Updating Artist Link information takes forever

[Jim]

I find that any time I connect my NWA3000 to SSCP, it takes a long time (at least 10 minutes - I generally go away and do something else for awhile so I don't know how long anymore) to update the Artist link information. I have a large proportion of compilation CDs on my walkman and so may have a larger number of artists than most. I currently have about 7800 songs loaded.

The artist link update process starts fine but seems to stop at about 85% and sits there for a long time before the precentage starts increasing again.

Does anybody else have similar experience?

[Ishiyoshi]

You are definitely not alone, Jim. Some users have reported major lagging issues with the Artist Link's auto update process. Therefore, you would be better off with a manual update.

[Jim]

I think I do have auto update off. How do I make sure?

[Guest Stuge]

Yup ,Artist link takes hell lot of time ,but for 7800 songs 10min is not long time .

[Jim]

Just to be clear we are talking about the same thing, I mean that if I get a new cd and rip into SS, when I hook up my NWA3000, I transfer the album and it finishes transferring, then it says "updating" and the transfer window refreshes, then it says "updating artist link info" which displays for (now) 15 minutes. I have disabled the option to go to the internet to fill in missing artist link and release date info when a transfer is done. The artist link info is already on the computer. It just needs to update the walkman.

Stuge, are you saying it is normal to take that long (or even longer) just on that one step?