Google Music Upload Problem

[jvblack82]

I have about 500 CD's I want to rip and then have them upload to my google music account. When I rip them with Windows Media player they rip and upload fine. If I use Winamp, same thing works fine. If I use dBpoweramp they rip fine but the music manager doesn't even acknowledge the file exists. No fail, just nothing. I tried changing tons of settings around to no avail. Then something weird happened.

I had ripped a Led Zeppelin album one track at a time in dBpoweramp trying different settings each track. I got to the last track and ripped it in Win Media Player. As soon as it finished ripping Music Manager not only recognized the track I just ripped but all the tracks in that folder! WTF! So I had ripped Moby earlier using dBpoweramp which didn't upload. I then deleted track 18 from the folder, went to Win Media Player and ripped only the last track and again as soon as that finished the whole album uploaded. WTF!!!

Please help I really want to use dBpoweramp so I know my tracks won't be jumpy and crappy but I also want them on Google Music for when I'm on the go. I've been ripping in MP3 and FLAC, neither would upload and both google says it supports.

The only thing I can figure out is when Win Media Player rips that final song it adds 2 files to the folder:
AlbumArt_{84C3762A-F14F-464F-B55C-D3256B5D33EE}_Small.jpg
AlbumArt_{84C3762A-F14F-464F-B55C-D3256B5D33EE}_Large.jpg

They're hidden system files and they're the only thing I can see that gets added.

[Spoon]

Re: Google Music Upload Problem

I am not sure what the google program is wanting....it will not be those 2 hidden files (which are album art)

[jvblack82]

Re: Google Music Upload Problem

Yeah I didn't figure it would be those either but I can't figure out what else is different after I rip one via Win Media and then the whole folder uploads.

[jvblack82]

Re: Google Music Upload Problem

Figured out a way to make it work. Google Music Manager has the option to monitor a file or to monitor Windows Media Player itself. I had it on the file since I wasn't actually using Win Media Player. I ripped an MP3 with dBpoweramp with WMP monitoring the file and it found it no problem. So I switched Music Manager to monitor WMP and now it uploads just fine. Still baffled that it didn't work before but if anyone comes across the same problem there you go.