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Topic: Virtual folder disappeared on next run

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Hi,

I can create a virtual folder. This folder appears at the bottom of the file system/ Folder structure. The folder contains exactly the titles as expected using the filter.

Problem is: when I exit VDJ and run it a next time, the virtual folter is dissapeard. Even when I use the save-button before I exit VDJ, the next time, the folder is gone.

Any idea to solve this?

Regards,

Johan.
 
发表时间 Sat 02 May 09 @ 4:27 am
put another virtual folder at the bottom. thats what i did. only the bottom folder vanishes
 
You've got a problem with the database. It needs to be cleaned or rebuilt. That will solve your problem.
 
Hi,

I created 2 virtual folders but this isn't a solution...

I cleaned and checked the database (Settings -> Browser tab -> Dabatbase). Afterwards, I created again 2 folders

But, after a restart, the folders were disappeard.

Anyone else a suggestion?

Thanks !
 
You need to back up your database, delete the xml file from your computer or drive, re-open VDJ and re-add your folders to the database. by creating a new database you will lose all your cue points and data input into the database index. Doing this will solve your problem.

Or, if you have not already tried....remove all your tracks from the database by recursing, show all files, select and remove all from database.....closing and restarting VDJ....then re-add them. At least this way you can retain your cue points and what not.
 
CMBDJ wrote :
You need to back up your database, delete the xml file from your computer or drive, re-open VDJ and re-add your folders to the database. by creating a new database you will lose all your cue points and data input into the database index. Doing this will solve your problem.

Or, if you have not already tried....remove all your tracks from the database by recursing, show all files, select and remove all from database.....closing and restarting VDJ....then re-add them. At least this way you can retain your cue points and what not.


Do not delete any databases from your music drives.

If you want to rebuild your main database (which combines the other databases present), delete only the database at my documents/virtualdj.
Then start the program with he music drives connected and it will rebuild the main database file.

As for virtual folders disappearing, its a good question and I have a ticket running on this problem currently.
 
did you check [config->browser->browser->"show virtualfolders"]
i dealt with this as of late. i smacked myself in the head when i saw it unchecked.
 
Same problem here. Several folders have vanished. It's really frustrating. There is no way to which ones will dissapear and when. I've checked, cleaned, fixed, recuresed (and cursed!) and re-added.

The first time it happened to me I copied my database to my 3 event computers without knowing the folders were missing. That was a fun weekend.

Any idea on why this happens and how to prevent it?
 
Guys, this is my theory.

I believe VDJ does not compact (pack) the database correctly. I have found missing Virtual Folders in my XML database with a chunk of blank characters preceding them.

Here is how you can check.

Make a copy of the databases for your different drives (if more than one). Open these database files with a good editor like:
http://www.firstobject.com/dn_editor.htm

You will see all your songs and virtual folders in the left column. In the right column is all the XML info.

Scan down the VFs and see if you can find the missing ones.

If you find them you will probably notice in the right column... there are a bunch of blank characters between the last data chunk and your VF chunk. Just delete the space characters till the chunks are contigeous with no spaces. Like if the chunk preceding the missing VF is a Song file it will look something like this:

<Song Filepath = xxxxxxxxx>
song info ...
<\Song>

* bad bad bad spaces
* spaces
* spaces
* etc.


<Virtual Folder Name = xxxxxxx>
list of songs in folder
<\Virtual Folder>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
change it to :
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

<Song Filepath= xxxxxxx>
song info ...
<\Song>
<Virtual Folder Name = xxxxxx>
list of songs in folder...
<\Virtual Folder>


See how there are now no spaces between </Song> and <Virtual Folder>


Do your edits. Rename your working databases an save them to a safe location.

Copy your fixed XML database file into the working database areas (make sure the filename is exact as original) and boot VDJ.

Did it work. Do you see the missing VFs now?



Regards,


JimL






Download a free XML file editor like
 
dont know how to save it.. but i always make copies of my DB and take out the XML extension until or if i ever need it
 
I lose virtual folders once in a while. I clean, check, fix all the time.
They are gone completely from the database. Like lost forever.
 
i've had this problem since at least 5.0

entire folders disappear , or sometimes just parts of a folder

the "put an empty folder and leave it at the bottom of the pile" trick has not worked for me

sometimes folders disappear quickly and sometimes they last a long time before they disappear i don't detect a pattern
 
Any updates to this? VERY annoying.

5.x did not seem to have this as much but 6.x is really predictable.

Mind you, just an annoyance but the poor heart can only take so much of showing up to every function and not seeing the missing folder not there.
 
OK, I have only experienced this a few times, and all seem to come back to this (please VDJ correct me if I am wrong):

The virtual folder is stored in the database (xml file) on the drive where the tracks are held. So if you add tracks from your C drive the folder will always appear as your C drive database will always be loaded.

If the tracks in the folder are purely from an external HDD then the folder will only appear when that external drive is connected and the database for that drive has been read.

So the folder may dissapear if the external HDD is not connected and the files in that folder are not on your C drive.

If this is not the case, then as the others point out, you will probaby to check/fix your database(s)

Cheers,

Roy
 
I have the same problem : virtual folders disappear.
I've checked - cleaned - fixed the db : same result
I've tried with a clean, new db : same result
I've made 3 virtual folders --> close VDJ --> open vdj --> all 3 have disappeared

Version VDJ : 6.1 pro ( build 247 )
Win 7
I've tried with my Vestax VCI-300 On & Off : same result.

Anyone has any suggestions ?
 
bump
 
you can always use play-lists instead of virtual folders.. VFs has always had an issue (for me at least). used to cause VDJ to crash..

hmmm I just don't use it..

thanks,
 
I think I've found a solution (been desperate for such a while) SO SIMPLE OH MY GOD! -> Just go into "Settings" by pressing "CONFIG" button (up right) then go to "Browser" tab and check mark "Show VirtualFolders" at the bottom of the leftmost "Browser" column ... that's it!!!
---DJ CRISPY from Argentina
 


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