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Bug 519845 - changing preferences to 'track new files in library dir' duplicates all db entries
changing preferences to 'track new files in library dir' duplicates all db en...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 432909
Product: rhythmbox
Classification: Other
Component: Importing
0.11.x
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: RhythmBox Maintainers
RhythmBox Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-03-02 03:28 UTC by jacques.charroy
Modified: 2008-03-02 04:41 UTC
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Description jacques.charroy 2008-03-02 03:28:18 UTC 
Please describe the problem:
when music db has already been created without the 'track new files in library dir' option, then checking this option will create duplicate entries in the library

Steps to reproduce:
1. upon first start of rhythmbox, uncheck library directory tracking if necessary 
2. import music directory
3. once import complete, check directory tracking option



Actual results:
see description

Expected results:
either check against existing library elements when it is not empty or a popup window warning about the possibility of duplicate elements, and offering the possibility to clear the db beforehand if user wants.

Does this happen every time?
yes

Other information:
Comment 1 Jonathan Matthew 2008-03-02 03:50:01 UTC 
This only happens when you create symlinks within your library that result in multiple paths to the same files.

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 432909 ***
Comment 2 jacques.charroy 2008-03-02 04:41:11 UTC 
Thanks for the note, I do have a symlink to the whole library dir.