Well... Re-downloading everything worked. Spotify never gave me back all 31 albums that I had, and I (stupidly) deleted the truncated albums before I went to re-download the list. While I'm sure the missing albums are still available, if I don't know the names of the ones I'm missing, I can't search for them. Later on, I'll get a discography list from an online source and fill in the blanks.
It's after the files came in that the tedium set in. I felt compelled to go through every track in every album to do a (Not so quick) check for truncation. While I was in the files; if it was only a single album, I got rid of all the "Disc 1" folders, and added album cover art to every folder (Folder.jpg). The visual aid in adding cover art to the folders is invaluable to me. Rather than having to read the title of the folders, it is easier and faster for me to do a quick visual scan for the cover art or folder art. Since every album is stored under the artists name, it makes searches quick and to the point. I do the same thing with event photography. It makes it easier to upload the files I want to my phone.
I came in this morning to a huge list of download failures, but the U.I. was still working. That made it easy to restart them all, and they came in with no problem.
I hope the team irons out the bugs quickly. Having this software is going to be nice when they do. I live in a very rural area, and Spotify is sometimes hit or miss because of poor cell service in the area. While I have a couple of lists downloaded under the Spotify interface, I just don't like being "slaved" to those lists (or the Spotify interface.). With this software I can upload a few artists, or mixed albums in a specific genre to my phone, and when I get sick of it, all I have to do is (Boop!) delete them to make room for more. If I want it back again, "Click" there it is! Downloaded again. It's kind of like checking books out from the library. If I want to re-read something, it's still there, just not taking up room in my house. I used to burn "CDs" for my truck. Now that I can link my phone to it, that's a thing of the past (and the " burned CDs" are in the trash.) Out of the truck? No problem. Wireless headphones. I can also "Cast" to my T.V. that's connected to my living room sound system. Technology is great! (When it works). The best part is; I have a sore spot when it comes to the Spotify interface. no more fumbling through three or four screens to find what I want. (I only have to do that once to get it on my phone.) Spotify also has a problem if I want to play a discography, with every album complete and in order. A list of songs from the artist? Yeah... it does that. Albums? yeah, it does that too. Easily play one album after another by the same artist, in order, without a play list? (or) Easily play one complete album after another by artists in a specific genre? Not so much. I know, most people don't listen like that; but I often get hooked on an artist or genre, and like to listen to complete albums, in order, the way the artist intended the music to be listened to. (with intros, and extros; The whole experience!) I especially like doing this without fumbling through a clumsy interface to load the next album as the previous one ends. Especially when I'm traveling.
Yeah.... once this software looses some bugs, I think I'm going to like it. In fact, in spite of the exasperation I'm going through now; I think I like taking advantage of it already. :D
