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[InternalMediaLib] Continuously Rescanning Folders
Posted: 06 Mar 2014 15:24
by sun7radio
Hello,
I've deactivated "Auto Watch" on all my folders because at some point some of the last folders I added started to be continuously "rescanned" and CPU charge going up to 100%.
Is there a known issue with the "Auto Watch" feature ? (Windows7).
Cheers,
Guy.
Re: [InternalMediaLib] Continuously Rescanning Folders
Posted: 06 Mar 2014 15:48
by radio42
The 'AutoWatch' feature uses a build-in Windows OS feature to monitor the state of a folder.
This uses various internal OS resources.
The only 'known' issue with this is, that it should not be extensively used with 'many' folders.
Since this might take up too many resources from your OS.
Unfortunately Microsoft doesn't say what 'many' means - so I guess this really depends on your PC and speed of your IO-sub-system!
Once you detect, that it uses too many resources you know, that this was too much.
Re: [InternalMediaLib] Continuously Rescanning Folders
Posted: 06 Mar 2014 20:16
by sun7radio
Right, indeed.
Well, manually reloading/rescanning folders is perfectly manageable after all : ).
Cheers,
Guy.
Re: [InternalMediaLib] Continuously Rescanning Folders
Posted: 06 Mar 2014 21:27
by radio42
Note that you can also automatically reload/rescan them:
a) by using the 'Library Automation Option' - see general settings, section 'Folders/Libraries'
b) by using one of the related control-commands, e.g. MAIN_RELOAD_LIBRARY or MAIN_RESCAN_LIBRARY
Re: [InternalMediaLib] Continuously Rescanning Folders
Posted: 07 Mar 2014 11:35
by sun7radio
I see, thanks for the tips.
This will be helpful, yes.
Cheers,
Guy.