It appears that, when exporting anything from Roon, it renames the files and changes the contents of the metadata field “Artist” to “Artist, Artist”.
Original Filename:
Changed Filename:
Metadata Change:
Is there a reason for this? Why not just copy the files to the export destination?
This is a feature of Roon. If you don’t need it you don’t need Roon at all for the task. Use a file browser to copy your files unaltered between locations.
It’s not a good feature, and I don’t understand the “double Artist” thing. And why change anything?
I can’t always easily copy the files from their original locations, in the case of a large group of favorites or a playlist, for example, where the perfectly named files are spread across hundreds of folders.
Roon makes a big deal about “never altering your files”… I understand that these are no longer the “originals”, but still.
I don’t know why the artist string got doubled in your example, maybe a look at Roon’s metadata can clarify or it might be a bug. Roon will change the filenames and metadata because it is a (documented) feature. It is unlikely that Roon Labs will change or delete a feature just because a user has a grievance with it (or they had to delete Roon and stop creating software immediately).
Roon can also export a CSV listing of the files. You can try and find a way to utilize that (potentially altered and/or converted) file as input for a file copy tool. Maybe another user has a ready-to-use solution for you and post it here.
PS: You posted this as an uncategorized thread. If you expect Roon Labs to engage in your topic you should choose a category (like Support or Feedback).
It’s not just that example, it is every single export of any file from anywhere inside Roon.
Screwing around with a CSV file and an external copy tool makes no sense. Roon knows exactly where the files are, and could copy them elsewhere, but that’s not what happens.
I understand that the renaming is a “feature”, but what is it for? It removes information.
Maybe a mod will move it to a better spot. It’s both Feedback and a bug report.
I’ve moved this topic to Feedback … Roon’s product team will read it.
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