After 30 minute Library update...library is empty!

[Tonewheelkev]

It's prolly insufficient permissions on the files and directories on the drive. MPD needs read permission on all the music files and read + execute permission on all the parent directories otherwise it won't find any files.

What format was used on the drive: NTFS, Fat32, ExFat?

Also the log entries below indicate an orphaned auto-mount directory named "Transcend1TB_" under /media.

Code:

20221118 230833 worker: Transcend1TB
20221118 230833 worker: Transcend1TB_

To get rid of it do the following:

1. Unplug all USB drives
2. Delete the orphaned directory

Code:

sudo rmdir /media/Transcend1TB_

The log also shows

20221118 230832 worker: No active network interface

How are you accessing the UI?

Thanks Fellas....attention much appreciated!!

Bit of an update here!!!....
Despite 3 second update 'animation'.....I can now see USB/Transcend1TB.....and view/play files
I'd been expecting the update procedure to take a lot longer......

So perhaps I now only need to remove orphaned drive??

I'll follow Tim's instruction first of all...

Code:

sudo rmdir /media/Transcend1TB_

gives....."no such file or directory"....with USB drive unplugged.

Rebooting....with USB attached....gives

ls /media -l
total 16
drwx------ 2 root root  4096 Nov 18 16:37 Transcend1TB
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 12288 Nov 18 12:16 Transcend1TB_

.....is it the 1st drive (without underscore) that needs to go????

PS.....viewing UI on my PC !!

Since the Transcend1TB shows no access for others than root, I believe your drive is Transcend1TB_...
(weird you see the two folders only when the drive is plugged in... you should see one even without the drive...)

BUT

I suggest you try to see what's inside each folder, and just remove the empty one (with sudo rmdir /media<whatever>).
Then unplug-replug the drive should give you only one, and possibly with a proper name...

Cheers, Al.

" I believe your drive is Transcend1TB_...

(weird you see the two folders only when the drive is plugged in... you should see one even without the drive...)..."

....Yup....with no USB's attached.....it's the Transcend1TB that persists