mimoid Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 (edited) Hello,I just recently replaced my computer and ran the SonicStage Backup tool to restore my library to the new computer. The restoration went without glitches. However I just discovered that a bunch of my tracks are gone. They are still visible in my library in SonicStage, but they can no longer be played or transferred to my Network Walkman (SonicStage reports that the files are missing). I can open up the storage directory in Windows, and indeed, the corresponding (physical) OMA-files are missing. All my albums have been ripped from my original CD's. I have never downloaded anything from Sonys Connect site, so none of the tracks are DRM'ed. The strange thing is that in some of my albums, a few of the tracks are still there, while the rest are gone. They were ripped from the CD at the same time, so I have no idea why some of them remain and some not.I completely removed the storage library and performed a new restoration, but the very same tracks ended up missing again. I suppose it was the backup operation that failed and left me with an incomplete backup. This definitely makes me worried about the reliability of the Backup Tool. Anybody ever encountered anything like this?(BTW I am using SonicStage 4.3 and Windows Vista 32-bit Ultimate Edition)Tom Edited March 27, 2007 by mimoid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 This may be due to non-English symbols used in filenames. The files may still be available, but SonicStage renamed them according to song names. Try searching and renaming the files from Windows Explorer, and then re-import them to SonicStage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimoid Posted March 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 This may be due to non-English symbols used in filenames. The files may still be available, but SonicStage renamed them according to song names. Try searching and renaming the files from Windows Explorer, and then re-import them to SonicStage.Thank you for replying. No, unfortunately it didn't work. The missing tracks had completely normal names. The corresponding OMA-files are indeed missing from the music storage folder to where I had tried to restore them from my backup. I have no other explanation that the backup operation resultet in an incomplete structure. Unfortunately there is no way of verifying the integrity of a SonicStage Backup less than actually destroying your current library and restoring the backup .I seem to have no other option than reripping all the missing albums and tracks. I am not sure I will trust the SS Backup tool in the future. Is there any other way to back up a complete SonicStage music library?Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 If tracks are not DRM-ed, you may simply try copying them to another computer, and importing them into SonicStage there. This may work. In any case, some information will be lost (such as the release year of the album). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimoid Posted March 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 If tracks are not DRM-ed, you may simply try copying them to another computer, and importing them into SonicStage there. This may work. In any case, some information will be lost (such as the release year of the album).I will give it a try. Thank you! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 The File Conversion Tool will remove DRM from your own uploaded recordings, as explained here:http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=16088That gives you .oma files that will play on any SonicStage. But I don't know if it will take the DRM off ripped CD tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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