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Anyone point me to where i can manually re-index my library as I have been cleaning up my MP3 library (removing duplicate files, thumbnails with no pictures etc) and I want to re-index it all.

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Anyone point me to where i can manually re-index my library as I have been cleaning up my MP3 library (removing duplicate files, thumbnails with no pictures etc) and I want to re-index it all.

Thanks

Hi blazer and welcome

Indexing control panel>advanced>rebuild. se pic

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type indexing at start/search to get to panel or anything else for that matter quickly also..
 

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That doesnt do the MP3 files - I want media player to re-scan the MP3 directory I have selected so it reloads all the album art and MP3 info

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That doesnt do the MP3 files - I want media player to re-scan the MP3 directory I have selected so it reloads all the album art and MP3 info

Thanks

Tools>Apply Media Information Changes - give it time to work especially on a slower connection


Where is that then ^^^^^^ ????

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Tools>Apply Media Information Changes - give it time to work especially on a slower connection


If that is in the media player then it is under the organize tab - it actually doesnt do anything.

Under windows XP I was able to re-index/re-scan the MP3 library - now this option seems to have gone, I find it very strange that this is the case. Someone MUST know how this is done. I have read my post and the request seems clear, sorry if you mis understood me. I will try to explain again

Windows media player has a database which stores all the information about the Mp3 files (and other media) this database has the album art, the name of the album, atrist name etc. Some of my albums were duplicated or the album art is wrong or missing. I have just fixed this by using the programmes "album art fixer" and "Mp3 Tag", so all my albums are nice and tidy and are all in the same format.

Trouble is media player takes ages to acknowledge these changes and it hasnt removed some of the duplicate or missing information. I want windows to re-scan my media library - i used to be able to do this with xp.
 

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First, make sure you have a full backup of your media folders and create a restore point.

Create a new admin account, move only the media files in the folders (no other file types), make sure you use default settings on initial setup for WMP.

To see all files in the folders, in Explorer, click Organize>Folder and Search Options>View Tab and select the radio button to show hidden files and folders, check to show file extensions, uncheck hide system files and folders (revert after)
 
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Thanks for the advice everyone. I have managed to sort it out using all of your above advice. This is how it is done

1. Click start menu
2. Type index in the "search programs and files"
3. From the list that appears click on "indexing options" - this will open the indexing option window
4. Click on "advanced"
5. Click on "rebuild"

Thats it

This is a bit crappy as this re-indexes everything in windows not just the media information I wanted. This solution it is the only way to do it now. Bit CRAP but then thats Microsoft for you
 

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Not true, you could have removed the folders that contain the files from the index, let that process, then add the folders back in, and let that process.

In closing, I think more people will heed your opinion of Microsoft if you increase your knowledge of it's software.
 
Okay, I think the 'OP' had to same issue I had. And judging by the posts it looks like the issue wasn't clearly addressed. So...here's what I did and it worked:

1) Open Media Player
2) Select 'Organize'
3) Manage Libraries -> Music
4) REMOVE the folder you have the music in (most likely it's not the Public one)
5) Click OKAY [just did this to be sure the change took]
6) Repeat Steps 2-3
7) Click Add -> Browse to the folder you have all the music in [in my case C:\Users\<user>\Music]
8) Include Folder (of course 'Folder' is the master folder, in my case 'Music', and not each Artist...assuming you organize as 'Music\<Artist>\<Album>')

Now you will have restored the Library with all the changes. No need to perform an Index Rebuild or Create new User Accounts.
 

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Ivon, it is quite true that a problematic index can lead to issues typical of what has been posted here. Your solution, while accurate, may not work for all.
 
Ivon, it is quite true that a problematic index can lead to issues typical of what has been posted here. Your solution, while accurate, may not work for all.


Indeed, it looks like sometimes you may need add the actual artist folders and then remove them to get them to register. Which is odd, for example I have Stratovaius albums and the method I posted only picked up 20 of the 153 songs. After going through the steps I listed and going deeper (C:\Users\Music\Stratovarius) it finally picked up the rest; removed it from the 'Manage Libraries' and the newly found songs remained in the [Music -> Artist] section....very odd that WMP didn't pick them up.

BTW, I had left the computer running all night to see if it was just taking awhile as the [Help] section said it might if there were a lot of media in the folder, as well as, complete the re-indexing after I did a rebuild of the Idex.

Would seem WMP still has some quirks that need to be fixed.
 

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