--root-path not working

[z9xx7o0]

I've set up the program on termux and want to change the download path so that it is easily accessible

zotify --root-path /data/data/com.termux/files/home/storage/music/

It didn't change the path. Instead, it gave me a search option.

I tried changing ROOT_PATH from the config file, but that broke the entire program, and I had to re install termux, python3, ffmpeg, git, pip, pipx and zotify

I also tried --output, but it gave me the same result.

Edit: This issue is not only for root path, I tried to configure --skip-previously-downloaded, and it just didn't work and gave me "enter search: " and when I edit the config file the program breaks (now i have to re install everything😫)

[shinji257]

Did you try the above and specify a track/album/artist to download on the command line? For me all of the above works fine.

[z9xx7o0]

Did you try the above and specify a track/album/artist to download on the command line? For me all of the above works fine.

Oh, after specifying a track, it worked. Is there a way to make that directory the permanent path for all downloads? And why is --skip-previously-downloaded not working? Am I using it wrong?

zotify --skip-previously-downloaded=True

[shinji257]

Edit the config and you should be able to set it there. The song archive that skip-previously-downloaded is only generated when that option is enabled. You can also have it skip ones that already exist. If you need to create a fresh .song_archive file you can do so by combining all of the .song_id files that are scattered around. Something like this worked for me.

find . -name '.song_ids' -exec cat {} \; > .song_archive

If the config isn't working then feel free to post it here and I'll look.

[z9xx7o0]

Edit the config and you should be able to set it there. The song archive that skip-previously-downloaded is only generated when that option is enabled. You can also have it skip ones that already exist. If you need to create a fresh .song_archive file you can do so by combining all of the .song_id files that are scattered around. Something like this worked for me.

find . -name '.song_ids' -exec cat {} \; > .song_archive

If the config isn't working then feel free to post it here and I'll look.

OK, after a lot (sooooooooo much) of fiddling around with the config file, everything works. Thanks for the advice it really helped.

[shinji257]

With Python on windows you either use \ or / for path separation. \ all by itself has special meaning in Python and you have to escape it if you are going to use that. / on the other hand works regardless of the platform.

On Sun, Jun 9, 2024, 2:02 PM farmaher @.***> wrote:

I have the same issue here. I want to set a permanent path in config.json file. I put the following strings but this will break the functionality of the program completely:

"ROOT_PATH": "E:\Spotify", "ROOT_PODCAST_PATH": "E:\Spotify\Podcasts",

I am not sure if I have missed something here.

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