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i have my music files in many different folders
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i have my music files in many different folders

Product
Scratch Live
Version
2.3.3
Hardware
Rane SL1
Computer
PC
OS
Platform
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sean uk 12:26 PM - 9 February, 2012
hello ... i have my music files scattered around my computer ,,,,,some on the desktop some on different drives etc ,,,, i would like to sort them onto one hard drive in some sort of tidy order ,but i have made crates on serato ....how can i organise my music on my computer and still have these crates active ? i understand that if i move my music from 1 folder to another serato wont find it ....is there a way to re scan my music somy crates still work .... sorry if i have not explained my self well enough .....if i have not please feel free to ask me for more information ...... thanks in advance Sean
sean uk 4:13 PM - 9 February, 2012
someone out there must have done this in the past ,...... please share your thoughts
Rane, Support
Shaun W 6:06 PM - 9 February, 2012
If you move your music around, simply follow the directions in this article to fix all your pink/file not found songs > serato.com < How-to: Use the Relocate Lost Files Feature
sean uk 6:23 PM - 9 February, 2012
thanks for this shaun ....im doing it now fingers crossed
Rane, Support
Shaun W 7:04 PM - 9 February, 2012
Cool :) Let me know if you need further assistance.
sean uk 7:08 PM - 9 February, 2012
i copied all my tracks to a new folder as the how to said and when i reloaded serato up to relocate lost files ....i have no crates or songs ???? oops
sean uk 7:11 PM - 9 February, 2012
i have my serato back up files with the crates in on my desktop ...is there a way to put them into serato?
sean uk 7:12 PM - 9 February, 2012
ok im going out for a few hours ill have another go when i return
Rane, Support
Shaun W 8:15 PM - 9 February, 2012
Make sure to not move your _Serato_ folders. They need to remain exactly where they are for SSL to read your library.

The Internal HD: Your _Serato_ folder must be in your My Music folder

The External HD: Your _Serato_ folder must remain at the root of your drive (i.e. not inside another folder).
sean uk 10:20 PM - 9 February, 2012
hey thanks shaun !!!!!! i copied my serato back up folders to my music folder and all is goood :)

im now relocating my lost files thanks a million ..... this has made my serato life a happy place ,,,,,
Rane, Support
Shaun W 10:28 PM - 9 February, 2012
Yay! A happy place is the best place to be :)
sean uk 10:47 PM - 9 February, 2012
its just finished ....worked like a dream thanks for that ...... you a star !!!!!
Rane, Support
Shaun W 10:51 PM - 9 February, 2012
Awesome! Glad to hear :)
sean uk 12:40 AM - 10 February, 2012
i have 1 more question :) now that i have all my songs on my external drive ....when i take this to a gig will my crates show up on there system ..... or do i need to copy a file to this drive ?????
Rane, Support
Shaun W 12:51 AM - 10 February, 2012
As long as you followed the instructions here > Moving Your Library and Crates to a New Computer or Hard Drive > serato.com < or achieved the same results in a different way, you'll be cool :)
sean uk 1:10 AM - 10 February, 2012
thats fantastic news ......thanks again for your help