Where are playlists located

mbeedub · 27th June 2008, 23:03

I've moved my music to a different drive.

None of my playlists now work. Was hoping that I could just edit them and change the drive letter?

What's the best way to solve this problem.

Cheers

Nunzio390 · 27th June 2008, 23:23

If you just rely on the Media Library to save your playlists, and you do not save them yourself outside of any Winamp folders/sub-folders (and properly named, as I always do), then they would be located in your %appdata%\Winamp\Plugins\ml folder, and they will follow naming conventions similar to this...

plf1DCA.m3u
plf1E2.m3u
plf2AAA.m3u
plf8CD6.m3u8
etc., etc.

So, look for files with either .m3u or .m3u8 extensions in your \Winamp\Plugins\ml folder that begin with plf (eg: plfxxxx.m3u or plfxxxx.m3u8)

After you locate them you can open them with an ASCII text editor (eg: Notepad+ or Editpad <--my personal choice) and mass-change all drive letters within each that no longer apply, to the current drive that now holds your media files.

mbeedub · 28th June 2008, 10:11

Thanks Nunzio

Wasn't able to find them at %appdata%\Winamp\Plugins\ml

But did find them in {n}:\program files\winamp\Plugins\ml

Did a global search and replace on the *.m3u* files and all sorted.

Many thanks for your help.

Cheers

27th June 2008, 23:03	#1
mbeedub Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5	Where are playlists located I've moved my music to a different drive. None of my playlists now work. Was hoping that I could just edit them and change the drive letter? What's the best way to solve this problem. Cheers

27th June 2008, 23:23	#2
Nunzio390 Nugatory Aluminator Look it up Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tharsis Ridge (Martian lowlands) Posts: 8,588	If you just rely on the Media Library to save your playlists, and you do not save them yourself outside of any Winamp folders/sub-folders (and properly named, as I always do), then they would be located in your %appdata%\Winamp\Plugins\ml folder, and they will follow naming conventions similar to this... plf1DCA.m3u plf1E2.m3u plf2AAA.m3u plf8CD6.m3u8 etc., etc. So, look for files with either .m3u or .m3u8 extensions in your \Winamp\Plugins\ml folder that begin with plf (eg: plfxxxx.m3u or plfxxxx.m3u8) After you locate them you can open them with an ASCII text editor (eg: Notepad+ or Editpad <--my personal choice) and mass-change all drive letters within each that no longer apply, to the current drive that now holds your media files. Don't email or PM me concerning Winamp. Instead, either start a NEW TOPIC or post a REPLY in the appropriate thread in these forums. This will also benefit others who may have a similar question or problem. But before posting, please first Search the forums and read all FAQs and all Sticky threads. ORB Remote Broadcast [ Automated Jukebox \| Nunzio's Home \| Wacky Videos \| Solve the Prunella Puzzle! ] [ LINE RIDER! \| My Resume \| Virtual Chess \| Composite Sketch \| My Niece's Band ] [ Plugins by Joonas \| DrO's Winamp Plugins and Extras \| K-JÃ¶fol ]

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28th June 2008, 10:11	#3
mbeedub Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5	Thanks Nunzio Wasn't able to find them at %appdata%\Winamp\Plugins\ml But did find them in {n}:\program files\winamp\Plugins\ml Did a global search and replace on the .m3u files and all sorted. Many thanks for your help. Cheers