The inability to sync across devices is a massive flaw for a proffesional app.
Please no more workaround suggestions that don’t work properly.
Please algoriddim, let us sync across devices.
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I have oodles of playlists in Djay Pro that are linking to beatport and tidal tracks. I just got a new laptop and want to sync them to my new device. How do I do it please? Is this integrated yet?
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Hi @Terran_Orletsky, are you on macOS or Windows? All of your My Collection playlists are stored in the djay Media Library database file. You simply need to copy this file from your old laptop to your new one.
Trying to find a system for working with two setups, both MacOS.
Except for username for the home folder, my files are all in the same file structure on both macs.
Any known problems with copying the “djay Media Library” file from Monterey to Sonoma, every time you have made changes to a playlist?
Overwrite or delete the old file before copying to the destination disk?
For BPM data it seems there is a single file created pr. track?
Can I copy just the single file,
(ex: ff22e16657a1670839f195f6ea1b00e2.djayMetadata)
based on date crated ?
Will this mess up for other metadata?
It worked very well for the initial setup of the new mac.
Now trying to minimize problems for how to do this a bit at a time . . .
(a rigorous backup schedule seems reasonable until i know how it plays out . . .)
How do you perform step 1? 1. Transfer the djay media library database file to the other device.
Hi @Eddybobby, simply copy and paste from one device to the other. Please make sure you backup the djaymedialibrary database file before you overwrite it with another one. The file location depends on the devices you are using:
- macOS: https://help.algoriddim.com/hc/en-us/articles/360014912211-Where-does-djay-Pro-store-playlists-cue-points-and-other-data-on-my-Mac
- iOS: open the Files App on your iOS device and navigate to On My iPad>djay>User Data.
- Windows: https://help.algoriddim.com/hc/en-us/articles/360014912131-Where-does-djay-Pro-store-cue-points-and-other-metadata
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Hi @spiro, I’m double checking on this with the engineering team, but I don’t think there should be an issue between Monterey and Sonoma. I usually just overwrite the old file with the new one. Either way, I highly recommend that you make regular backups of your djaymedialibrary database(s) to an external drive or cloud drive so you can always revert back if something happens.
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Hi @spiro, here’s the response from engineering:
Yes, this should work. The only problem we see is the references the database holds to any local files. These references will most likely be invalidated when transferring to a new system. If the user can have exactly the same path to their home directory and they store all their local music in the ~/Music folder in their home directory then it might be ok. This is because of the macOS sandbox restrictions, and we only have default access to the ~/Music location, for any other file location the user has to manually grant djay access to the files.
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Sounds great!
Luckily the path was ~/Music/ . . . from the start, so i sidestepped reconnecting problem.
Lets hope that continues . . .
This is how it works ?
Yes, that should work. You can just copy the whole Metadata folder. However that data is also automatically re-created when re-analyzing songs, so you can also decide to not copy it.
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I have successfully copied the whole folder, but expecting to have to add more later.
One setup for preparation like BPM adjusting and playlist, and one for recording and mixing!
Thanks for looking into the file handling details!
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Being able to sync playlists from the My Collection between MacOS and iOS is SUCH a highly needed basic feature. Actually I could not believe that it doesn’t work yet. This needs to be a development priority guys. Love the App, but this is essential.
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Agreed! iPad is perfect for the live situation, but playlist management is so much easier on desktop…
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Exactly, this is the workflow we all want.
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With 5.2 release, how is this not a massive issue now? Organization on one device to use another for performance is table stakes in other apps. I, like others here, was so surprised this does not work out of the box. Any idea if this is even planned?
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Any updates about this topic? Yesterday I made my first gig using Jay pro with my TT and Mac, but I had no imported playlists. Was a pain but the software was fine. This feature is a must, because I work with 2 computers and a can prepare everything on my iMac, and then port my MacBook to play in a easy way.
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Just adding my voice to the management of files and collections across devices debate. Is the ‘solution’ now to subscribe to Apple Music? Because if so, wow…
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I couldn’t believe this feature doesn’t exist, strongly supporting this feature!!!
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Apple Music won’t help either, because you cannot manage (i.e. re-order or delete tracks) Apple music playlists in djay Pro. You can do that in Tidal, but then you can’t use other streaming services or local tracks.
