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 ====== Keeping your Mezzmo library up-to-date ====== ====== Keeping your Mezzmo library up-to-date ======
  
-Mezzmo has several ways to keep your files automatically up-to-date ​or to manually update it.+Mezzmo has several ways to keep your files automatically up-to-date.
  
 ===== Refreshing your folders automatically ===== ===== Refreshing your folders automatically =====
  
-When you add one of your folders into your Mezzmo library using **Add To Library -> Add Folder**, Mezzmo makes a 1:1 representation of the folder, its sub-folders and files.  ​+When you add one of your folders into your Mezzmo library using **Add To Library -> Add Folder**, Mezzmo makes a 1:1 representation of the folder, its sub-folders and files.  ​You can customize how the folder works in your Mezzmo library via the **Folder Properties dialog**.
  
-One of the settings in the **Folder Properties dialog** is the **Check for new files every** checkbox and value. ​ This setting ​let you tell Mezzmo to scan folder (and its sub-folders) at regular intervals ​for new files.+One of the settings in the **Folder Properties dialog** is the **Check for new files every** checkbox and value. ​ This setting ​lets you tell Mezzmo to scan the folder (and its sub-folders) at regular intervals ​to find any new files and sub-folders.
  
 {{:​folderproperties.png?​nolink|Folder Properties dialog - Refresh Interval}} {{:​folderproperties.png?​nolink|Folder Properties dialog - Refresh Interval}}
  
-In the above, Mezzmo will scan though the folder(s) every 7 days.  ​You can change this interval to minutes, hours or days.+In the above screenshot, Mezzmo will scan though the specified ​folder(s) ​on the NAS drives ​every 7 days.  ​If you wish, you can change this refresh ​interval to minutes, hours or days.
  
-Mezzmo Windows or Mezzmo server will scan your folder on disk and check for new files at your preferred interval. ​ When it finds new files, they will be added into your Mezzmo library with full text metadata and artwork. ​ Your active playlists and smart playlists are also updated at the same time.  So, your Mezzmo library is ready for streaming all your files when you want it to.+Mezzmo Windows ​(or Mezzmo serverwill scan your folder on disk and check for new files at your preferred ​refresh ​interval. ​ When it finds new files, they will be added into your Mezzmo library with full text metadata and artwork. ​ Your active playlists and smart playlists are also updated at the same time.  So, your Mezzmo library is ready for streaming all your files when you want it to.
  
-**Tip:** After defining a refresh interval for your folders, you can exit Mezzmo Windows if do not wish to have it running all the time and simply let Mezzmo server look after the scanning of folders at your refresh intervals.+**Tip:** After defining a refresh interval for your folders, you can exit Mezzmo Windows ​application ​if do not wish to have it running all the time and simply let Mezzmo server look after the scanning of folders at your refresh intervals.
  
 ===== Maintaining your Mezzmo library ===== ===== Maintaining your Mezzmo library =====
  
 +The Maintain Library dialog is used for scanning your Mezzmo library and updating various aspects of it.  You can select the types of files and what attributes to update. ​ It can also be used to scan your folders for new files.
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 +**Tip:** For adding new files into your Mezzmo library, we recommend using the Refresh Interval in the Folder Properties dialog.
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 +{{:​maintainyourmezzmolibrary.png?​nolink|Maintain Library - Daily Schedule}}
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 +In the above screenshot, maintenance will be run at 2:00AM every night and maintenance will only be done on new files or files with missing (empty) attributes.
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 +**Note:** Maintain Library with a schedule set requires that Mezzmo Windows application is running for maintenance to kick off at the prescribed time each day.