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Preferences: My Library: Advanced My Library

From the Menu bar, select Tools > Preferences: My Library > Advanced My Library.

These preferences let you customize how you store your saved and recorded media files. You can also select whether to display a sidebar containing common Tasks in My Library.

Note: By default, RealPlayer stores your music files on your computer's drive C in the My Music folder. (C:\My Music) You can change this location in the Tools > Preferences > General dialog.

Option

Description

File and Sub-Folder Naming

When downloading or saving...use these settings: Select to use your custom naming/filing scheme. When not selected, files are named by artist, album, and track.

Change Filenames...Select a file naming scheme for saved CD tracks. Use the drop-down menus to choose naming options. The preview area shows how files will be named. Click OK to save your selections and exit the dialog.

Note: The preview is an interactive example of what a filename and location will be with the current settings.

Change Sub-Folders... When files are stored in your default file location/folder, subfolders (based on artist, album, and genre information) can also be created. Select from the drop-down list the number and type of subfolders into which you would like your music stored. The preview area shows how your files will be stored.

Apply to Existing Media... Select a folder containing existing media files. Apply your custom naming or filing scheme to all the files in that folder and its subfolders.

Note: This change will affect only files that have already been added to My Library.

CD Title

If no CD Info is available, RealPlayer will create a CD name for your Clip Info, according to the settings you select here. Choose naming options from the drop-down menus. You can rename any file or change clip information at a later time with Edit Clip Info.

Database

The database for My Library is dynamically maintained and is always saved when RealPlayer is closed. If RealPlayer should ever be interrupted or closed abnormally, the database may be corrupted or lost. To protect your information from loss, RealPlayer can save or restore the database to or from a back up copy. RealPlayer can also automatically backup your media database (for purposes of RealPlayer’s auto-recover and manual restore functions).

Back up database incrementally...	(Default) Automatically makes incremental backups each time the database is modified.
...only when I click "Make Backup Now"	Makes a copy of the database only when a manual backup is performed (when you click Make Backup Now).
Restore from Backup	Manually restores by deleting your current database and replacing it with the back up copy.
Make Backup Now	Copy the current database to a back up copy.
Compact Database	Removes empty data fields from the database.

Security Key

(For previous RealJukebox users only)

Backup Security Key: Save a backup copy of your security key on an external disc or memory device.

Restore Security Key: Use this option to restore your security key from a backup copy in the event that you are ever unable to play secure media files.