03-02-2025, 02:42 AM
I'd like to describe my findings regarding the synchronization while using the folder mapping feature for (external) audio files
Hint: it didn't quite work as expected
First off, I made sure to run the most recent app version on both server and client device and on the client side I did a clean install before the synchronization.
In the first run the app transferred the audio files physically and stored them inside the mobilesheets directory ( /storage/6434-3134/Android/data/com.zubersoft.mobilesheetspro/files), eventhough I had maintained the folder mapping as suggested by Mike above
Server side "Audio" with value "/storage/0000-0000/Music" (without the quotes!)
Client side "Audio" with value "/storage/6434-3134/Music"
Then I cleared the database on the client device in order to give it a second try:
Now I chose option 'Audio Files: Sync changes but do not transfer files' on the server side.
This time no audio files got transferred but also no mapping of the folder path was carried out. Path to audio files on the client is shown as "/storage/0000-0000/Music" for all songs, which is invalid.
Anyway, I found a workaround:
using the function 'Settings -> Other Settings - Fix Broken File Paths' I was able to replace all occurrencies of "/storage/0000-0000/Music" by "/storage/ 6434-3134 /Music" in the database on client side.
So by now everything works fine. But I am afraid that next time when sync'ing new songs the path mapping for audio files still won't work.
What am I doing wrong?
Hint: it didn't quite work as expected
First off, I made sure to run the most recent app version on both server and client device and on the client side I did a clean install before the synchronization.
In the first run the app transferred the audio files physically and stored them inside the mobilesheets directory ( /storage/6434-3134/Android/data/com.zubersoft.mobilesheetspro/files), eventhough I had maintained the folder mapping as suggested by Mike above
Server side "Audio" with value "/storage/0000-0000/Music" (without the quotes!)
Client side "Audio" with value "/storage/6434-3134/Music"
Then I cleared the database on the client device in order to give it a second try:
Now I chose option 'Audio Files: Sync changes but do not transfer files' on the server side.
This time no audio files got transferred but also no mapping of the folder path was carried out. Path to audio files on the client is shown as "/storage/0000-0000/Music" for all songs, which is invalid.
Anyway, I found a workaround:
using the function 'Settings -> Other Settings - Fix Broken File Paths' I was able to replace all occurrencies of "/storage/0000-0000/Music" by "/storage/ 6434-3134 /Music" in the database on client side.
So by now everything works fine. But I am afraid that next time when sync'ing new songs the path mapping for audio files still won't work.
What am I doing wrong?
kind regards
Blumi
Blumi