep everything much simpler and avoid potential problems.
5) Sync library has a couple of key differences - it lets you choose what to sync (you don't have to sync everything), it only processes the differences between each library, so it is considerably faster than a full backup and restore, and it does not sync application settings (at the moment). If you want the fastest approach, go with the library sync, as it will be much faster to sync a few new songs than a full backup and restore, for example. Creating regular library backups is a good thing to do though, so even if you use the library sync feature, I would recommend doing this.
6) Yes, you can just batch import all of the files again and it will update the existing songs in your library. Or you can manage your files inside the MobileSheets storage location, but make sure you actually load the songs or the changes to the files won't be processed.
7) Yes, you absolutely should enable those two options otherwise you will end up with duplicate songs.
8) Uniquely name all of your files as Geoff recommended - then there is never an issue.
Mike
2) Settings->Library Settings->Switch Library. However, it does not use a different storage location at the moment. It was implemented this way to prevent files from being duplicated across libraries. However, I plan on adding an option to allow users to specify that they want to isolate the storage for each library which will place that libraries files into a subdirectory under the storage location. I'm going to work on this when time allows, but it's going to require a fair number of changes across various parts of the app to ensure the correct path is always used for files being imported/synchronized/etc
3) Yes, that is a perfectly good approach, and should work well for your needs. The other option is to use the sync library feature and just push changes when needed to your Android device, but the benefit of the library backup file is it also will transfer application settings. I'm going to add an option fairly soon to allow settings to be synchronized with the library sync feature as well though.
4) Technically no, you don't have to, but if you don't have a specific need to have the setting off, then I would recommend you leave it on, as it will keep everything much simpler and avoid potential problems.
5) Sync library has a couple of key differences - it lets you choose what to sync (you don't have to sync everything), it only processes the differences between each library, so it is considerably faster than a full backup and restore, and it does not sync application settings (at the moment). If you want the fastest approach, go with the library sync, as it will be much faster to sync a few new songs than a full backup and restore, for example. Creating regular library backups is a good thing to do though, so even if you use the library sync feature, I would recommend doing this.
6) Yes, you can just batch import all of the files again and it will update the existing songs in your library. Or you can manage your files inside the MobileSheets storage location, but make sure you actually load the songs or the changes to the files won't be processed.
7) Yes, you absolutely should enable those two options otherwise you will end up with duplicate songs.
8) Uniquely name all of your files as Geoff recommended - then there is never an issue.
Mike