what are the ramifications of an external HDD being a "portale device"

Dave,

I ought to post this after your issues are resolved but am worried that I will forget.
WMP in both Win10 & Win11 might have lost its ability to rip CDs.
WMP cannot rip properly - my results post #75 - ElevenForum


Denis

davexnet said:

I widened the column, but it doesn't show any extra info.
BUT - I have made progress, in organize/customize, deselecting "sync devices" removes the Seagate drive from the left side.

Understood. I should have recognised that from the Sync status entry below it.

davexnet said:

Whether it affects anything else (the folders I have explicitly added as library folders) I don't know.

No, it will not affect your Library folders [unless you run a sync with a device that does not have all the same contents].
I can't advise about managing syncs as I have not used it for a decade. I just use File explorer to copy audio to my smartphone.

davexnet said:

I saw your post re: ripping CD's - I'll take a look, Is it related ?

No, not related.
I added that post because I thought it would be of interest.


All the best,
Denis

Try3 said:

Dave,

I ought to post this after your issues are resolved but am worried that I will forget.
WMP in both Win10 & Win11 might have lost its ability to rip CDs.
WMP cannot rip properly - my results post #75 - ElevenForum


Denis

I'm still able to Rip audio CDs on both Win10 and Win11 BUT if a disc has previously been Ripped the choice will not show on the toolbar. Seems WMP 'remembers' what it has done regardless of what drive/where the Rip was saved.

Update: I was on a different computer [Win11] and the CD I used had already been Ripped and stored on my NAS drive. I'm on a different Notebook [Win10] now and am able to do a new Rip saving to local drive.

davexnet said:

It is of interest, thanks for posting, I wil review.

Thanks everybody for your help, I finished up by having WMP rebuild it's library -
looks good now.