Re: [Banshee-List] Where is the Music Stored?

[Michael Martin-Smucker <mlmartin13 gmail com>]

I'm not quite sure what's causing the problem, but 1.4 is quite old.  Do you still get crashes if you try upgrading to something newer like 1.8 or 1.9?

Either way, the music files themselves shouldn't be lost.  Even if the database is trashed, Banshee only uses the database for storing things like ratings, play counts, playlists, etc.  The actual music files themselves should be stored wherever you generally keep your music (probably somewhere in your home folder).  If you were letting Banshee manage the file structure automatically, then the music files should be in your home folder, in a subdirectory called "Music" (or the localized equivalent).

If they aren't there, let us know, and we'll probably be able to find them somewhere.  Also, if it is your database that's causing the problem, then upgrading your version of Banshee might not fix anything.  If that's the case, then you can try renaming Banshee's config folder (which contains the database), which will force it to create a new, blank one.  You can do this by running the command: mv ~/.config/banshee-1 ~/.config/banshee-1-bak

The next time you run Banshee, it should start with a fresh profile, and offer to import music.  Hopefully when it scans, it will find everything.  Again, if this doesn't work, let us know, and someone will probably come along with better ideas.  :)

Michael

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Revence Kalibwani <revence27 gmail com> wrote:

Hello, Banshee List;

I have just had a power problem, and it seems that a crucial Banshee file was corrupted. When I start up Banshee, I get an error message, which I shall put at the end of this mail.
I tried to uninstall and re-install, and it did not help. This is Banshee 1.4.
Now, I would like to salvage the music itself, so that I know I have it, even if I never get to successfully run Banshee again. These are some classics that I am certain I can no longer locate anywhere else. :o(
I checked for a directory where Banshee could have been keeping the files, but alas it seems that it uses SQLite. Could I extract the files, somehow, from somewhere?
Of course, it would be better if I can cure my little ape and dance again with it; if I can be helped in that, perfect. It fails at start-up, after some of the UI has loaded, but before it is populated with items.

Thanks in advance. The error message is here:

Une exception non gérée a été levée : Object reference not set to an instance of an object

  at Banshee.Configuration.DatabaseConfigurationClient.Get (System.String namespce, System.String key) [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Configuration.DatabaseConfigurationClient.Get[Int32] (System.String namespce, System.String key, Int32 fallback) [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Database.BansheeModelProvider`1[Banshee.Collection.Database.DatabaseTrackInfo].CheckVersion (System.String namespce, System.String key, Int32 new_version, Banshee.Database.MigrateDel func) [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Database.BansheeModelProvider`1[Banshee.Collection.Database.DatabaseTrackInfo].CheckVersion () [0x00000]
  at Hyena.Data.Sqlite.SqliteModelProvider`1[Banshee.Collection.Database.DatabaseTrackInfo].Init () [0x00000]
  at Hyena.Data.Sqlite.SqliteModelProvider`1[Banshee.Collection.Database.DatabaseTrackInfo]..ctor (Hyena.Data.Sqlite.HyenaSqliteConnection connection, System.String table_name) [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Database.BansheeModelProvider`1[Banshee.Collection.Database.DatabaseTrackInfo]..ctor (Banshee.Database.BansheeDbConnection connection, System.String table_name) [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Collection.Database.DatabaseTrackModelProvider`1[Banshee.Collection.Database.DatabaseTrackInfo]..ctor (Banshee.Database.BansheeDbConnection connection) [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Collection.Database.DatabaseTrackInfo.get_Provider () [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Sources.DatabaseSource.get_TrackProvider () [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Sources.DatabaseSource.CreateTrackModelFor (Banshee.Sources.DatabaseSource src) [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Sources.DatabaseSource.get_DatabaseTrackModel () [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Sources.DatabaseSource+<CreateFiltersFor>c__Iterator5.MoveNext () [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Sources.DatabaseSource.DatabaseSourceInitialize () [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Sources.DatabaseSource..ctor (System.String generic_name, System.String name, System.String id, Int32 order, Banshee.Sources.Source parent) [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Sources.DatabaseSource..ctor (System.String generic_name, System.String name, System.String id, Int32 order) [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Sources.PrimarySource..ctor (System.String generic_name, System.String name, System.String id, Int32 order) [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Library.LibrarySource..ctor (System.String label, System.String name, Int32 order) [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Library.MusicLibrarySource..ctor () [0x00000]
  at Banshee.ServiceStack.Application.Run () [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Gui.GtkBaseClient.Initialize (Boolean registerCommonServices) [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Gui.GtkBaseClient..ctor (Boolean initializeDefault, System.String defaultIconName) [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Gui.GtkBaseClient..ctor () [0x00000]
  at Nereid.Client..ctor () [0x00000]
  at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.Reflection.MonoCMethod:InternalInvoke (object,object[],System.Exception&)
  at System.Reflection.MonoCMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000]
Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

  at System.Reflection.MonoCMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000]
  at System.Reflection.MonoCMethod.Invoke (BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000]
  at System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo.Invoke (System.Object[] parameters) [0x00000]
  at System.Activator.CreateInstance (System.Type type, Boolean nonPublic) [0x00000]
  at System.Activator.CreateInstance (System.Type type) [0x00000]
  at Banshee.Gui.GtkBaseClient.Startup () [0x00000]
  at Hyena.Gui.CleanRoomStartup.Startup (Hyena.Gui.StartupInvocationHandler startup) [0x00000]

.NET Version: 2.0.50727.42
OS Version: Unix 7.2.0.0

Assembly Version Information:

Banshee.CoverArt (1.4.0.0)
Banshee.MultimediaKeys (1.4.0.0)
Migo (1.4.0.0)
Banshee.Podcasting (1.4.0.0)
Banshee.NotificationArea (1.4.0.0)
Lastfm (1.4.0.0)
Banshee.Lastfm (1.4.0.0)
Banshee.Bookmarks (1.4.0.0)
Banshee.Dap (1.4.0.0)
Banshee.Daap (1.4.0.0)
Banshee.AudioCd (1.4.0.0)
pango-sharp (2.12.0.0)
Banshee.Widgets (1.4.0.0)
Banshee.Hal (1.4.0.0)
Banshee.Unix (1.4.0.0)
Banshee.GStreamer (1.4.0.0)
gconf-sharp (2.24.0.0)
Banshee.Gnome (1.4.0.0)
Banshee.NowPlaying (1.4.0.0)
System.Transactions (2.0.0.0)
NDesk.DBus.GLib (1.0.0.0)
Mono.Cairo (2.0.0.0)
System.Data (2.0.0.0)
Mono.Data.SqliteClient (2.0.0.0)
System.Xml (2.0.0.0)
gdk-sharp (2.12.0.0)
Mono.Addins (0.4.0.0)
atk-sharp (2.12.0.0)
Hyena.Gui (1.4.0.0)
Mono.Posix (2.0.0.0)
gtk-sharp (2.12.0.0)
Banshee.ThickClient (1.4.0.0)
Nereid (1.4.0.0)
NDesk.DBus.Proxies (0.0.0.0)
Banshee.Core (1.4.0.0)
System (2.0.0.0)
Hyena (1.4.0.0)
NDesk.DBus (1.0.0.0)
glib-sharp (2.12.0.0)
Banshee.Services (1.4.0.0)
Banshee (1.4.0.0)
mscorlib (2.0.0.0)

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