Re: Use folder only for playlists not for library?

Thinking on this some more, I think you can do what you want using
Library Views. The Library Views feature lets you create virtual
libraries that are subsets of your main library. There are several
discussions of how to create a library view in these forums. One of them
begins with this post: 

https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?111797-separate-libraries&p=967386&viewfull=1#post967386

You would need to add the mp3/ folder to your library (remember, you can
define more than one folder for the library), and you do want it to be
scanned. After a rescan, do an Advanced Search for the path to the
music/ folder. Save the results of the advanced search as a library
view. You might call it "Albums". Then use that new library view. (This
is something else that needs to selected from the Advanced Browse Modes
menu in settings for each player.)

As long as you use the Albums library view, you shouldn't see any of the
individual mp3 files when browsing the library. But if those tracks are
listed in playlists in your playlists folder, i THINK you should be able
to play those playlists, even if the tracks are not in the current
library view. I'm not certain about that. I tried a simple test and it
seemed to work, but I can't guarantee it, so you'll have to do some
testing, too.

Good luck!



Usually running latest beta LMS nightly on Raspberry Pi OS with virtual
players (Squeezelite and Airplay bridge). Occasionally using SB Radio,
Boom or Classic.
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