{"id":3711,"date":"2024-03-06T19:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T18:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/?p=3711"},"modified":"2024-08-27T12:23:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T10:23:37","slug":"rekordbox-relocate-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/articles\/rekordbox-relocate-tracks","title":{"rendered":"Relocate missing tracks in Rekordbox &#8211; with pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"simpletoc-title\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<style>html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }<\/style><ul class=\"simpletoc-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#fix-the-yellow-exclamation-marks-in-rekordbox\">Fix the yellow exclamation marks in Rekordbox<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cause-of-the-exclamation-mark\">Cause of the exclamation mark<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#relocating-missing-files\">Relocating missing files<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#shortcut-auto-relocation-missing-files\">Shortcut: auto relocation missing files<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fix-the-yellow-exclamation-marks-in-rekordbox\">Fix the yellow exclamation marks in Rekordbox<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>When Rekordbox can&#8217;t find music files, it will show a orange\/<strong>yellow exclamation mark<\/strong> in front of the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-exclamation-marks.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3747\" style=\"width:381px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-exclamation-marks.webp 630w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-exclamation-marks-300x227.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-exclamation-marks-150x114.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An exclamation mark means: you can&#8217;t play this track, relocate missing file.<\/strong><br>So it is important to fix this.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cause-of-the-exclamation-mark\">Cause of the exclamation mark<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>There are a couple of different reasons why this can happen.<br>But in basic it boils down to this: your music isn&#8217;t stored at the same location on your computer as before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some common reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You moved music files to another location on your computer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The (external\/network) drive on which you stored your music isn&#8217;t available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You renamed one or multiple filenames or folders which your music files are stored in<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You deleted the track from your computer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You transfered your Rekordbox library to a new computer. Music isn&#8217;t stored on the same location on the new computer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The way to fix this is to point Rekordbox to the new location of your music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem\">Free DJ tips in your inbox?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a bonus gift I will send you a <strong>FREE <\/strong>E-book on how to kick-off your DJ career!<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- MailerLite Universal -->\n<script>\n(function(m,a,i,l,e,r){ m['MailerLiteObject']=e;function f(){\nvar c={ a:arguments,q:[]};var r=this.push(c);return \"number\"!=typeof r?r:f.bind(c.q);}\nf.q=f.q||[];m[e]=m[e]||f.bind(f.q);m[e].q=m[e].q||f.q;r=a.createElement(i);\nvar _=a.getElementsByTagName(i)[0];r.async=1;r.src=l+'?v'+(~~(new Date().getTime()\/1000000));\n_.parentNode.insertBefore(r,_);})(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/static.mailerlite.com\/js\/universal.js', 'ml');\n\nvar ml_account = ml('accounts', '1691580', 't0j5q7h5d7', 'load');\n<\/script>\n<!-- End MailerLite Universal -->\n\n<div class=\"ml-form-embed\"\n  data-account=\"1691580:t0j5q7h5d7\"\n  data-form=\"6052713:y7m2e8\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"relocating-missing-files\">Relocating missing files<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>When the automatic way doesn&#8217;t work, you have to do it manually.<br>For every single file you have to point Rekordbox to the right file on your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. In the application menu: click on &#8220;File&#8221;<br>2. Click on &#8220;Display All Missing Files&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-missing-files.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3751\" style=\"width:262px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-missing-files.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-missing-files-300x270.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-missing-files-150x135.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. The missing file manager is shown with all the songs that have exclamation marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-missing-files-manager-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3754\" style=\"width:369px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-missing-files-manager-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-missing-files-manager-1-300x275.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-missing-files-manager-1-150x138.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. The fastest and easiest way is to click on &#8220;Auto Relocate&#8221;<br>Rekordbox searches your computer for the missing files and reconnects them to the tracks in your Rekordbox database automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-progress.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3756\" style=\"width:365px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-progress.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-progress-300x276.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-progress-150x138.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5. If Rekordbox can&#8217;t find your files, you have to point Rekordbox to the right folder manually.<br>Click on &#8220;Relocate&#8221; to point Rekordbox to where the files are stored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. This will open a file-open dialog (which will look a bit different on a Mac).<br>Select the right folder where the music is stored<br>Click on the button &#8220;Open&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-choose-dir.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3755\" style=\"width:392px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-choose-dir.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-choose-dir-300x172.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-choose-dir-150x86.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Repeat step 5 and 6 to relocate all the missing music, until the missing file manager shows no missing files anymore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-missing-files-left.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3757\" style=\"width:379px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-missing-files-left.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-missing-files-left-300x279.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-missing-files-left-150x140.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>8. Click &#8220;OK&#8221; to close this dialog.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"shortcut-auto-relocation-missing-files\">Shortcut: auto relocation missing files<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>You can also use &#8220;auto relocate&#8221; directly from the menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Select the songs with the exclamation marks in your library<br>2. In the application menu, click on &#8220;Track&#8221;<br>3. Click on &#8220;Auto Relocate&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-auto-relocate.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3749\" style=\"width:285px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-auto-relocate.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-auto-relocate-282x300.webp 282w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-relocate-auto-relocate-141x150.webp 141w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. 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