Subject: Re: [Usher Talk] Messed with my library folder contents, now can't get Usher to reload the library

From: Geordon VanTassle <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:41:42 -0500

Fantastic! Yes, you're right, I'm not too worried about losing metadata,
because once I realized that I had screwed things up by working outside
of Usher, I accepted the error of my ways and the need for penance. ;)

While this is not quite as elegant a solution that I was hoping for, it
definitely fills the bill.  Thanks for your help!
Geordon

> Rob Griffiths <mailto:[email-masked]>
> July 21, 2015 at 8:17 AM
>
> Because it seems you're willing to give up any metadata you've added,
> here's the best solution:
>
> 1) Quit Usher
>
> 2) Navigate to your Movies folder (which is Usher's primary library
> location, right?) in Finder
>
> 3) Eliminate the Usher.library package that's in there (maybe move it
> to your Desktop for now, in case you want to go back)
>
> 4) Launch Usher
>
> 5) If you haven't already, check "Auto-detect and..." in Usher's
> Library preferences
>
> Usher will then add all movies in that Movies folder (which is still
> the main library location) to its library again, and any subfolder
> structures will be reflected by the "Movies" section in Usher's sidebar.
>
> And in the future, you should do rearranging within Usher, so it can
> manage all the location changes.
>
> regards,
> -rob.
>
> Geordon VanTassle <mailto:[email-masked]>
> July 20, 2015 at 4:44 PM
> Sure, Rob.  In my Usher folder, I have two other folders: TV and
> Movies.  In the Movies folder, I had some files directly in that
> folder, while other files were in named directories under Movies.  I
> took the video files out of the named folders and put them in the
> Movies folder. 
>
> Now I want to have Usher refresh the library so that it shows the new
> layout of the folder, and deletes the previous setup so that I don't
> have a mishmash of some new, some old.
>
> Does that make sense?
>
> Thanks,
> Geordon
>
>
> Rob Griffiths <mailto:[email-masked]>
> July 20, 2015 at 7:54 AM
>
> Can you explain exactly what you did, and exactly what the problem is?
> I'm uncertain as to what precisely is going on that needs correcting.
>
> thanks;
> -rob.
>
> Geordon VanTassle <mailto:[email-masked]>
> July 19, 2015 at 2:04 AM
> I sent this to tech support, but thought I'd post here, too.  I
> recently did some manual cleanup of my library folders and want to
> refresh the library contents from disk.  How can I do that?  I've
> tried to re-attach the library to the library folder, but nothing
> happens.  I've also tried a "full clean" uninstall/reinstall including
> supplementary support files, but that didn't do it, either.
>
> Help me, Obi-wan Kenobi.  You're my only hope.
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From: Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 06:17:17 -0700

On Jul 20, 2015, at 2:44 PM, Geordon VanTassle <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Now I want to have Usher refresh the library so that it shows the new layout of the folder, and deletes the previous setup so that I don't have a mishmash of some new, some old.

Because it seems you're willing to give up any metadata you've added, here's the best solution:

1) Quit Usher

2) Navigate to your Movies folder (which is Usher's primary library location, right?) in Finder

3) Eliminate the Usher.library package that's in there (maybe move it to your Desktop for now, in case you want to go back)

4) Launch Usher

5) If you haven't already, check "Auto-detect and..." in Usher's Library preferences

Usher will then add all movies in that Movies folder (which is still the main library location) to its library again, and any subfolder structures will be reflected by the "Movies" section in Usher's sidebar.

And in the future, you should do rearranging within Usher, so it can manage all the location changes.

regards,
-rob.

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From: Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:34:44 -0700

On Jul 20, 2015, at 2:44 PM, Geordon VanTassle <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Sure, Rob.  In my Usher folder, I have two other folders: TV and Movies.  In the Movies folder, I had some files directly in that folder, while other files were in named directories under Movies.  I took the video files out of the named folders and put them in the Movies folder.  
> 

It does, thanks -- I'll get back to you after I have a chance to talk with Peter, our founder/programmer, to make sure I don't give bad advice :).

-rob.

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From: Geordon VanTassle <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:44:00 -0500

Sure, Rob.  In my Usher folder, I have two other folders: TV and
Movies.  In the Movies folder, I had some files directly in that folder,
while other files were in named directories under Movies.  I took the
video files out of the named folders and put them in the Movies folder. 

Does that make sense?

Thanks,
Geordon

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From: Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 05:54:05 -0700

On Jul 19, 2015, at 12:04 AM, Geordon VanTassle <[email-masked]> wrote:

> I sent this to tech support, but thought I'd post here, too.  I recently did some manual cleanup of my library folders and want to refresh the library contents from disk.  How can I do that?  I've tried to re-attach the library to the library folder, but nothing happens.  I've also tried a "full clean" uninstall/reinstall including supplementary support files, but that didn't do it, either.

Can you explain exactly what you did, and exactly what the problem is? I'm uncertain as to what precisely is going on that needs correcting.

thanks;
-rob.

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From: Geordon VanTassle <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 00:04:10 -0700 (PDT)

I sent this to tech support, but thought I'd post here, too.  I recently 
did some manual cleanup of my library folders and want to refresh the 
library contents from disk.  How can I do that?  I've tried to re-attach 
the library to the library folder, but nothing happens.  I've also tried a 
"full clean" uninstall/reinstall including supplementary support files, but 
that didn't do it, either.