ok, i've looked everywhere for the answer. Even had it working once but now cannot get media player to default to the storage card.
any ideas?
Thanks.
if you delete XMEMediaLibrary.mlb from \application data\microsoft\media player it will remove the library option to show media stored on the phone, thereby defaulting to storage card. when ever you use update library though it will return unless you remove all media from the phone.
that's great thanks.
just tried it now.
I'm one of the few people who actually like the Music tab's interface (using the zoom to scan a song is very nice, IMO) but I have a question about removing songs from the library...
I deleted the stock songs from my device and now, when I go to the music tab, I get the 'searching...' message and, when I go to library, all the old songs are still there, but with exclamation marks rather than album art.
I went to WMP and deleted all the songs in the 'My Music' list, so I know the two aren't tied together.
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Also, I've added a bunch of music in a folder I created (Storage Card>My Documents>My Music) and neither WMP or the Music tab see this folder. Where do I put music on the storage card so the media players will see them?
Try Deleting the AudioManager.vol file in \Application Data\HTC\AudioManager_Eng. That should force AudioManager to re-search your device for Music (you'll need to disable TF3D and make sure Audio Manager isn't running in the background to delete the file. You also may need to use Total Commander or Resco, however selecting "Show all Files" in File Explorer may also work).
I personally haven't tested it by deleting any files first, but I don't see why it shouldn't work (though you did indicate it shows "Searching" everytime you go to the tab, so this may not work). It's something to try, at any rate.
Captain_Throwback said:
Try Deleting the AudioManager.vol file in \Application Data\HTC\AudioManager_Eng.
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That didn't work. The deleted songs still show up and it still doesn't see the new songs. You figure they'd want these devices to be user friendly and make it easy to copy your music onto it. Or remove songs you don't want.
bryceowen said:
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Also, I've added a bunch of music in a folder I created (Storage Card>My Documents>My Music) and neither WMP or the Music tab see this folder. Where do I put music on the storage card so the media players will see them?
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I have my Music in \Storage Card\Music (because that's where Windows Media puts them by default when you sync it), and I've never had any problems with AudioManager finding my Music. Perhaps you should elaborate on your setup, ROM-wise.
Stock ROM. Just got the phone a week ago. The songs I'm trying to load are .mp3. I've tried putting the songs on the device directly in the /Music folder, I've also tried /My Documents/Music, /My Documents/My Music (both on the device and on the storage card). The MP3s will play, if I pull them up in TC or File Manager.
I've tried copying the 'Dogbark.wav' file to the storage card (/My Documents) and WMP has no problem finding THAT file. I was thinking it might be a file name issue, but I've tried renaming one of the mp3s to something as simple as one letter and it STILL isn't seen.
Do you NEED to sync it with Windows Media Player? (This is a bit of a problem, as I use linux and don't have ready access to a Windows machine.)
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Stock ROM. Just got the phone a week ago. The songs I'm trying to load are .mp3. I've tried putting the songs on the device directly in the /Music folder, I've also tried /My Documents/Music, /My Documents/My Music (both on the device and on the storage card). The MP3s will play, if I pull them up in TC or File Manager.
I've tried copying the 'Dogbark.wav' file to the storage card (/My Documents) and WMP has no problem finding THAT file. I was thinking it might be a file name issue, but I've tried renaming one of the mp3s to something as simple as one letter and it STILL isn't seen.
Do you NEED to sync it with Windows Media Player? (This is a bit of a problem, as I use linux and don't have ready access to a Windows machine.)
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No, you shouldn't need to. I'm really not sure why it wouldn't be working.
What Carrier are you on? What location? There may be a ROM update floating around somewhere that will solve your problem.
I'm with AT&T in Florida. I'd like to avoid a ROM flash, if possible...
bryceowen said:
I'm with AT&T in Florida. I'd like to avoid a ROM flash, if possible...
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I don't know if that's possible, unfortunately. I'd actually suggest a hard reset to see if that fixes the issue. If you're going to do that, you may as well update to the new AT&T ROM. I, unfortunately don't have any other suggestions for you.
Actually, the only other thing I can think of is that it's an issue with your SD card, but that wouldn't explain why AudioManager won't update.
go to the music tab, bottom left softkey "library", slide over to "all songs", and play something on your phone. it should clear off all old songs and the new ones.
I actually found the solution on the AT&T support forums. (HOLY CRAP! Useful information was ACTUALLY found there for once!)
Two words:
Soft reset.
Don't know why I didn't try it sooner.
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go to the music tab, bottom left softkey "library", slide over to "all songs", and play something on your phone. it should clear off all old songs and the new ones.
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The problem I was having, Jack, was that the music player wasn't detecting any of the new songs I had on the phone. 'All Songs' was blank, because I had deleted all the songs that were included with the device and it just wasn't seeing the new ones. At least not until I did a soft reset.
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The problem I was having, Jack, was that the music player wasn't detecting any of the new songs I had on the phone. 'All Songs' was blank, because I had deleted all the songs that were included with the device and it just wasn't seeing the new ones. At least not until I did a soft reset.
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I assumed you'd tried that. That's usually the first thing everyone tries, so I didn't even bother suggesting it. Glad you got it working.
i dont like to restart the phone. it takes a really long time to boot up. it always finds the songs with the way i listed. i even have all my album art.
Hey guys,
I had a problem with my phone in the time before I sent it back to Motorola. It was a 16GB SanDisk microSDHC and everything worked fine except the MP3.
A few of my MP3´s were detected by the phone, but that was maybe a third of all my music.
What should I do? I copied the Mp3´s from my iTunes-Library.
Greets
are those files signed with DRM ?
try other MP3 files
run the media scan again
in android market look for rescan media app, it lets you on/off and force media scan refresh
also make sure the folders where you have MP3 store does not contain a .nomedia file in it
I'm having an annoying problem. I downloaded all the videos I've purchased through Xbox Video to my desktop computer, and want to transfer them to my Surface. I've done this via a Micro SD card, but for some reason, none of them are showing up in the Xbox Video app on my Surface. They're all in the Videos library, under the correct file structure with the correct file names, but for some reason they're not listed.
I renamed one of the videos to [vidoeo-file-name]-desktop.wmv, re-downloaded the same video on my Surface, and it showed up with the exact same file size and properties as my old video, but I can play that video in Xbox Video just fine.
I tried copying my entire Xbox Video folder from my desktop's AppData to my Surface's AppData, and the videos still aren't showing up, but the one I re-downloaded still shows up.
I'm thinking there must be some database somewhere on the machine that tells Xbox Video what videos have been downloaded. Does anyone have an idea on where I could look for that file? Even if it's not editable, I could just copy over the file from my desktop to my Surface, and it should fix it.
Thanks.
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http://www.teamradicus.com/post/Surface-and-SD-Card.aspx
http://superuser.com/questions/497353/using-microsd-cards-with-metro-apps-on-the-surface-rt
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http://www.teamradicus.com/post/Surface-and-SD-Card.aspx
http://superuser.com/questions/497353/using-microsd-cards-with-metro-apps-on-the-surface-rt
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That's not the problem, I've already used the NTFS mounted folder method to get the SD card mapped to the Video library. Files from Xbox Video correctly download to the card, and files on the card correctly show up in the Videos library. But for some reason, my shows aren't available offline, even though I have the files with the correct paths in Videos library. That leads me to believe there must be a database of downloaded files somewhere on the device, and it just doesn't "see" the files that where transferred from another device.
I've got a rooted Galaxy S5, SM-G900A. I'm on kitkat, but I used sd fix and it tells me my sd is fixed. Well, heres my problem. I use es file explorer, and I have no trouble transfering photos or other documents, including both apk and exe files from the internal storage to the sd card. But some mp4 videos do not transfer correctly. Some will no longer play after the transfer, others will only play part of the video before getting the message "cannot play this video". Like I said, it is only some mp4's. Ive tried using a computer to do the swap, and even rom toolbox pro. Still the same. On occasion a vid that was transfered but stops playing near the end, after trying again, it just doesn't play. The sd seems to be working great. I was able to transfer apps using app2sd, and they work great also. Has anyone had this odd problem, or know how to fix it. The videos on the sd play all the way through. And the videos that won't transfer play great from the internal storage. So, who here is a genius. I need your help. Thanks in advance.