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Use the Media Library tab to set options to add purchased music to Media Library automatically, permanently delete digital media files from your computer, and specify whether media information is updated and downloaded.
The following options are listed on the Media Library tab:
Click to specify which folders you want the Player to monitor for changes to digital media files. Changes include files being added, deleted, moved, or renamed. The changes to the digital media files in the monitored folders are reflected in Media Library immediately.
Note that this feature is only available on select versions of Windows and on drives formatted with NTFS. For more information, see Special features.
Provides a space for you to type a minimum size for audio files added to Media Library. Audio files that are smaller than the limit you specify are not added to Media Library.
Provides a space for you to type a minimum size for video files added to Media Library. Video files that are smaller than the limit you specify are not added to Media Library.
Specifies whether you want to automatically add licensed audio files that you download from the Internet to Media Library. The default setting is to add these files to Media Library, which keeps you from having to add them to Media Library later.
Note that subscription services may add music to Media Library even if this check box is not selected.
Specifies that any file you delete from your Media Library is also deleted from your computer.
Specifies that the Player automatically obtain and update missing media information for music files that are added to or are in Media Library, if the information is available. By default, the music files in your My Music folder are added to Media Library.
The Player attempts to update any missing media information in your music files by sending data about the files to a database operated by WindowsMedia.com if this check box is selected and you perform any of the following actions:
Use Media Library for the first time after updating the Player
Add files to Media Library by searching your computer
Add files to monitored folders, such as My Music
For example, if you have music files that contain the artist name but not the album name, the Player adds the album name to the file after retrieving the information from the database.
The Player also adds album art to files and music folders in your My Music folder.
Note that by default, only missing media information, such as album or artist name, is added to your music files. You can choose to overwrite existing media information by clicking the Overwrite existing information option on the Media Library tab.
When you display the Info Center View pane, the Player retrieves related media information but does not update the information in your files.
Note that the media information that is retrieved may not be in your local language.
Specifies that the Player only add missing media information from the Internet for music files copied by using the Player, if the information is available.
Specifies that the Player replace and update media information from the Internet for all music files copied by using the Player, if the information is available.
Specifies whether media information for other types of music files obtained from the Internet or from someone else is added to the files automatically, if the information is available.
Note that this feature is only available on select versions of Windows. For more information, see Special features.
Specifies whether music files in your My Music folder are automatically renamed and rearranged when updated media information is obtained for the files. The music files are automatically reorganized in Media Library based on the updated media information.