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The MediaBay
The Define Locations section
Updating the display
You can update the display in two ways: by rescanning or by refreshing.
Rescanning
When you click the Rescan button, the selected folder is rescanned. If a folder
contains a large number of media files, the scanning process may take some time. Use
this function if you have made changes to the content of specific media folders and
want to scan these folders again.
Ö You can also rescan the selected folder by right-clicking on it and selecting Rescan
Disk from the context menu.
Refreshing
In addition to the Rescan Disk option, the context menu for the selected node or folder
in the Define Locations section also contains a Refresh Views option. This refreshes
the display for this location without rescanning the corresponding media files.
This is useful in the following situations:
• When you have modified attribute values (see “Editing attributes (tagging)” on
page 411) and want to update the Results list so that these values are displayed
for the corresponding files.
• When you have mapped a new network drive, for example, and want this to appear
as a node in the Define Locations section. Simply select the Refresh Views option
for the parent node and the new drive will appear in the Define Locations section
(ready to be scanned for media files).
Defining Locations
When you have set up the Define Locations section according to your preferences,
and the content is scanned, it is time to make it available in a meaningful way. For this,
you can define locations, i.
e. shortcuts to the folders you want to work with, that will
be available from the Locations section for convenient access.
To define a location, proceed as follows:
1. In the list to the left, select the desired folder.
2. Click the Add button.
A naming dialog for the new location is displayed.
3. Accept the default name or enter a new name.
4. Click OK.
The new location is added to the Locations pop-up menu in the Locations section
(see below).
5. Repeat these steps to add as many locations as you need.
Once you have set up your locations, you can hide the Define Locations section from
view (see
“Setting up the MediaBay window” on page 394), to save screen space.