How do I edit the list of music library locations in Rhythmbox?

Solution 1:

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There are a couple of ways to edit the locations information - either graphically using dconf-editor or via the terminal using gsettings.

First the graphical way.

Install the package dconf-tools.

In the dash press Alt+F2 and type dconf-editor.

Navigate to the position shown in the picture and edit the locations field.

Note: this is a comma separated list with full path names starting with file:/// and must be defined with the [' ... ]'

Alternatively you can using gsettings from the terminal.

Get the current value of the locations field via:

gsettings get org.gnome.rhythmbox.rhythmdb locations

You should get an output similar to:

['file:///home/dad/Music', 'file:///home/dad/.ubuntuone/Purchased%20from%20Ubuntu%20One']

To set a new value of the field use the set syntax:

gsettings set org.gnome.rhythmbox.rhythmdb locations "['file:///home/dad/Music', 'file:///media/musiclibrary/mymusic']"

Solution 2:

How to edit Rhythmbox Music Library Locations

Open Rhythmbox and from the menu, select Edit->Preferences->Music->Library Location

But unfortunately, Rhythmbox doesn't offer a way to edit the Library Locations when more than one location is set. It just shows multiple locations set. To edit multiple Music Library Locations, the easiest way is to use dconf-tools. Open dconf Editor from Dash or press Alt+F2 and type dconf-editor. Navigate to the the schema org->gnome->rhythmbox->rhythmdb and edit the locations entry.

Special Case - Removing Ubuntu One Music Library

You'll notice that the Ubuntu One Music Library is automatically added to Library Locations every time Rhythmbox starts. If you aren't using Ubuntu One Music or don't want to include its library,disable Ubuntu One Music Plugin from Rhythmbox. To disable it, open Rhythmbox, from the menu select Edit->Plugins and uncheck Ubuntu One. Now, remove the Ubuntu One Music Library from Library Locations using any of the methods mentioned above and it won't come back automatically.

This method was tried and tested on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with Rhythmbox versions 2.96 and 2.97.