Playlists getting deleted

George <[email protected]> Fri, 3 Jul 2026 21:48:19 +0200
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Hi there,

Sometimes (I'm not quite sure when exactly) I open Emacs to find all of my
Emms playlists have disappeared...
I assume the playlist buffers must've been killed before Emacs was killed.

I've mapped "C-x k" to 'bury-buffer' so I don't accidently delete a
playlist when killing its buffer.

Do you have an idea why this might be happening?

Here's my config:

(use-package emms
  :ensure t
  :init
  (emms-all)
  (add-hook 'emms-metaplaylist-mode-hook #'hl-line-mode)
  :hook
  (after-init . emms-history-load)
  :bind
  ("<f7>" . emms-playlist-mode-go)
  ("C-c e b" . emms-browser)
  ("<f6>" . emms-metaplaylist-mode-go)

  (:map emms-playlist-mode-map
        ("C-x k" . bury-buffer)
("DEL" . emms-metaplaylist-mode-go)
("M-<up>" . emms-playlist-mode-shift-track-up)
("M-<down>" . emms-playlist-mode-shift-track-down))

  :config
  (require 'emms-history)
  (emms-mode-line-mode -1)

  (setq emms-player-list '(emms-player-mpv)
        emms-info-functions '(emms-info-native))
  (setq-default emms-single-track t)

  (setq-default

   emms-source-playlist-default-format 'm3u
   emms-player-mpv-parameters '("--quiet" "--really-quiet"
"--no-audio-display" "--force-window=no"  "--fullscreen"
;"--config-dir=~/.emacs.d/"
"--save-position-on-quit")))

Thanks for your help!
George

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi there,</div><div><br></div><div>Sometimes (I&#39;m=
 not quite sure when exactly) I open Emacs to find all of my Emms playlists=
 have disappeared...</div><div>I assume the playlist buffers must&#39;ve be=
en killed before Emacs was=C2=A0killed.</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;ve m=
apped &quot;C-x k&quot; to &#39;bury-buffer&#39; so I don&#39;t accidently =
delete a playlist when killing its buffer.</div><div><br></div><div>Do you =
have an idea why this might be happening?<br><br></div><div>Here&#39;s my c=
onfig:</div><div><br></div><div>(use-package emms<br>=C2=A0 :ensure t<br>=
=C2=A0 :init<br>=C2=A0 (emms-all)<br>=C2=A0 (add-hook &#39;emms-metaplaylis=
t-mode-hook #&#39;hl-line-mode)<br>=C2=A0 :hook<br>=C2=A0 (after-init . emm=
s-history-load)<br>=C2=A0 :bind =C2=A0<br>=C2=A0 (&quot;&lt;f7&gt;&quot; . =
emms-playlist-mode-go)<br>=C2=A0 (&quot;C-c e b&quot; . emms-browser)<br>=
=C2=A0 (&quot;&lt;f6&gt;&quot; . emms-metaplaylist-mode-go)<br>=C2=A0 <br>=
=C2=A0 (:map emms-playlist-mode-map<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (&quot;C=
-x k&quot; . bury-buffer)<br>	(&quot;DEL&quot; . emms-metaplaylist-mode-go)=
<br>	(&quot;M-&lt;up&gt;&quot; . emms-playlist-mode-shift-track-up)<br>	(&q=
uot;M-&lt;down&gt;&quot; . emms-playlist-mode-shift-track-down))<br><br>=C2=
=A0 :config<br>=C2=A0 (require &#39;emms-history)<br>=C2=A0 (emms-mode-line=
-mode -1)<br><br>=C2=A0 (setq emms-player-list &#39;(emms-player-mpv)<br>=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 emms-info-functions &#39;(emms-info-native))<br=
>=C2=A0 (setq-default emms-single-track t)<br><br>=C2=A0 (setq-default<br><=
br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0emms-source-playlist-default-format &#39;m3u<br>=C2=A0 =C2=
=A0emms-player-mpv-parameters &#39;(&quot;--quiet&quot; &quot;--really-quie=
t&quot; &quot;--no-audio-display&quot; &quot;--force-window=3Dno&quot; =C2=
=A0&quot;--fullscreen&quot; ;&quot;--config-dir=3D~/.emacs.d/&quot;<br>&quo=
t;--save-position-on-quit&quot;)))</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for your=
 help!</div><div>George=C2=A0</div>
</div>

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