I’m a new Roon user and have a simple question:
I have copied a bunch of WAV files to a folder where my Roon Librray exists.
Unfortunately, I can’t find the newly copied music anywhere when I browse through my tracks using the Roon app (on a Mac Desktop). I was expecting to see the tracks show up as Unidentified and that I would have to Tag them somehow but can’t seem to find them anywhere.
What’s the procedure for adding new files/music?
If the library you have dropped them into is one that is already monitored by Roon for music then yes they should have.
So under settings:storage.
I have a thousand or more wav files in my library
Just an example and they all showed up as identified and with album art.
How long should it take for Roon to re-scan/identify new Music?
I just noticed that the new Music is now identified (a week later) but when I was monitoring it previously (when I initially added the files a week ago), it couldn’t find it.
Are the files local or on a NAS?
Depends on what your library analysis settings are.
Check settings: library.
Probably set at throttled which will take longer but has less effect on the response of Roon while they are being analyzed
Potentially, Roon might never discover new music on a NAS. Only one reason why many people don’t put their music on a NAS.
Force a re-scan.
Depending on cpu and what else is going on at same time on the pc maybe 24 to 48 hours for a fresh analysis.
But as @xxx if in doubt force a rescan
However it sounds like they are now there correct?
Potentially, Roon might never discover new music on a NAS
Wow! That’s a puzzling answer. Doesn’t that suggest a flaw in the software?
However it sounds like they are now there correct?
Yes, correct. The added Music is there now (at least a week later). Given that I didn’t regularly monitor the Library, I have no idea how long it took.
On throttled it was probably a day at least.
Good to know it’s sorted now though
Some NAS OSes do not supply the tap on the shoulder that Roon needs.
No it’s a pretty standard thing and nothing Roon can do about it. The Nas doesn’t necessarily provide real-time file system updates to network attached devices so Roon has no way of knowing it’s got new files until it’s next rescan. If I have a folder open on my pc to my Nas it also doesnt see new files until I go out back in the folder. I had the same issue with Plex on a computer and media stored on my Nas it would never update until a scheduled rescan. It’s better with some OS than others, set the rescan interval in Roon to be hourly its standard is 4hrs I think.
I restart the server every time I add files to my NAS folders. Fast, easy and predictable…
Using force rescan from the library section of the app surely is easier than doing that each time?
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