Re-scanning after NAS drive file re-arrangements

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(31-01-2017 13:02)Alan Robinson Wrote:  Can I add to this thread

I am running Minimserver on a Pi with my music files on a windows network PC.

When I reboot my Pi, I have found how to reconnect automatically to the windows mount by raspi-config delaying the Pi re-boot until network connection is established (otherwise I had to re-establish the connection by typing in again the mount command)

My problem is that I can then see no alternative to completely rescanning (using MinimWatch). Because of a large music collection this takes several hours. Doesn't my Minimserver on my Pi retain the information from the previous scan?

It depends on how you are mounting the Windows share and also on the order and timing of the various steps in the reboot and startup process.

This simplest solution is to set the startupScan property to false. With this setting, starting MinimServer will not scan your files but will restore the library to what it was when MinimServer was shut down before the reboot happened. After this, you can do a manual rescan when you add new music.