The My Computer Track List

Introduction to the My Computer Track List

The My Computer Track List is used exclusively while browsing the My Computer item in the Music Library. The My Computer Track List is shown on the same spot as the regular Track List but works slightly different. While the regular Track List is showing track information fetched from the database, the My Computer Track List is showing file information directly from your computer, which allows to show more than just music files.

Using the My Computer Track List

You reach the My Computer item from the Music Library. It's residing in the Left Sidebar.

Browsing the My Computer item

Click on the + sign to the left of the My Computer item in the Music Library to expand this item. Browse through your computer by expanding folders. While browsing the My Computer item your tracks (and possibly other files, depending on settings) will be displayed in the My Computer Track List to the right.

By right-clicking on a folder you have the following options:

• Add to Database
  Opens the Add Files to Database dialog with the selected folder marked for inclusion in the database.

• New Folder
  Will create a new folder within the selected folder.

• Rename Folder
  Will rename the selected folder.

• Remove Folder
  Will remove the selected folder.

• Copy Folder
  Will show a dialog to let you choose destination to copy the selected folder to.

• Move Folder
  Will show a dialog to let you choose destination to move the selected folder to.

• Recurse Scan Folder
  Will scan the selected folder recursively and show all files in the My Computer Track List.

• Explore Folder
  Will show the contents of the selected folder in Windows Explorer.

• Properties
  Will show the Windows Explorer properties dialog for the selected folder.

The My Computer Track List context menu

By right clicking on the My Computer Track List space you get a context menu with the following options:

• Add to Database
  Will immediately add the selected files to the database.

• Tags

• Edit Tags
  Will open the selected files in the Tag Editor.

• Edit Tags (Spreadsheet mode)
  Will open the selected files in the Tag Editor (Spreadsheet mode).

• Edit Subtracks
  Will open the selected file in the Subtrack Editor

• Auto Track Numbering
  Will apply automatic track numbering to the selected files

• View/Manage Attached Pictures
  Will allow you to manage Attached Pictures for the selected file, using the File Properties tool.

• Export/Import Tags
  Will open the Export/Import Tags tool

• Examine Tags
  Will open the selected files in the Tag Examiner

• Remove Tags

• Tools

• Edit Tags
  Will open the selected files in the Tag Editor.

• Edit Tags (Spreadsheet mode)
  Will open the selected files in the Tag Editor (Spreadsheet mode).

• Edit Subtracks
  Will open the selected file in the Subtrack Editor

• Rename Files
  Will open the selected files in the File Rename Wizard.

• Analyze MP3 Files
  Will open the selected mp3 files in the MP3 Analyzer. Non-mp3 files will be automatically excluded.

• Export Playlist
  Will export the selected files to a playlist

• Enqueue to Active Playlist
• Enqueue and Play
• Enqueue Next
• Enqueue Last

• Select

  • Select All
    Will select all files in the My Computer Track List.

  • Clear Selection
    Will clear the current selection of files in the My Computer Track List.

  • Invert Selection
    Will invert the selection of the files in the My Computer Track List.

• Filter

• Show All
  Will display all files

• Show only files in Database
  Will only display files that exists in your active Database

• Show only files not in Database
  Will only show files that does not exists in your active Database

• External Applications
  Allows you to start a external application with the selected file(s) as input parameters. Click here to read more about External Applications.

• Convert To
  Will open the Convert to Format tool

• Copy to Folder
  Will show a dialog, letting you select a destination to copy the selected files to.

• Move to Folder
  Will show a dialog, letting you select a destination to move the selected files to.

• Remove
  Will let you remove the selected files from your computer.

• Browse Folder in Music Library
  Will browse the folder of the first selected file in the My Folders item in the Music Library.

• Move Up
  Will move the selected items up

• Move Down
  Will move the selected items down

• Open
  Will open the selected files in the default application, selected by Windows Explorer.

• Properties
  Will show the files properties using the File Properties tool.

Configuring which file types to show

You can configure which file types that should be shown while browsing the My Computer item in the Music Library (in addition to all music file types that Helium Music Manager supports, cue, sfv, nfo and jpg are enabled by default). This is done on the File Browser page in Options.