Issues moving collection from 2012 Mac Mini to new M4 causing system malfunction (ref#8FJ100)

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What’s happening?

· My Roon software won't start up

How can we help?

· None of the above

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· My Roon software won't start up

Describe the issue

I have been with Roon for 8 years....But recently trying to move my Collection from a 2012 MAC Mini to the new M4 has got my system all screwed up. I currently use an M4 in my office this M4 replaced an Apple M1 Mini unit. It's been well over a month since I've been able to listen to Music...I'm slowly losing my mind because I cannot listen to Music...

Describe your network setup

There is no issue with Networking...all my connections are hard wired through out my house...,

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Hey @LarryMagoo,

Thanks for filling out a new thread - sorry to hear you’re still running into issues getting your new M4 squared away with your all your music.

I was able to review your PM with your issues and believe I have the correct idea of your issues - I’ll list them below and certainly correct me if I’m wrong:

  1. You’ve had troubles transferring your 2TB external drive with your local library form your old MacMini to your new M4 running Roon Server.
  2. You’ve attempted to re-access your Macmini to try to transfer your library again, but now cannot access your Roon account on the MacMini.

Is the above correct?

Another thought here - did you ever make any Roon backups when you had your Roon Server on the MacMini? If so, where did you store them / save them?

I think the proper next steps for you are :

  1. Get a saved backup from your Roon Server when it was on the MacMini (save it to an external drive - but one that is separate from the drive you have your local library on)
  2. Get Roon Server up and running on your new M4 again - connect your external drive that has your local library, as well as the external drive that holds your Roon backup.
  3. Launch Roon, and restore from the saved backup. You should be able to select it from the drive.

We’ll start there - let me know how it goes, and if you have any questions along the way. Thank you! :pray:

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Hi Ben, Currently my old 2012 Mini is still hooked up…What I would like to know is where can I find ALL my MUSIC files? That’s all I need to get one of my M4’s working.

I have external drives to put my Music files on if I can find them. Then get my M4 working and copy over the files…Sounds smooth doesn’t it…I cannot figure it out…I’d be happy to pay someone to do it…I wish I’d never thought of upgrading my two Mini’s but that ship has sailed…I really do not have the skills to put it all together at this point…

Thanks,
Larry

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Hi @LarryMagoo ,

Looking over your previously registered Roon Servers, it looks like your Mac Mini had a Samsung 2TB drive connected to it in the previous install, I would try to find that drive again and connect it to your M4.

Then in your M4 Roon Settings → Storage, make sure you add the root (home) folder as watched directories. As it currently stands, it looks like your M4 only has two music folders as watched directories - /The Beatles (White Album _ Super Deluxe) and the art of HIFI.