The Roon Diaries

[Antonmb]

Originally Posted by Yamaki

...how far Roon will look down into a network directory to find files. My experience was that it only goes so far. In my specific setup, with my NAS as the root directory, I elevated my music files to the next level below \\NASXX\.

This one’s a bit strange. I have some files that are buried 4 layers deep with no problems, for example /NAS/classical/Beethoven/completeworks/disc1/file.flac. I wonder if it has anything to do with the type of storage or the server where Roon is running.

[nicoff]

Originally Posted by Antonmb

This one’s a bit strange. I have some files that are buried 4 layers deep with no problems, for example /NAS/classical/Beethoven/completeworks/disc1/file.flac. I wonder if it has anything to do with the type of storage or the server where Roon is running.

Roon finds all my albums regardless of location (layers) within the directory.

My understanding is that Roon does not register the music using the traditional directory structure. Instead it uses the metadata embedded in the files.

[Cincy2]

Originally Posted by nicoff

Roon finds all my albums regardless of location (layers) within the directory.

This is my experience also.

Cincy