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--- tutorials:mairlistdb:getting-started [2021/05/25 16:11] – [SQL database] ulinobbe
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 === Recommended folder layout for new libraries ===
-If you plan to start a brand new audio library, we recommend that you set up a network share, say ''M:\'' (UNC paths like ''<nowiki>\\server\audio</nowiki>'' will also work), and use subfolders for music, jingles and other content:
+If you plan to start a brand new audio library, we recommend that you set up a network share, say ''M:\'' (UNC paths like ''<nowiki>\\server\audio</nowiki>'' will also work), and create directories for music, jingles and other content:
   M:\Music
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-(For a local mode mAirListDB installation, you could create a folder ''C:\Audio'' and then use subfolders like ''C:\Audio\Music'' etc. instead.)
+(For a local mode mAirListDB installation, you could create a directory ''C:\Audio'' and then use subdirectories like ''C:\Audio\Music'' etc. instead.)
-Each of these subfolders will then be registered as a storage in mAirListDB and can synchronized with the Library. Inside the subfolders, you can organize the files however you like, e.g. create a subfolder for each artist in the ''Music'' folder. mAirListDB will recursively scan each storage during the synchronization process, so it will find the files in any subfolder further down the tree.
+Each of these directories will then be registered as a storage in mAirListDB and can synchronized with the Library. Inside the directories, you can organize the files however you like, e.g. create a subdirectories for each artist in the ''Music'' directory. mAirListDB will recursively scan each storage during the synchronization process, so it will find the files in any subdirectory further down the tree.
 However it is very important that you do not rename or move the files around once they have been added to the Library, otherwise the file will show up as missing (under the old name) and new (with the new name) at the same time. (Note: The Sync dialog has a //Fix renamed files// function to handle this situation, but generally all files should stay in their location and keep their names all the time.)