jaja714 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 For years, I have been using Poweramp to listen to music and I am sure to continue doing so well into the future. On my PC, I record and mix music in a studio and then rely on GoogleDriveSync to put new and updated songs and playlists to the cloud. From my phone, I use DriveAutoSync to transfer that new and updated content to the SD card on my phone and then I use Poweramp to review the new content while I work out at the gym. All was working well until recently. When I update a song that is part of a playlist, the new version of the song does not become part of the playlist. Rather, the playlist points to the old version of the song in an Android folder called "trash". My research shows that the Android system does not have any sort of recycle bin so, how did this "trash" folder get there? Further, why are only music files appearing in "trash"? So, is Poweramp somehow creating and managing this "trash" folder? If not, does anyone with more knowledge than me know who might be creating and managing this "trash" folder? NOTE: I've also confirmed by looking at the playlist on the SD card itself and confirmed that the playlist does not refer to any files in "trash". That is why I think this is internal to Poweramp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingdutchman Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 The trash folder is most probably created by the app you used to delete the track. Poweramp scans all folders unless you set it. Settings, Folders and Library, Music Folders. Only tick the ones where your music is located Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaja714 Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Oh my ... I had no idea there was a setting like that in Poweramp. I will try it but, still, I've been using Poweramp for years on the same phone. Why am I suddenly seeing this problem if this setting has been "too broad" all this time? NOTE: how do make sure I turn off the option "Auto-Find Music Folders"? It's not entirely clear whether or not this is truly off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingdutchman Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Auto find looks like a one off option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaja714 Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Yes, but how do I make sure it's truly OFF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingdutchman Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Its state is off. Only when you choose to run it it will be active, otherwise it does nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewilley Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Correct, auto-find is a one-off command to be run on request, not an ongoing option to be enabled or disabled. Just untick everything in the Music Folders top level list, and then tick only the folder (or folders) that you actually want Poweramp to scan. You might then need to do a Full Rescan. Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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