OneLibrary: filename maximum character length

Bug Reports
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  • Apple Mac Studio 2022 M1 Max
  • macOS Sequoia 15.7.1
  • djay 5.5
  • USB drive

When exporting audio files from macOS Djay Pro 5.5 to a usb drive (ExFAT or Mac OS extended format), the file name created in the usb drive has a maximum length of 45 characters.
It is not enough.

I have some files (different versions of the same track) that would have the same name because of this limitation.
In that case, only one file is imported to the usb drive.
So my playlists are not imported entirely and import function is not accurate.

Could you please tell me if this limitation is due to something I’m doing or if it is by design?
Is it possible to correct this issue?

See video file to reproduce the issue.

Thanks a lot,
Nicolas

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Hi @InherentVibes, welcome to the Community! Thanks for the details about your setup and the video. I’ve shared this with our engineering team for further comment. I’ll report back when I have news.

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Hi again @InherentVibes, our team has identified the issue and is working on a fix which should be included in an upcoming update (likely 5.5.1). Thanks!

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Hi @Slak_Jaw
Thanks a lot
Nicolas

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You’re welcome @InherentVibes

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Hi @InherentVibes, 5.5.1 was just released and should address this issue. Thanks!

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Hello @Slak_Jaw
Thanks for the good news with the 5.5.1 update.

I updated Djay Pro to 5.5.1 on my Mac Studio and test the correction on the file names issue.

It doesn’t work properly and I found another issue on the cover:

  • the file name is still not correct, and
  • the cover picture in Djay Pro from the source USB drive (OneLibrary) is not the right one but it is ok if I look in the Mac finder on the USB drive.

1) File name is not correct
Exemple:
File name on the USB drive is “Inherent Vibes - California Love (Inh-1y4qw”. It should be “Inherent Vibes - California Love (Inherent Vibes Edit)”

Screenshot file names
Screenshot file names1920Ă—854 109 KB

2) cover picture is not the right one in Djay Pro from the source usb drive

Djay Pro USB Library_ wrong cover picture
Djay Pro USB Library_ wrong cover picture1920Ă—818 131 KB

See video file to get more explanation on the issue.

Nicolas

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Thanks for the additional info and video @InherentVibes - this is very helpful. I’ve passed this onto engineering for further review.

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Hi again @InherentVibes, I spoke with engineering and the file name is expected to change if title + artist + album exceed a certain length. This is a limitation of the OneLibrary format. The artwork issue is also somewhat expected if there are multiple tracks with the same name. I hope that helps!

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Hi @Slak_Jaw
Thanks for your reply.

It’s a shame that AlphaTheta limits the length of the files to 45 characters in OneLibrary.
I’m sorry but how it’s even possible in 2025?
This needs to be corrected by AlphaThetha.
This limitation is a problem: how can djs rely on OneLibrary if the files are not copied accurately?

Regarding, the artwork issue: I noticed that the artwork of the files in OneLibrary’s usb drive are from tracks that I’ve been previously transferred.
This issue is not happening because the file name are the same because thanks to Djay 5.5.1 update, file names in OneLibrary’usb drive are now different even if they aren’t right.
I did not have this issue before Djay 5.5.1 update.
We need to have the same artwork in OneLibrary as in Algoriddim library.
Could you ask engineers to analyze again and fix the issue?

Nicolas

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Thanks for the additional feedback and information @InherentVibes. I’ll share this with engineering

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