Engine DJ export Dropbox to USB Drive

[Maartenvn]

Thank you but this doesn’t help.

Let me clarify:

I am using DropBox on the Engine DJ Desktop App as primary music collection. I am using it this way to easily allow me to use the same collection between multiple computers.

When I go out I want to have a USB with all my music from DropBox, but locally on the drive, not from the cloud.

So I need a way to export from DropBox to USB without needing any sort of internet connection on my Prime 4.

In short:

• Engine DJ Desktop App: DropBox integration enabled
• Engine DJ Prime 4: DropBox integration and WiFi connection disabled

But this doesn’t work anymore in Engine DJ 2.0(.2)

[DNAGoa]

@Maartenvn

So I need a way to export from DropBox to USB without needing any sort of internet connection on my Prime 4.

Can you not just use a USB Stick instead of connecting the Prime 4?

Hmm have not using DB on Prime 4 so i don’t know yet, but gonna test it today and see if i can create this, And get maybe get you some more info about it

[Maartenvn]

I am using a USB stick. I am exporting to the USB stick on the desktop app. But Engine OS, on my Prime 4, still tries to pull the data from the cloud, even though the selected source is the USB drive.

[DNAGoa]

Hmm that sound like a … feature that could be a bug

[Maartenvn]

I have done some experimenting. When you drag 'n drop the playlists from DropBox to USB (without using the Sync Manager), Engine OS seems to be able to use the local files.

The behavior of the Sync Manager is rather unexpected. What is even weirder is that the Sync Manager still exports the local files to the drive while Engine OS still attempts to download the file. The file is on the drive so why even attempt to download it from the cloud?

[DNAGoa]

@Maartenvn

The behavior of the Sync Manager is rather unexpected. What is even weirder is that the Sync Manager still exports the local files to the drive while Engine OS still attempts to download the file. The file is on the drive so why even attempt to download it from the cloud?

Maybe is something in the code … you know the evil Matrix code that mister Agent Smith want to hide, maybe is to powerful to use … and can only be used by the " one " ?

Use the same drive with Engine DJ (Desktop) and Engine DJ (OS) - Explained

So you have a huge collection of all the wedding bangers since the inception of recorded music, but you are not happy with the time it takes to export to another drive just so you can playback. This is for advanced users and for the brave You can’t use internal drives for this. Only USB Externals For best results, i will advise a total library overhaul (delete engine folders) Luckily both engine…

Maybe this one is the " one "?

[Maartenvn]

Thank you for helping but I don’t think any post on the forum describes this issue.

This appears to be clearly a bug or unexpected behavior. It doesn’t make sense that the Sync Manager would export the source file to a USB drive if it would eventually be using a file from the cloud.

[DNAGoa]

Just put it in the nice " Bug " department so the know that is there And then the are gonne do the awesome Matrix fight with Agent Smith and create the " one " feature to rule them all

[Maartenvn]

I have made a Bug report, I will link it here once it is approved.

[mufasa]

Correct me if I’m wrong

1. You have your tracks in Dropbox so it is synced across multiple devices

2. Dropbox keeps a local version on the computer

3. You don’t use Dropbox on the Prime4 (so it’s not enabled)

Just curious

• Why do you have Dropbox enabled in Engine DJ? I believe this is only required if you wanted to send tracks to your Dropbox collection:

• Is it required for the local (Dropbox) files to work in Engine DJ desktop?

• Did you try disabling Dropbox in the Engine dJ desktop and use Sync manager

[Ldonavan]

I am having the same problem. Did u ever find a solution? It is super annoying

Thanks

[tmsbyr]

Same here! Any fixes?

[Bogdanovicii]

@Maartenvn @tmsbyr @Ldonavan I have the same problem and I think I found a workaround, for me it worked.

Make a backup of the Database2 folder from the memory you are trying to put your music in case you mess up something to put it back.

After that download and install SQLlite (Downloads - DB Browser for SQLite)

With this application you can open de db extensions where you can edit the tracks to no longer search for the track in dropbox and take it from the memory.

The files that need to be updated are “hm.db” and “m.db”. Open them in SQL Lite and go to Browse data and select the table Track. There you should find a column url. On this column is the reference to the dropbox. You can select all the columns and right click after and select “Set to NULL” and click ctrl + s to save the changes.

Do this for both of the files and you should be fine.

[Djkea]

I confirme this, and i can`t see they fixed this in the latest version.

[Taisoul]

Anything on this yet? I have the same issue with my SC6000s

[Maartenvn]

I got high hopes reading "Fixed an issue where tracks could not be packed/synced to a drive " in the release notes for Engine DJ 2.1.1 but the problem still persists:

[John_Robertson]

This is a really annoying problem, but there is a simple solution:

Select all tracks in your collection > right click > re-import track information.

Seems to work for me.

Hope that helps.

[Djkea]

Something strange happend here with 2.3.0 Same error as before, Edit the db files but it didnt work. I set to nul , start up in stand alone mode and it sayes its located in dropbox. If i check the db again my changes is reversed.

[Safacond]

I’m fighting for the same problem that I’m talking about here as well:

Dropbox must be managed as a cloud and not a streaming service

Dear all, are developers confusing streaming services with clouding ones? Dropbox is a clouding service: I expect files to be synchronized when the device is online but always available even when it is offline. Instead, files are streamed only when online. This is a big problem when playing where there is no data connection. Also, having to wait for the file to download every time you change songs is absurd! This feature makes the difference! Come on guys! I preferred Denon to Pioneer precisely …

The amazing thing is that Engine OS asks you which drive to use, saves files but doesn’t use them! Do we have any other means to highlight this bug?

[Safacond]

Now the field is not called “url” but “uri” is perhaps the bug here? Has it changed since version 2.0?