How do I get WMP to rescan my media?


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I used to be able to do it in WMP properties but the option is no longer there. I want it to pick up tag changes as quickly as I fix them but it doesn't. Rescanning would fix the issue but I don't have the option to do so.

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I used to be able to do it in WMP properties but the option is no longer there. I want it to pick up tag changes as quickly as I fix them but it doesn't. Rescanning would fix the issue but I don't have the option to do so.

I also could'nt find an easy way to do this. But I did manage a quick workaround.

I removed my music folder from the library and then readded it so WMP would rescan.

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If you are in Vista, Go into \Users\<Your Username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Media Player and delete all the files. That will delete your media library, and the player will re-scan next time you launch it. You may first need to go into services.msc and stop the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service before you delete the database files.

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Mine usually updates everytime i open WMP. So usually when i edit tags in another program i just close and open WMP to see the changes take effect.

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Looks like opening / closing kicks in the scanning. Thanks!

Anytime. I would like to see it live update like the zune software hopefully in RTM.

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You can also use "Alt" to bring up the menu then "T" or click "Tools" | "Apply Media Information Changes" then close the dialog with "X" not "Cancel" and it'll run in the background.

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