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--- scan_drive_folder_for_media_files [2016/06/15 07:07]
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+++ scan_drive_folder_for_media_files [2016/06/15 07:22] (current)
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  Drive/Folder For Media Files** menu item.
-This dialog lets you scan your computer's drives or folders for media files that you wish to add into your Mezzmo library. For example, if you wish to add all your MP3 files on your C: drive, then you would enter the following into this dialog:
+This dialog lets you scan your computer's drives or folders for media files that you wish to add into your Mezzmo library.
+**Example:** If you wish to add all your MP3 files on your C: drive, then you would enter the following into this dialog:
   Folder: C:\
   [+] Include sub-folders
   File filter: *.mp3;
+{{:scanfolder.png?nolink|Scan Drive/Folder For Media Files dialog}}
+===== Difference between adding a folder and scanning a folder in Mezzmo =====
+Use **Insert -> Add Folder menu item** when you wish to add a folder and have a direct 1:1 representation of the folder in your Mezzmo library.  It is dynamically updated whenever new files are found in the folder.
+Use **Insert -> Scan Drive/Folder For Media Files** menu item when you wish to find all your media files in a folder and add them into your Mezzmo library. There is no 1:1 folder representation in your Mezzmo library.  This is a once-off operation and Mezzmo does re-scan the folder.
 ==== Folder ====
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 By clicking this checkbox, playlists will be created for any sub-folders where files that were found and added into your Mezzmo library were located in sub-folders of the scanned folder.
-For example, if you scanned the folder 'C:\Photos' and Mezzmo found some files in the sub-folder 'C:\Photos\Holiday\Spain', then two sub-playlists - 'Holiday' and 'Spain' would be created and the media files would be added into these playlists.
+**Example:** If you scanned the folder 'C:\Photos' and Mezzmo found some files in the sub-folder 'C:\Photos\Holiday\Spain', then two sub-playlists - 'Holiday' and 'Spain' - would be created and the media files would be added into these playlists.