So, after finding out that Rekordbox wouldn't see my second drive which also happens to have 2 partitions I played around..
The first thing I tried was to create an alias on my main drive, linking to the folder/drive that couldn't be seen, that failed.
So today I proceeded to try using a symlink, which was a success :)
So just to give a bit of knowledge regarding my setup..
I have OSX installed on my SSD, rekordbox will only see anything on that drive (I dont use an external drive or usb stick)
I also have a HDD installed in a caddy where the cd drive would normally be, this is formatted in GUID, with OSX Extended Journaled partitions, partition 1 has windows 10, partition 2 is DATA, my music, movies, pictures etc.
I use this setup as Im sure many do to enable me to have a small SSD for my OS running quicker, whilst having storage space without plugging in external drives.
I don't use the Music folder at all on OSX, I have my own folder named Music on my DATA drive, to save space as mentioned above.
The process is as simple as creating a system wide link to your selected folder that all applications will use in future as the Music folder, the same can be done with Movies, Pictures, Downloads etc, you may be able to create custom ones, say Music2 for example, but I haven't tried, as I don't need to.
Heres the steps..
First you will need to delete your Music folder on OSX (backup anything in there you want to keep)
[code] sudo rm -rf ~/Music/ [/code]
Next you need to create the symlink, this will simply replace your system Music folder with the one you want on your 2nd drive. (it stays in the same location, no data is stored on your 1st drive)
In my case, I want to use the Music folder on "DATA" partition.
[code] ln -s /Volumes/DATA/Music/ ~/Music [/code]
Thats it, your Music folder will be back where it was in OSX (or appear to be) its actually the link to your preferred folder on your 2nd drive, and everything will use that as your standard music folder, iTunes, rekordbox etc..
Open Rekordbox, in the explorer tree, Music will now be there on your 2nd drive.
Hope that helps a few people out.
Rob
*edit, this also means any music you add to that folder, or the folders within will be added in Rekordbox instantly :)
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Hi Rob!
Thanks for the guide. This is exactly what I'm trying to fix. Also I'm running OSX...
So I'm stuck already :/
How do I delete the Music folder with the code? Do I need to type it into the Terminal?
Regards,
Micky
Hi Micky,
yes, simply type the commands in terminal, make sure you've backed up anything in the music folder first, moved your iTunes stuff etc :)
Or you can wait a bit as the rekordbox team have found there is an issue with HDDs mounted into the optical bay of Mac computers where they would not be read by rekordbox. They are working on a fix for an upcoming release.
Pulse, its all well and good, saying, we could wait, but still, after months of OSX El Capitan being released, its not fully supported, what a load of crap, the operating system is now considered old, whilst newer versions are being worked on.
For the software to not recognise a second hdd regardless of its connection, or a second partition is just poor.
Ive provided a solution, that to be fair, pioneer should of been offering as a work around until they fixed their shit, but they haven't,
Tell me what people should wait? Do they get a discount for the time it onset work properly?
Can I get my money back until it works properly?
The rekordbox team still haven't said they fully support an operating system thats been out out for months..........
Where was the announcement about this problem being worked on? Ive read multiple threads with the similar/ same issue...
Hi Rob!
Thank you!
Your solution worked great. pasted the code a few times, but it did work in the end.
I agree with you on the subject of a work around. It is pretty poor that RB can't see my Second HDD... Traktor can pick up a Second no problem, and alway has been able to. Unfortunately your solution for RB does now cause Traktor to close unexpectedly, but if I just browse to the actually HDD instead of the Symlink it still works as it used to.
As for El Capitan I've had to Reinstall Mavericks twice now, because it's so bad. Fist time around was because it wasn't compatible with my DJM900 and the second because it caused massive corruption on my USB sticks and had issues with Read & Write on External HDD (even with Tuxera installed). It's like they just decide what works and what doesn't. There's no reason for new updates to fall back on things that already worked previous.
Once again thank you for your solution. The next step is for me to try out the software itself. I'm hoping to get it to write the Key to the files, and get it mapped to my Native Instruments Kontrol S2, X1, F1 or just even my DJM900.
Wish me luck haha
