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Whenever I add a music folder to the library it gets added without too much artist / album art.
I have to go into the respective list and manually query the info. Any way to automate this? Or add a shortcut to main menu or thereabouts that on pressing will initiate the same?
I am not even sure whether it is a Kodi action or whether it is a RunAddon command, my skin (aeon nox) supports adding such custom commands. Please help.
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Assuming you are using a Kodi 18.x version (but the settings option has been around for a while) in settings / Media / Music is the option "fetch additional information during updates" and that also requires you to set your preferred scrapers (default provider for artist or album information). If you do have these set up need debug logging turned on and a debug log submitted that is taken while a music folder is being scanned into the library.
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The settings were exactly as you mention. And i could see the progress bar for both kodi and artwork beef. Thanks for looking into this.
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For the test, I hooked up a USB disk with a music folder (it contains random music in some folders and in some others it has songs in proper albums, I am not sure about the tags in the music) that was once previously added to the library. I removed that folder from the library. Then I cleaned the library. This removed all entries when I enter the Kodi music section.
After that I re added the same folder, at which point I think it asks, "Do a full scan even when tags are unchanged or something". Post which a scan started, followed by artwork beef.
This is the debug log I have pasted.
Do you suggest deleting Music db file?
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Installed afresh, did a scan with recommended settings and all is well. Appreciate the help 😊🙏