File Monitor Configuration

From the main menu, click Tools > Options > Library > File Monitor.

The File Monitor sets the Library to update its contents automatically for Tracks or Podcasts contained within or moved into the specified folder(s). To use this feature:

  1. Click Add Folder, and choose a folder
  2. Specify whether subfolder should also be monitored (generally they should)
  3. Specify whether the chosen folder should be monitored at Startup. If a folder is monitored at startup, then any changes that occured in the Folder while MediaMonkey wasn't running will be detected at startup. If the folder is not monitored at startup, then the only changes that will be detected are those that occur while MediaMonkey is running. Generally, folders should be scanned at startup, however, this slows down the application slightly, which is why some might prefer they not be scanned.
  4. Select 'Remove Unavailable Tracks' if you wish the library to be pruned of any Tracks that have been moved or deleted from a monitored folder. This is extremely useful, but keep in mind that if you move Tracks to a folder that isn't monitored, then the Tracks would be removed from the Library entirely.


See: Automatically Updating the Library