Blu OS still showing deleted external playlists -

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Simon Walshe

• June 04, 2023 10:01

This is an annoyance more than anything.  When I delete an externally created playlist from my drive (m3u) and use Settings > Music Library > Reindex Music Collection - the file does not disappear from the BlueOS application and is still there and fully functional even though it is no longer on the HDD (NAS in my case).  

If however I rebuild the index using Help > Diagnostics > Rebuild Index the playlist disappears but of course this takes much longer and it’s not something I would want to do on a regular basis.

Win 11 PC - using the latest ver of Blu OS 

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  Simon Walshe

  • October 22, 2023 17:08

  My mistake - it was a different issue that I resolved through Android.

  Complete re-build of index is needed.

  Apologies 🤔
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  Reagan

  • October 21, 2023 20:24

  I'm facing the same issue and would appreciate a response to this as well.

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  Simon Walshe

  • October 22, 2023 07:34

  Hi - I sorted this out myself.

  Delete the playlist via the Android App and not the Windows App.

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  Reagan

  • October 22, 2023 12:57

  Hi Simon

  Thanks for your message. Could you please provide a few more details about how you do this using the Android app?

  Using the latest version of the Android app, when I touch the three dots beside a playlist, the only options I am presented with are Play now, Shuffle, and Favourite. The delete playlist option is not present.

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  Bjørn Ulvik

  Hi-Res

  • October 22, 2023 13:25

  First post is correct

  BluOS can only read from a source, so imported playlists can only be deleted at the source, and a full rebuild of the index is needed.
  
  Standard "reindex" will only add/remove existing files, but will not pick up any changes to playlist(s) or artwork. Any added playlist(s) will be indexed.

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  Reagan

  • October 28, 2023 22:05
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  @Bjorn - Thanks for clarifying that deleting a playlist does require a rebuild of the index. My question is more on the lines of why does something as trivial as deleting a playlist require a full rebuild of the index? Rebuilding the index is time consuming for large collections like mine and takes a toll on the hard disk. Deleting a playlist (the need for which can arise rather frequently) should ideally be accomplished as easily as deleting a song, by a simple standard reindex.

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