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--- adding_folders [2016/06/20 05:54]
admin [Adding a folder]
+++ adding_folders [2016/12/18 00:03] (current)
admin [Ignoring sub-folders]
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 ===== Keeping your folders up-to-date =====
-The best way to keep your folders up-to-date is to use the **Refresh Interval** for folders.
+The best way to keep your folders up-to-date is to use the **Refresh Interval** for folders. This automatically keeps your files and folders up-to-date.
   - Right-click on a folder and click **Properties**.
-  - On the **Folder Properties** dialog, select the **Check for new files every** checkbox and enter the refresh interval you prefer.
+  - On the **Folder Properties** dialog, select the **Check for new files every** checkbox and enter the refresh interval you prefer.  For example, you may want to check for new files every 30 minutes, or every 6 hours, or every 5 days.
   - Click **OK** to save your changes.
   - Mezzmo Windows app or Mezzmo server will scan the folder on disk at the interval you have specified and add any new files that it finds into your Mezzmo library.  Newly added files be ready for streaming, complete with text metadata and artwork.
+===== Ignoring sub-folders =====
+If you have sub-folders that you do not want Mezzmo to include, then simply place a **_ignore.mezzmo** file into the sub-folder.  Mezzmo will not list this folder and will not add files from this folder into your Mezzmo library.
+**Example:** You may want to add your NAS top level folder into your Mezzmo library, but you do not want the Documents and Programs folders added into your Mezzmo library.
+  \\NAS001
+      \Videos
+      \Photos
+      \Music
+      \Documents
+          _ignore.mezzmo
+      \Programs
+          _ignore.mezzmo