Under Options->Playlist check Create Relative [or leave at this default]
Load music files
Create playlist from these files
Expected result: relative paths in playlist file
Actual result: full absolute paths [i.e. K:\Music\musicfile.FLAC]
Checked by:
a) Inserting an external HD, which was mounted as K:\ on computer, into a Seagate Theater+ where the same HD becomes C:
Opening playlist file with text editor
You mean it should work if I save the playlists on the same drive the files are on? But why should MP3Tag care were I save them if I only want the program to use '..' instead of 'C:[path]'?
You mean it should work if I save the playlists on the same drive the files are on?
Yes I do - you will get replative file references in your playlist.
But why should MP3Tag care were I save them if I only want the program to use '..' instead of 'C:[path]'?
Because it doesn't know that you want that... except by guessing from the location you use. The app could be more flexible, but I think current functionailty covers 90% of requirements.