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Hi,


Newbie here. I've installed the very latest VLC player after someone recommended it to me but i'm having real trouble finding and adding my music to it's library.

1. Does it have a library?
2. If so, where is it?
3. How do I add my music (which is all on an external hard drive) to it?

Many thanks.

I guess that's a no then?

Don't bump your posts twice a day. It won't help at all.

Media library can be found from View -> Playlist

Hi,

I'm not sure what VLC version you have but I just downloaded the latest one 1.1.9 and it doesn't have playlist as an option. Not on mine anyway. I'm on windows 7 if this helps somewhat.

Anyone?

LonesomeDrifter : so View -> Playlist doesn't do anything?

Hi,

Yes, i have View/Playlist. What I'm trying to do is add all of my music directory into the VLC Media Library. The reason I cannot do it is because it seems the new VLC does not have the 'add' button to add a directory.

Does anyone know for definite that you can add a music directory in the very latest VLC (1.1.9) I'd rather someone actually install the latest version and try and do it rather than presume the new one is the same as the old one because it's not. It seems you cannot add a directory anymore. If you can then I'd love to know how.

Thanks.

Just right click blank area of playlist, and then select Add folder...

Just right click blank area of playlist, and then select Add folder...

Ah that's better. Thanks. I'm sure it should be easier than that but never mind.


One final question, my music folder is on an external drive, is there a way of VLC media player automatically updating it's library when I add new music to my folder?

Thanks.

Just right click blank area of playlist, and then select Add folder...

Ok, forget what I put below, i've tried twice now (two reboots as well) and it's not doing anything. I just get 'VLC media player(not responding)' in the top left hand corner. Nothing is showing me if my music is being added to the library or not, there's no indication whatsoever.

One final question, my music folder is on an external drive, is there a way of VLC media player automatically updating it's library when I add new music to my folder?

VLC 1.2.0 should have folder watch option.

Ok, forget what I put below, i've tried twice now (two reboots as well) and it's not doing anything. I just get 'VLC media player(not responding)' in the top left hand corner. Nothing is showing me if my music is being added to the library or not, there's no indication whatsoever.

How many files you try to add?

After hours of visiting faq's, forums, and how too's to no avail, I figured out how to permanently add 2TB of media to vlc's library/playlist all at once in minutes instead of the dreaded one folder at a time. Im surprised this info is not already easily available!!
1st: You need to make another folder in your media area that you will add to vlc. Call it what ever you want (e.g. Media-E). THIS IS THE KEY PART.
2nd: High lite all the media you want to add and drag and drop into this folder.
3rd: Open vlc and click on media library or playlist depending on where you want the media to go.
4th: IN THE RIGHT PLANE(right box of the window), right click and goto add folder.
5th: Select the folder you just made frome the location you made it in.
6th: Let it do its thing, I walked away for about a half hour to put kids to bed and it was done before I got back.

Works like a charm, but I do not know how to get media discovered automaticaly. Yet.

Works like a charm, but I do not know how to get media discovered automaticaly. Yet.

If you mean automatic scans, that feature will come with VLC 1.2.0

Thanks for the quick reply. That is good news about vlc 1.2.0. Do you happen to know how long it may take to get to that version? The trend looks like 9 more versions to go.

No release date is set.

I, too, had the same question about refreshes of the media library. I'm looking forward to this improvement.
My work-around is to delete thew "old" folder that VLC has in its databank and re-add the folder. I do this every once in a while to "refresh" VLC's memory.
To do this, I open VLC, click on Media Library, right click on the folder that appears in the right-hand pane (in my case, it's My Music), and click "Remove Selected".
Then I just right click the empty space in the Right pane and select "Add Folder" and add "My Music".
By doing this, VLC reads the current My Music folder contents.
I know it's a pain to do this, but hey, VLC is still King over Windows Media Player, and hey, volunteers are managing this software. Let's not give 'em too hard a time!

[/quote]If you mean automatic scans, that feature will come with VLC 1.2.0[/quote]

I have 1.2, but I haven't been able to find what controls this automatic scan function. can you provide some guidance?

Harry

It is part of new media library. But I ain't sure if there are any direct options for that in the GUI currently.