Add configurable root directory for scanning for music.
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Feature description
Add an option to configure the root directory where scanning for music occurs.
Why do you want this feature?
On Android systems, the root music directory is sdcard/Music. As is, the app scans the entire device for music. It would make sense to allow the user to configure which directory is scanned, so that they don't accidentally get some assets/voice recordings in their scanned directory.
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It would make sense to allow the user to configure which directory is scanned, so that they don't accidentally get some assets/voice recordings in their scanned directory.
Why not just use Settings -> Manage excluded folders?
It would make sense to allow the user to configure which directory is scanned, so that they don't accidentally get some assets/voice recordings in their scanned directory.
Why not just use Settings -> Manage excluded folders?
That can be tedious if you are merely pushing all your music to the /sdcard/Music directory. Then, you would need to add Documents, Downloads, etc. to the excluded folders list.
Actually, you can exclude unwanted directories by long-pressing them on the folders tab. You don't have to exclude every non-music directory by default. It shouldn't be more than a few taps unless you have a lot of non-music folders containing audio files.
That's not very intuitive and I (and possibly others) did not know about that.
However, I have audiobooks on my SD card in /Audiobooks which I don't want to be played with the music-player. And I don't want to add each and every audiobook to the exception list, especially since I add and remove audiobooks as I need them.