JohnnyGrey Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Is there a way for the app to remember the contents of a USB drive after it was swapped out for a different one? Normally an automatic rescan wouldn't be a problem, but I am using a 250gb external hard drive, and a rescan takes approximately 5-10 minutes. I had it sort of working at one point, but forgot to backup/write down my settings before flashing a new ROM + Kernel. What I would like it to do: Scan my HDD once, successfully populate Library with 20,000+ MP3's.Wipe library if device is removed.Scan new USB flash drive upon insertion. (Should be seconds compared to a HDD)Remember, and repopulate the library if the HDD is reattached, without a 10 minute rescan. (This will be a fixed-install, in the dash of my car) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewilley Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Currently, I believe that if an external device is disconnected the scanner shouldn't remove the contents from the list immediately in case of short disconnects, but I guess it will do so if the contents appear to have been replaced. At the moment, Poweramp is really designed to run on local (or always available, such as an SD Card) storage rather than external or networked storage. Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyGrey Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Currently, I believe that if an external device is disconnected the scanner shouldn't remove the contents from the list immediately in case of short disconnects, but I guess it will do so if the contents appear to have been replaced. At the moment, Poweramp is really designed to run on local (or always available, such as an SD Card) storage rather than external or networked storage.Andre Yeah, I've noticed that. i appreciate the reply. like I mentioned, I had it working sort of before, before I wiped my device. Most of the time, my external HDD will always be connected, most likely residing in my glove box after the install. (For this simple fact, I may look into an SSD, because of temp extremes during Chicago winters and summers, as SSD's have a wider operating temp range) As long as I disable all auto-scanning type features, it works quite well. The HDD takes a couple seconds to reinitialize after power is restored (simulating starting car), and so far it successfully continues playing what it was, as long as I wait a couple of seconds before launching Poweramp. EDIT: Perhaps I can use a much more simple music player app for when people wanna bring their own flash drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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