Playlists and a new drive

Aureo · 16th November 2008, 00:16

Hello for all!

I'm change my musics for a new drive (C: for F

and my playlists target for the old drive C:. Results: Winamp not found the musics and skip all. I know that can change a "entry" of each item. But, I have long playlists. Will a way of Winamp find the musics in the new drive automatically and update my playlists?

Sorry for my bad English. I'm brazilian.

Thanks for any help!

J_Darnley · 16th November 2008, 00:37

No, Winamp cannot fix your playlists. But since playlists are just text files, open them with a text editor (E.g. Notepad) and use the replace function to change C:\ to F:\

Aureo · 16th November 2008, 17:12

J_Darnley, I tried your suggestion. But the playlist in Notepad not show me a drive. See the contents of the file:

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:188,Accept - Wrong Is Right
Accept - Wrong is right.mp3
#EXTINF:294,4 Non Blondes - What's Up
4 Non Blondes - What's Up.mp3
#EXTINF:277,Abba - I Have A Dream
Abba - I Have A Dream.MP3
#EXTINF:289,Abba - The Winner Takes It All
Abba - The Winner Takes It All.MP3
#EXTINF:212,Accept - Teach Us To Survive
Accept - Teach Us To Survive.mp3
#EXTINF:266,Accept - Aiming High
Accept - Aiming High.mp3
#EXTINF:344,Accept - Balls To The Wall
Accept - Balls To The Wall.mp3
#EXTINF:307,Accept - Bound To Fall
Accept - Bound to Fall.mp3

Thanks for you attention!

J_Darnley · 16th November 2008, 18:12

Then the playlist will work if it is in the same folder as the music. If you moved it separately... why?

Aureo · 16th November 2008, 22:05

I'm ever put my playlists in the same folder as the music. It is wrong?

J_Darnley · 16th November 2008, 23:09

Do you mean you always put the playlist in the same folder as the music? This is fine, you can save a playlist anywhere you like. Saving a playlist in the same folder as the files it references has a bonus, if you move the folder, the playlist still works because of the relative paths.

Aureo · 17th November 2008, 03:24

Well, that was not the case. Hehehe.
I think it was because I moved the files (songs and playlists) to a new folder in a new drive. Maybe if I had moved "THE FOLDER" would not have this problem.

Or is that I am talking nonsense?

16th November 2008, 00:16	#1
Aureo Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4	Playlists and a new drive Hello for all! I'm change my musics for a new drive (C: for F and my playlists target for the old drive C:. Results: Winamp not found the musics and skip all. I know that can change a "entry" of each item. But, I have long playlists. Will a way of Winamp find the musics in the new drive automatically and update my playlists? Sorry for my bad English. I'm brazilian. Thanks for any help!

16th November 2008, 00:37	#2
J_Darnley Forum King Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belgium, Europe Posts: 3,625	No, Winamp cannot fix your playlists. But since playlists are just text files, open them with a text editor (E.g. Notepad) and use the replace function to change C:\ to F:\ Winamp ATF Reference — My cPro timer widget — My port of AVS Do NOT email me with general tech support questions.

16th November 2008, 18:12	#4
J_Darnley Forum King Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belgium, Europe Posts: 3,625	Then the playlist will work if it is in the same folder as the music. If you moved it separately... why? Winamp ATF Reference — My cPro timer widget — My port of AVS Do NOT email me with general tech support questions.

16th November 2008, 23:09	#6
J_Darnley Forum King Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belgium, Europe Posts: 3,625	Do you mean you always put the playlist in the same folder as the music? This is fine, you can save a playlist anywhere you like. Saving a playlist in the same folder as the files it references has a bonus, if you move the folder, the playlist still works because of the relative paths. Winamp ATF Reference — My cPro timer widget — My port of AVS Do NOT email me with general tech support questions.

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16th November 2008, 17:12	#3
Aureo Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4	J_Darnley, I tried your suggestion. But the playlist in Notepad not show me a drive. See the contents of the file: #EXTM3U #EXTINF:188,Accept - Wrong Is Right Accept - Wrong is right.mp3 #EXTINF:294,4 Non Blondes - What's Up 4 Non Blondes - What's Up.mp3 #EXTINF:277,Abba - I Have A Dream Abba - I Have A Dream.MP3 #EXTINF:289,Abba - The Winner Takes It All Abba - The Winner Takes It All.MP3 #EXTINF:212,Accept - Teach Us To Survive Accept - Teach Us To Survive.mp3 #EXTINF:266,Accept - Aiming High Accept - Aiming High.mp3 #EXTINF:344,Accept - Balls To The Wall Accept - Balls To The Wall.mp3 #EXTINF:307,Accept - Bound To Fall Accept - Bound to Fall.mp3 Thanks for you attention!

16th November 2008, 22:05	#5
Aureo Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4	I'm ever put my playlists in the same folder as the music. It is wrong?

17th November 2008, 03:24	#7
Aureo Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4	Well, that was not the case. Hehehe. I think it was because I moved the files (songs and playlists) to a new folder in a new drive. Maybe if I had moved "THE FOLDER" would not have this problem. Or is that I am talking nonsense?