Adding Tracks to the Library

In order to most effectively manage audio Tracks with MediaMonkey, they must first be added to the Library. The first time you run MediaMonkey, you'll be prompted to do this automatically. Subsequently, you can initiate this process manually:

• To (re)scan your entire drive, simply click File > Add/Rescan Tracks to the Library on the main menu, or press <Insert>
• To add or rescan a selected folder, Drive, or Network Location, select a folder in the My Computer or Location nodes, then right-click and select Add/Rescan Tracks to the Library or press <Insert> . Alternatively, you can manually enter paths in the 'Selected Folders' box, though each path must be enclosed in quotes.

A dialog will appear, allowing you to choose what types of audio files to scan for, and to modify which folders to scan. In addition it allows you to set several Advanced configuration options . Once you press 'Ok', MediaMonkey will scan the selected locations for the types of files that you chose, and:

• Add any music files and associated Album Art that is found to the Library.
• Catalog the contents of any CDs that are found to the Library. CDs that have been added to the Library will appear in the Locations  node of the Library. If any CD album is selected, the Tracks on the album will appear greyed out if they're inaccessible, and in black if the CD is inserted. 
• Add any .m3u playlists that are found to the Library, along with any of the Tracks contained within the playlists (if they can be found).
• Update the properties of any Tracks that are scanned, if this has been configured in Library cofiguration options.
• Give you the option of importing missing ratings, play count, and last played data associated with the tracks from a Windows Media Player, iTunes or Winamp database, if one resides on your computer. 

Note: If you wish to interrupt this process at any time, simply right-click on the status bar near the bottom of the screen, and click Terminate. If you wish to reduce the amount of CPU cycles used during the process, you may similarly right-click on the status bar, select Change Priority, and choose a lower priority level.