Sorting out a collection of 1750 "albums"

[simoncn]

(10-04-2014 17:04)Gonzalez Wrote:  Am I right in thinking that I should do the re-tagging using mp3tag (or possible JRiver?). I don't do it directly in MinimServer? MinimServer will just read the (new) tags that I put in?

Yes, that's right.

Quote:How do I get the music files into mp3tag from my QNAP? I am using a MacBook with Parallels, but cannot (currently) read the files on the QNAP through Windows.

My dealer has done all the installation work on the QNAP for me and has not shown me how to "get into" it. So it is just a black box for me. I think he fears that I might screw up his installation if I start palying about with it!!

I would be very grateful if someone could advise me on what I should do to embark on this re-tagging exercise.....

Gonzalez

The files are presumably in a shared folder on the QNAP. This would be necessary for you to be able to copy new music to your library.

To access these files from Mp3tag, you need to map this QNAP shared folder to a drive letter in Windows. I presume this is possible in Parallels, but I haven't tried it myself.

If the QNAP isn't set up to do Windows file sharing, you would probably need to enable this before you can map the shared folder to a drive letter in Windows/Parallels. It's possible that your dealer has set up the QNAP to do Mac file sharing only. The dealer should be able to explain how to also enable Windows file sharing if this isn't already enabled.