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| One major benefit of using folders is that there is no maintenance required. Mezzmo dynamically reads the contents of the folders on your computer and makes sure that the files are kept-up-date. | One major benefit of using folders is that there is no maintenance required. Mezzmo dynamically reads the contents of the folders on your computer and makes sure that the files are kept-up-date. | ||
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| + | {{:folderproperties.png?nolink|Folder Properties dialog}} | ||
| Example: Imagine you have your collection of photos in the following folder structure on your computer: | Example: Imagine you have your collection of photos in the following folder structure on your computer: | ||
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| If you add a folder into Mezzmo and enter 'C:\Photos' as the folder path, then Mezzmo will list all sub-folders and files under this folder path. You do not need to spend time to re-create all the sub-folders in Mezzmo. Also, any new folders or files that are added to your hard disk at a later date would be dynamically listed for you in Mezzmo. | If you add a folder into Mezzmo and enter 'C:\Photos' as the folder path, then Mezzmo will list all sub-folders and files under this folder path. You do not need to spend time to re-create all the sub-folders in Mezzmo. Also, any new folders or files that are added to your hard disk at a later date would be dynamically listed for you in Mezzmo. | ||
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| ==== Location ==== | ==== Location ==== | ||
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| ==== Display Titles ==== | ==== Display Titles ==== | ||
| - | Click this button to edit the display titles for this folder. Display titles let you set format for the titles of your files when they are displayed in Mezzmo and on your devices. You can set the display titles for all playlists and folders in the Options dialog (General page). | + | Click this button to edit the display titles for this folder. Display titles let you set the format for the titles of your files when they are displayed in Mezzmo and on your devices. You can set the display titles for all playlists and folders in the [[options_general|]]. |
| ==== Change Artwork ==== | ==== Change Artwork ==== | ||
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| Enter the full path of the folder you wish to add. Use the **Browse** icon to locate your folder on your computer. | Enter the full path of the folder you wish to add. Use the **Browse** icon to locate your folder on your computer. | ||
| - | ==== '+' Button ==== | + | {{ :mezzmoprobuttonsmall.png?nolink|Mezzmo Pro Feature}} |
| + | ==== '+' Button ==== | ||
| Click this button to add another folder. This lets you merge multiple folders into one. For example, you may have multiple NAS drives with your videos or music organized across them. Adding them together as a merged folder lets you browse them in Mezzmo and on your devices in a unified way. | Click this button to add another folder. This lets you merge multiple folders into one. For example, you may have multiple NAS drives with your videos or music organized across them. Adding them together as a merged folder lets you browse them in Mezzmo and on your devices in a unified way. | ||
| + | {{ :mezzmoprobuttonsmall.png?nolink|Mezzmo Pro Feature}} | ||
| ==== '-' Button ==== | ==== '-' Button ==== | ||
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| By clicking the **Presets** button, you have a fast way to filter for all types of media files, or just music | By clicking the **Presets** button, you have a fast way to filter for all types of media files, or just music | ||
| files, or just video files or just photo files. | files, or just video files or just photo files. | ||
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| + | {{ :mezzmoprobuttonsmall.png?nolink|Mezzmo Pro Feature}} | ||
| + | ==== Check folder for new files every ==== | ||
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| + | Click this checkbox to get Mezzmo to check the folder for any new changes. You can select the refresh interval using the Refresh interval edit box and combo box. Mezzmo will check the folder at the specified interval and detect any new or deleted files and sub-folders from the folder. Newly detected files will be automatically added into your Mezzmo library with full metadata and artwork. | ||
| ==== Sort by ==== | ==== Sort by ==== | ||