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Catalogue music you own with beets without changing your files, using a read-only import
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What this guide covers
For people who want a searchable, countable catalogue of their own music folder from the terminal. You end with beets installed and set to read-only, so files and tags stay untouched. Based on the beets documentation and not run; beets is MIT licensed.
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Guide title
Catalogue music you own with beets without changing your files, using a read-only import
Coverage
For people who want a searchable, countable catalogue of their own music folder from the terminal. You end with beets installed and set to read-only, so files and tags stay untouched. Based on the beets documentation and not run; beets is MIT licensed.
Example
A read-only setup and quick import of one album, then listing, a custom-format album listing and library totals. The folder paths are illustrative and nothing was run.
Useful starting points
- Back up your music before any import; copy and move styles change files, while read-only does not.
- Config errors usually mean invalid YAML; check what beets actually loaded with beet config.
- If autotagging is slow, import a few albums at a time or skip it with the no-autotag option.
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