Troubleshooting problem with file numbering display

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(02-06-2022 14:34)Budgie Wrote:  Will need help in capturing a screen shot from my BubbleDS screen

This assumes Android 12, but should mostly be the same, depending on your handset manufacturer:

• Open BubbleDS and navigate to the screen you'd like to capture.
• Press and hold down the Power and Volume Down buttons for roughly one to two seconds.
  

This will take a screenshot and save it to your Downloads directory, which you can then select when creating a new post on MinimServer.

If you find it easier to write forum posts on your desktop then it might be easier to send yourself the screenshot via email and pick it up from the desktop; to do this, straight after Android has taken the screenshot you'll see a notification popup with a share link (3 dots connected by two lines creating an arrow pointing left), click this and then select your email client putting your email address in the to list.

(02-06-2022 14:34)Budgie Wrote:  I suspect the problem is from when I rebuilt my machines when I upgraded hardware. I cannot find my notes for when I set up Easytag and Luckybackup but these are my key suspects and it is quite possible that changes to a tag of metadata are not being identified by rsync when I run Luckybackup.

My original intention had been to preserve the file dates of my data as the dates when I first ripped my CDs. This tended to be when I purchased them as I usually rip them on receipt.

I have a vague memory of date issues when using Easytag, which often I need to re-visit as tagging classical CDs requires much editing. I am now confused as to what preference in Easytag I should use:- "Preserve modification time or not" and "Update parent modification time when writing files or not" I certainly didn't want the update the parent directory but have forgotten what I used to do with preserving the modification time. To me the meaning is confusing.

Preserving the original file timestamps is generally not recommended as everything from backup programs to MinimServer use file modification dates to identify changes.
That's not to say it can't be done, but you'll need to adjust nearly every program to suit this approach:

• I believe MinimServer checks the file's size and the time of last modification to identify changes, but the FLAC format uses padding so small tag changes will leave the files looking unmodified, meaning you'll be forced to perform full rescans every time (startupScan property to full).
• rsync by default will also check the file's size and the time of last modification, so you'll need to change the rsync call accordingly (--checksum) which can slow things down considerably.
  

I understand why you might want to retain this date, but I captured this date by adding the tag RIPPED_DATE to my tags, which I was then able to use in MinimServer to browse by recently added, before this functionality was available natively.

Apologies if you've already considered everything I said and are happy to take the responsibility of configuring downstream tools, just thought I'd mention it in case you took some bad advice along the way, as it certainly makes things more complicated.