(SOLVED) Format for files on /data/INTERNAL ... or what am I missing?

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Hi, everyone! Hope you’re having a nice life! :slight_smile:
I’m having an issue with volumio finding the files/music stored in /data/INTERNAL. I didn’t format the disk and installed on a pc via settings → install on disk, and /data/INTERNAL is part of the SSD (120gb) space. I copied/paste the files using a file manager, and they’re there, however, in sources → my music, nothing shows and when click on update/re-scan, nothing happens. Is there a specific way to copy/store the files? Is there any specific format they should be? The files are -mp3s and .flac.

Below a screenshot that shows /data/INTERNAL containing 2.9gb of files:

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Any help/advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Reading here Volumio doesn't find all my music. (SOLVED) - #6 by error45 I tried that suggestion “tail -f /var/log/mpd.log” and can see that “no read permissions” error appear for all the files when I click on rescan/update in my music → sources. What does that mean? How do I fix?

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Ok, I fixed it. It was indeed a permissions issue. sudo chmod -R +rwx /data/INTERNAL/music/* did the trick.

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Hey @Tolkem,

Recommended music assets transfer is using smb (Server Message Block protocol).

When using any other method, you library hierarchy must be owned by UID:GID nobody:nogroup.

Kind Regards,

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Thanks for the reply. You mean by typing in \volumio.local on the file manager? And how do I make sure files are owned by nobody? I just installed it and didn’t do anything special.

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Hey @Tolkem,

Depending on OS and assuming you left the default name during initial setup:

OS mDNS Static
MS Windows \\volumio.local \\<IP address>
POSX smb://volumio.local smb://<IP address>

SMB takes care of proper UID:GID of the digital assets.

Kind Regards.

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Hey @nerd ,

I use Linux, KDE Neon. Default name? volumio? Yeah, I didn’t change that. Actually, I forgot, but I uploaded the files with python3 -m uploadserver via web browser, then copy those files using ranger file manager I installed in volumio/debian to /data/INTERNAL. I think I’ll reinstall volumio and do as you say. Thanks!