Re: [Banshee-List] does Banshee modify MP3 files?

[Bertrand Lorentz <bertrand lorentz gmail com>]

Hello,

Play count can be stored in each file, like other metadata (title, artists, etc.). But by default Banshee does not modify your music files and keeps this information in its own database.

You can review and change the options related to this in Edit > Preferences, in the "General" tab, under "Files policies".

Are you sure your issue is caused by Banshee ? Some file systems, depending on their parameters, can store the access time as file metadata, so reading a file modifies something.

Cheers,

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On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 6:00 PM, Derek Tombrello <rebeltaz robotsandcomputers com> wrote:

That was what I was curious about... so Play Count is stored within each file? Why would Banshee not use a central location for that rather than update the file itself? OK, so I guess I need to turn that off... Thank you!

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On Thu, 2015-05-14 at 07:11 -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:

On Wed, 2015-05-13 at 20:22 -0700, rebeltaz wrote:
> I ask because every time I run a back up on my media drive, it 
> insists on
> re-backing up the MP3 file, as if they have changed since the last 
> backup.
> Also, when I tell Banshee to sort by Last Added, almost every thing 
> is set
> to April 20th 2015... and that just is not right. If Banshee does 
> modify
> files, why and how can I stop it - other than write protecting the 
> files
> themselves? Thanks. 

Depends on what options you have checked; but, yes, Banshee can modify
the MP3s.  For example it may be updating play count, etc...

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