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Options - General tab

Run on Windows startup

If you want to start the Mezzmo application when you start your computer, then select this checkbox.

Tip: This does not run your Mezzmo server at Windows startup. Go to the Media Server Settings dialog to do this.

Tip: The Mezzmo (Windows) application does not need to be running to stream files to your devices. It is only used to manage your Mezzmo library of files and start / stop your Mezzmo server. Mezzmo server is a separate application that streams your files to your web browsers and devices.

System tray icon

If you wish to have a System tray icon displayed when Mezzmo is running, select this checkbox. When the System tray icon is displayed, you can right click on it to access common operations.

Minimize on startup

This checkbox will automatically minimize the Mezzmo (Windows) application whenever it is started.

Check for updates

This checkbox will check for any updates to make sure you are running the latest version of Mezzmo.

Mezzmo database location

Click the browse button to select another folder to store your Mezzmo database files. This can be used when your hard disk is becoming full and you need to re-locate your Mezzmo database to another drive.

Tip: To move your transcoded files, use the Transcoding Settings dialog.

Backup Mezzmo Database

Click this button to make a backup of your current Mezzmo library. Mezzmo will copy all the Mezzmo database files and artwork files to the new backup location. This can be useful for keeping copies of your Mezzmo library for safe-keeping, or before upgrading your version of Mezzmo.

Note: Mezzmo backs up your Mezzmo database files and artwork files. Your transcoded files are not backed up.

Restore Mezzmo Database

Click this button to restore a previous backup of your current Mezzmo library.

Important: Your current Mezzmo library will be overwritten and cannot be recovered!

Reset Mezzmo Database

Click this button to reset back to an empty Mezzmo library with the default set of playlists. All files, folders, playlist, artwork and metadata will be removed from your current Mezzmo library. This can be useful if you wish to start your Mezzmo library again after re-organizing your media files.

Important: Your current Mezzmo library will be overwritten and cannot be recovered!

Display Titles

Click this button to edit the display titles for your files. Display titles let you set the title format for the various types of files (such as video, music, photos, movies, TV shows and home movies) when they are displayed in Mezzmo and on your devices. Setting display titles here will set the titles for all files, playlists and folders in your Mezzmo library. To set the display titles for a specific playlist or folder, right-click on the playlist or folder in the tree in Mezzmo and click Properties to access the Properties dialog.

Restore Window Layout

By clicking this button, the window layout for Mezzmo will be returned to the default layout as it was the first time you ran Mezzmo.

Only list files at the lowest level for active playlists

When this option is turned on, Mezzmo will only display files that match the keywords at the lowest level of an active playlist. When this option is turned off, Mezzmo collects all the media files for a particular level in the active playlist and displays those files that match that keyword for that active playlist level.

Default Settings

By clicking this button, the default values will be applied to this set of options.