jn015647
Well after reading countless threads and help files I am still stuck. My virtual folders disappear after I put content in them, and virrtual Dj is telling me my 1 tb hard drive is full (it's not, there is almost 500 gigs free).
I am running Windows XP Home Edition on a bootcamped Macbook Pro, I wasn't sure which category I fell under (Mac or PC) :)
I looked up the issue and read all the old threads. I have seen the help file on changing the VDJ folders and files to not be "Read Only" I believe my problem is that after I select "Read Only", when I check properties again it is checked.
Many of the help files talk about permissions/security. I am logged in as the administrator account (my only account).
Any other ideas? I have also tried the attrib feature in command prompt, and so far no luck. Is this something to do with being bootcamped?
I am running Windows XP Home Edition on a bootcamped Macbook Pro, I wasn't sure which category I fell under (Mac or PC) :)
I looked up the issue and read all the old threads. I have seen the help file on changing the VDJ folders and files to not be "Read Only" I believe my problem is that after I select "Read Only", when I check properties again it is checked.
Many of the help files talk about permissions/security. I am logged in as the administrator account (my only account).
Any other ideas? I have also tried the attrib feature in command prompt, and so far no luck. Is this something to do with being bootcamped?
Posté Thu 29 Mar 12 @ 12:31 pm
Support staff
Please see the following FAQ page:
http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/VirtualDJ%20Folder%20Permissions.html
If the database is read-only on the drive, or your user doesn't have permission to write to it, then VirtualDJ will not be able to save any changes that you make to it, such as creating virtual folders, editing tags, etc.
http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/VirtualDJ%20Folder%20Permissions.html
If the database is read-only on the drive, or your user doesn't have permission to write to it, then VirtualDJ will not be able to save any changes that you make to it, such as creating virtual folders, editing tags, etc.
Posté Thu 29 Mar 12 @ 2:16 pm
jn015647
As I previously mentioned, I have read the help FAQ and other pages. I have tried to do what is described on that page with no avail.
One issue I see now though is that the hard drive I am using is formatted for Mac (NTFS). This would explain the "Hard Drive Full" error, but would it also explain the problem with not being able to switch from Read Only in the folder on the hard drive?
One issue I see now though is that the hard drive I am using is formatted for Mac (NTFS). This would explain the "Hard Drive Full" error, but would it also explain the problem with not being able to switch from Read Only in the folder on the hard drive?
Posté Thu 29 Mar 12 @ 2:49 pm
Support staff
NTFS is a PC format, not Mac format.
If you meant HPFS, which is a Mac format, then Windows XP will not be able to write to it. The same is true when using a Windows NTFS format drive under MacOS.
If you need to share a drive between Windows and MacOS, then you will need to use a FAT32 formatted drive.
Using a Mac formatted drive under Windows will mean that you can't write to it, so VirtualDJ cannot save its database and you can't change the attributes of files. The drive will also appear 'full' because Windows can't write to it.
If you meant HPFS, which is a Mac format, then Windows XP will not be able to write to it. The same is true when using a Windows NTFS format drive under MacOS.
If you need to share a drive between Windows and MacOS, then you will need to use a FAT32 formatted drive.
Using a Mac formatted drive under Windows will mean that you can't write to it, so VirtualDJ cannot save its database and you can't change the attributes of files. The drive will also appear 'full' because Windows can't write to it.
Posté Thu 29 Mar 12 @ 3:16 pm
jn015647
Sorry I meant HPFS, so that explains the "full" message and the locked folders. I have another hard drive formatted for Windows that works fine when doing the Virtual folders.
The only other mystery is that when I now run my HPFS (Mac) drive in my OSX virtual dj I still get a "Drive is full" error. Is it recognizing it now as a Windows drive? I understand why it isn't working in Windows, but how could it be not working in OSX when it used to?
Thanks for your help.
The only other mystery is that when I now run my HPFS (Mac) drive in my OSX virtual dj I still get a "Drive is full" error. Is it recognizing it now as a Windows drive? I understand why it isn't working in Windows, but how could it be not working in OSX when it used to?
Thanks for your help.
Posté Thu 29 Mar 12 @ 3:26 pm
Support staff
It should be fine under MacOS unless your permissions in MacOS are also incorrect (This is quite common.)
Please see the link above for info on how to check your permissions under MacOS.
In particular, the VirtualDJ Database at the root of the external drive must be writable, otherwise VirtualDJ will not be able to save any changes that you make.
If you wish to use it on both Windows and Mac, it would be a good idea to copy the music and VirtualDJ database to another drive (You should already have a backup anyway), then reformat it to FAT32 format and copy the music and database back again.
Please see the link above for info on how to check your permissions under MacOS.
In particular, the VirtualDJ Database at the root of the external drive must be writable, otherwise VirtualDJ will not be able to save any changes that you make.
If you wish to use it on both Windows and Mac, it would be a good idea to copy the music and VirtualDJ database to another drive (You should already have a backup anyway), then reformat it to FAT32 format and copy the music and database back again.
Posté Thu 29 Mar 12 @ 5:31 pm
cesarcastillo
jn015647 wrote :
The only other mystery is that when I now run my HPFS (Mac) drive in my OSX virtual dj I still get a "Drive is full" error. Is it recognizing it now as a Windows drive? I understand why it isn't working in Windows, but how could it be not working in OSX when it used to?
There is no mystery in there, it is because you are using the format which is not native to both MAC & Windows as HPFS is written by someone to format huge hard drives mostly used in servers and network hard drives "High Performance Files Systems" which not natively common used on MAC nor in Windows and this two operating system have just supported and it is not native to both OS. You format natively in which where you want to use, in windows for example you can use this formats as this is native on windows: NTFS, FAT32, FAT16 MSDOS & on mac osx are: XFAT MS-DOS, MAC OS JOURNALED MAC OS EXTENDED and if in case you want to use both Mac & Window to write or delete files on your drives you can use this format: FAT32, XFAT & MS-DOS. In your case you have formatted your drive somewhere out of the box for this two operating systems. Using HPFS format in your USB External Hard drive will give you so much problems in the near future.
Posté Fri 30 Mar 12 @ 6:19 am