Empty Media Library

sabret00the · 14th April 2010, 10:08

My tracks are stored on an external harddrive, it was unplugged, WinAmp deleted missing files and now my Media Library is empty, any way to restore?

sabret00the · 16th April 2010, 11:32

Yes/No?

sabret00the · 19th April 2010, 10:13

Five days without assistance? HELP?!

DrO · 19th April 2010, 11:49

if they've been removed then you'll have to re-add them i'd have thought as once out of the media library database any information which was stored related to them will have been removed as well.

-daz

sabret00the · 19th April 2010, 11:53

Thanks DrO, I was hoping you'd say that WinAmp kept backups. I guess now I can start to move on.

DrO · 19th April 2010, 12:03

not currently though something is being worked on to help such things (more info can be found in this thread -> http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=317153 )

-daz

DJ Egg · 19th April 2010, 13:08

The only way you'll be able to restore it is if you made a backup of %appdata%\winamp\plugins\ml\main.dat & main.idx

For future reference, uncheck "Automatically remove missing files" in: Prefs -> Local Media -> Watch Folders tab

You can still manually remove missing files (when the drive is connected) via: Library button -> Remove missing files...

sabret00the · 19th April 2010, 13:26

Done that as soon as I realised the error,though sadly it doesn't help me now

14th April 2010, 10:08	#1
sabret00the Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London (UK) Posts: 50	Empty Media Library My tracks are stored on an external harddrive, it was unplugged, WinAmp deleted missing files and now my Media Library is empty, any way to restore?

19th April 2010, 11:49	#4
DrO Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 27,873	if they've been removed then you'll have to re-add them i'd have thought as once out of the media library database any information which was stored related to them will have been removed as well. -daz WACUP Project <‖> "Winamp Ramblings" - Indie Winamp Dev Blog

19th April 2010, 12:03	#6
DrO Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 27,873	not currently though something is being worked on to help such things (more info can be found in this thread -> http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=317153 ) -daz WACUP Project <‖> "Winamp Ramblings" - Indie Winamp Dev Blog

19th April 2010, 13:08	#7
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,867	The only way you'll be able to restore it is if you made a backup of %appdata%\winamp\plugins\ml\main.dat & main.idx For future reference, uncheck "Automatically remove missing files" in: Prefs -> Local Media -> Watch Folders tab You can still manually remove missing files (when the drive is connected) via: Library button -> Remove missing files... Playlist -\|- Twitter

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16th April 2010, 11:32	#2
sabret00the Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London (UK) Posts: 50	Yes/No?

19th April 2010, 10:13	#3
sabret00the Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London (UK) Posts: 50	Five days without assistance? HELP?!

19th April 2010, 11:53	#5
sabret00the Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London (UK) Posts: 50	Thanks DrO, I was hoping you'd say that WinAmp kept backups. I guess now I can start to move on.

19th April 2010, 13:26	#8
sabret00the Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London (UK) Posts: 50	Done that as soon as I realised the error,though sadly it doesn't help me now