Synchronize Folders

Introduction to synchronizing folders

Synchronize Folders will synchronize the information in the database with the files on your computer. Use Synchronize Folders when you want to make sure that the database information is up-to-date with the files on your computer.

If files have been added or removed from your computer from outside of Helium Music Manager you will not be able to view these audio files from the program before your database has been synchronized.

Using the Synchronize Folders tool

1. Click on Tools | Database | Synchronize Folders from the main menu.
2. Select which folders that you want to synchronize by clicking the check box to the left of the folders.
3. Click OK to start synchronizing the selected folders.

• Select the Remove Unavailable Items option to remove files from the database that are currently in your database but can't be found on your computer.
• Select the Force Synchronization of all Files option to force files in the selected folders to be updated, even though the time stamp says that they are not modified since last synchronization or add to the database.
• Select the Search for album pictures in folders option to search for newly added album pictures in the albums folders during the synchronization process. Located album pictures will only be added for albums that does not already contain a picture.
• Select the Search for album pictures in tags option to search for newly added album pictures from the files during the synchronization process. Located album pictures will only be added for albums that does not already contain a picture.
• You can let Helium Music Manager monitor folders of your choice to automatically add new files. See the Synchronize section in Options to read more.
• A folder synchronization can take long time, depending on the following:
  • How many files that needs to be updated.
  • How many folders that are selected to be scanned for new files.
  • How many new files that were found.