USB Drive as Music Source

[Crocodile73]

Can you add the ability to set an external drive as the source of your music. So basically the root of the drive. I have all my albums under M:. Musicpod just continues to look, but it doesn't actually access the drive. Also a sort order by name, year etc would be beneficial. This app so far is very good.

[Feichtmeier]

@Crocodile73 thanks for the issue!
This is clearly something that needs to be fixed.
I think this is just https://snapcraft.io/docs/removable-media-interface
but then you need to manually allow this until musicpod be allowed to auto connct to that interface
Is this correct @soumyaDghosh and/or @kenvandine ? (the snap experts :) )

[soumyaDghosh]

@Crocodile73 thanks for the issue!
This is clearly something that needs to be fixed.
I think this is just https://snapcraft.io/docs/removable-media-interface
but then you need to manually allow this until musicpod be allowed to auto connct to that interface
Is this correct @soumyaDghosh and/or @kenvandine ? (the snap experts :) )

Probably not, because you'll not be given a path from portals, not a raw path. It'll be needed, only for OSs that don't have portals preinstalled.

[kenvandine]

It's probably worth adding the plug, I don't think portals will solve this as it provides individual paths to files. I think there's discussion happening about allowing neighboring files but even if that's implemented it'll be quite a while before we can count on users having the appropriate version of portals.

[soumyaDghosh]

I don't think portals will solve this as it provides individual paths to files.

I think it's working, and giving path to the folder, atleast for latest portals. But, yes, that would be definitely needed for old users.

And the musics are also showing up.

[Crocodile73]

Is it not just the app has not the permissions to access the root of the drive. I tested once before by adding a folder first to an external drive and then the music and it displayed them OK. So it ended up being M:\MyMusic\ instead of just M:\

[Feichtmeier]

Ah I just saw that the snap already has removable-media plug
Try to turn this switch on and see if this helps

[Crocodile73]

Where do you access that page at?

[soumyaDghosh]

Where do you access that page at?

Are you on Windows? It seems so from your comments.

M: looks like the drive letters that are assigned often in Windows.

[Crocodile73]

Yes sorry my mistake, I should of supplied you with more information. Yes windows.

[soumyaDghosh]

Yes sorry my mistake, I should of supplied you with more information. Yes windows.

Yeah, then none of the above solutions will work for you.

[Feichtmeier]

oh..... okay I need to introduce the persmission plugin then
sorry ken/soumya for the noise

[Feichtmeier]

Hey I have managed to have a windows installation and a usb stick with music :)

I can not confirm this.
Proof that it works (here):

Aufzeichnung.2024-05-12.220802.mp4

[Crocodile73]

I will look at this again tomorrow, and let you know. I have a large library, and gave it plenty of time originally. But let's see. What is your usb drive formatted under fat32?

[Feichtmeier]

I will look at this again tomorrow, and let you know. I have a large library, and gave it plenty of time originally. But let's see. What is your usb drive formatted under fat32?

yes this one i formated for windows in fat32

[Crocodile73]

I'm thinking that maybe the issue for me. Checked my drive and its NTFS. Let's see if I can find another drive and format that in fat32 and try.

[Crocodile73]

I'll close this issue. As it works on a format of Fat32. If anyone stumbles across this in the future. Check or make sure it is Fat32 and not NTFS.