Treat ext. HD like Portable Device?

Alabaster · 6th September 2006, 03:31

Is there any way to have Winamp see an external HD as a portable device?

I keep most of my music on 2 external hard drives (to save space on my laptop's C drive). One large, wall-powered drive that is permanently set up at home, and one small, USB-powered drive that I carry in my laptop case. I also keep SOME mp3s permanently on my C drive.

Since my Media Library is different depending on whether I'm home, work, etc. I end up with a lot of dead links. I would rather my library only show files that are CONNECTED to the computer. Ideally it would treat the HDs just like a portable device.

Is there a way to do this?

Thanks,
chris.

Sawg · 6th September 2006, 03:41

pmp_usb can actually, included with the new 5.25 Beta.

Though, I am not sure if it supports subfolders and the such, I really haven't used it. It is meant more for portable devices and USB Flash drives.

J_Darnley · 6th September 2006, 08:59

pmp_usb does support subfolders based on metadata. It can place files in subdirectories automatically. You can set it to your liking. I use: E:\MUSIC\<Album>\## - <Title>

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6th September 2006, 03:31	#1
Alabaster Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1	Treat ext. HD like Portable Device? Is there any way to have Winamp see an external HD as a portable device? I keep most of my music on 2 external hard drives (to save space on my laptop's C drive). One large, wall-powered drive that is permanently set up at home, and one small, USB-powered drive that I carry in my laptop case. I also keep SOME mp3s permanently on my C drive. Since my Media Library is different depending on whether I'm home, work, etc. I end up with a lot of dead links. I would rather my library only show files that are CONNECTED to the computer. Ideally it would treat the HDs just like a portable device. Is there a way to do this? Thanks, chris.

6th September 2006, 03:41	#2
Sawg Forum King Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,456	pmp_usb can actually, included with the new 5.25 Beta. Though, I am not sure if it supports subfolders and the such, I really haven't used it. It is meant more for portable devices and USB Flash drives. \| Brought to you by ^V ^C \| The one... the original... no seriously!

6th September 2006, 08:59	#3
J_Darnley Forum King Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belgium, Europe Posts: 3,625	pmp_usb does support subfolders based on metadata. It can place files in subdirectories automatically. You can set it to your liking. I use: E:\MUSIC\<Album>\## - <Title> [EDIT] See image: Winamp ATF Reference — My cPro timer widget — My port of AVS Do NOT email me with general tech support questions. Last edited by J_Darnley; 6th September 2006 at 10:05.

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