07-17-2017, 05:21 AM
There are a number of factors that can influence whether a file is considered a duplicate, or for matching an existing file:
1) The destination path for the file has to match the existing file path. This takes into consideration the name of the file, the extension, whether "Create Subdirectories For Songs" is enabled, and whether "Add Unique Id to Filenames" is enabled. If you import a file, and change settings, then import that file again to try to update the song, it's not going to work, as you've changed the destination path for the file. Swap file is the only way to update the song in that case.
2) A file is only considered a duplicate if it completely matches, byte for byte, the existing file on the tablet.
3) The database must have a song in it that uses a file at the destination path. If no song is found that has that same exact path, then the file will be treated as a conflict instead of being used to just update the existing song.
Piotr - Just to verify, you are dragging a file into the companion app that is a new version of an existing file in the library, it brings up the conflict dialog, you select that you want to update the existing song, and it doesn't work? The new file isn't transferred?
Thanks,
Mike
1) The destination path for the file has to match the existing file path. This takes into consideration the name of the file, the extension, whether "Create Subdirectories For Songs" is enabled, and whether "Add Unique Id to Filenames" is enabled. If you import a file, and change settings, then import that file again to try to update the song, it's not going to work, as you've changed the destination path for the file. Swap file is the only way to update the song in that case.
2) A file is only considered a duplicate if it completely matches, byte for byte, the existing file on the tablet.
3) The database must have a song in it that uses a file at the destination path. If no song is found that has that same exact path, then the file will be treated as a conflict instead of being used to just update the existing song.
Piotr - Just to verify, you are dragging a file into the companion app that is a new version of an existing file in the library, it brings up the conflict dialog, you select that you want to update the existing song, and it doesn't work? The new file isn't transferred?
Thanks,
Mike