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Can I set up PlayIt Live to watch a Dropbox folder for new music files?

Yes, you can use the Monitored Folders feature to automatically import tracks from a Dropbox folder. This is particularly useful if you want to add music remotely or have someone else drop files into a shared folder that PlayIt Live will pick up automatically.

To set this up, go to Manage > Monitored Folders and add a new monitored folder pointing to your Dropbox folder location on your computer (typically something like C:\Users\YourName\Dropbox\Music). You can choose whether to analyse cue points automatically, add new tracks to a specific track group, and whether to delete tracks from PlayIt Live if the files are removed from Dropbox. The monitored folder will periodically scan for changes, so when new files appear in your Dropbox folder they'll be automatically added to PlayIt Live's database. Just make sure your Dropbox is actively syncing on the computer running PlayIt Live, and avoid monitoring folders with a very large number of files as this will take longer to scan.

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