Folder names do not update when updated on the cloud
I have a large library with a very specific folder structure. I frequently update these folders, by merging them, splitting them, renaming them, etc. Other people would probably use the genre tag, but that modifies the files themselves, something I wouldn't want to do in bulk. The problem is that Cloudplayer never updates the folder association, even after telling it to rescan the cloud. For example, I have a folder called "medieval folk" in a Google Drive with a handful of albums on it. I rename it to "neofolk" and add a few albums. The result would be that cloudplayer now shows two folders. The old albums are shown as still being in the old folder. This renders the folder view worthless because I can't find my music. I can browse by artist, but I have thousands of artists and it is impractical. Paying customer.
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Official comment
Hello. Thanks for the report. Currently CloudPlayer does not update the Folder View when the folder structure is updated. This is due to a previous limitation of the cloud service APIs. But there may have been recent updates which may allow updating so the QA/Dev team is investigating. Our apologies for the inconvenience.
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Thank you for the comment doubleTwist!
I have just confirmed that within the Google Drive API it is possible. A list of all changes within a drive can be obtained using the list method within the Changes resource. The changes do not specify what the change was, but file attributes can then subsquently be requested. The parent (folder) is shown.
As for scanning for renames (ignoring file moves), it could be even easier. Folders can be explicitly looked up by their ID, and there could be a simple button that was like "update folder names".
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Hello Evan, thanks for the follow up. I'll pass along your comments to the product manager and QA/Dev team so they can look into this further.
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