[mythtv-users] Strange MythMusic File Behavior

[Paul Harrison]

On 24/01/11 00:41, Martin Lynch wrote:
> I've noticed that MythMusic creates a new folder called "music" in the
> folder I have it pointing to and then makes copies of the songs I've
> selected as part of my playlist. This seems very bizarre to me - why
> would MythMusic need to  actually _copy_ the files? Can't it simply
> creates symlinks? And for that matter, can't it simply use a text file
> listing the files which constitute the playlist? Anyone know if this
> behavior is intended? Does your music directory contain a "music"
> folder with a bunch (1.6GB, in my case!) of copied files? Wondering if
> this is a bug I ought to report.
>
> Am running 0.23-fixes (24158) on Ubuntu 10.04.
>

What you are seeing certainly isn't normal behavior. MythMusic doesn't
copy any files or create symlinks when creating playlists. The only time
MythMusic will copy files to your music folder is when you rip a cd or
import tracks.

Paul H.