Rebuild: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:03, 9 November 2017

If you prefer a conversational style, you might like this exchange.

In doing this you will lose all your playlists, venues and singers.

Quit kJams
Navigate to your "kJams" folder. (/Users/<you>/Music/kJams)
Inside that folder you'll see the "kJams Library" folder. See it?
Trash the "kJams Library" folder (or make a backup somewhere, alternately you can simply right click-create archive it, and put a tilde (~) in front of the archive name, THEN delete the original folder).
had you previously added to library picking "copy" (not "reference")?:
1. yes:
  1. If you plan to re-add by "reference" songs from an external drive, go into "kJams Music" and find "Unknown Artist" folder and throw that folder out
2. no: go to next step
empty the trash
Run kJams
Any songs you've previously "ripped", "purchased", or "copied" will automatically add to the library.
Now "Add to Library" any other folders you need.

That's it!

Do NOT throw out "kJams CDs" or "kJams Musc" or anything else you find at the same level

Here is a Tutorial Video for Rebuilding while Moving to an external drive

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 # Inside that folder you'll see the "kJams Library" folder.  See it?
 # Trash the "kJams Library" folder (or make a backup somewhere, alternately you can simply right click-create archive it, and put a tilde (~) in front of the archive name, THEN delete the original folder).
-# If you plan to re-add by "reference" songs from an external drive, and you had previously added to library picking "copy" (not "reference"):
+# had you previously added to library picking "copy" (not "reference")?:
-## go into "kJams Music" and find "Unknown Artist" folder and throw that folder out
+## yes:
+### If you plan to re-add by "reference" songs from an external drive, go into "kJams Music" and find "Unknown Artist" folder and throw that folder out
+## no: go to next step
 # empty the trash
 # Run kJams