What's going on with these files?

Post by **bork[e]** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:16 am

Now looking at the pic I see Windows media is finding more files on my hdd than I wanted, but what's with windows saying there is 'x' number of files and winamp saying a totaly different number?

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Post by **andyman** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:18 am

do all the files in winamp and wmp match? it might be finding files in other places

Post by **bork[e]** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:19 am

Yeah, windows media was looking in other places. Noticed that after uploading the image. But I was mainly wondering why winamp wasn't showing as many as that folders properties showed.

Post by **bork[e]** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:22 am

I'm sure about the hidden files, and everytime a new songs goes in I re-open the file via winamp, refreshing the songs there.

I haven't noticed winamp not displaying any songs, only noticed it when I checked the number a few minutes ago.

edit: Winamp doesn't have any kind of limit on the number of files it can hold does it.

edit2: Ahh, nevermind... After removing about 20 the number in winamp goes down 20, after putting them back it goes back up 20.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:25 am

andyman wrote:do all the files in winamp and wmp match? it might be finding files in other places

wb, Andy Panda

Post by **andyman** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:31 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
andyman wrote:do all the files in winamp and wmp match? it might be finding files in other places
wb, Andy Panda

one month of military training, finally over with. dont have to do that course ever again, thank god.

Post by **bork[e]** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:34 am

Memphis wrote:Are you sure you don't have album folders that cotain cover imagess?
Hidden files? A thumbnail system file maybe.
You've added more tracks since making the playlist?

wth, doing a scan with Norton showed album art... I can't find the bastards but that is what I was trying to figure out. :icon33: thx

Post by **glossy** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:39 am

bork[e] wrote:
Memphis wrote:Are you sure you don't have album folders that cotain cover imagess?
Hidden files? A thumbnail system file maybe.
You've added more tracks since making the playlist?
wth, doing a scan with Norton showed album art... I can't find the bastards but that is what I was trying to figure out. :icon33: thx

the albumart files are set as "hidden" and by default aren't visible. there will also be desktop.ini files in almost every directory which are set as both "hidden" and "system". Both albumart/thumbnail files and desktop.ini files will be listed in the folder properties bit but won't be added to winamp.

Keep It Real · Post by **Keep It Real** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:40 am

file this under mysteries