Reconnect USB drive during an Ableton dj set

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Reconnect USB drive during an Ableton dj set

So I was djing last night with Ableton using an APC40 and an external hard drive. Mid way through the set the hard drive got disconnected and when I re-plugged Ableton still wasnt able to pick up the tracks.

Is there a way to rescan for the drive without shutting Ableton down?

Thanks

S

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Does it work now? That sounds like your hard drive has failed.

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No the hard drive is absolutely fine - its just that Ableton
doesnt seem to automatically rescan for the drive
if it becomes disconnected? Is there a way for Ableton
to automatically reconnect?

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Okay, the only thing I can think of is that your hard drive is going to sleep because it’s not being accessed for long enough. In which case, I’d use this:

http://nosleephd.codeplex.com/releases/view/24052

Run that in the background and it basically stops your hard drive from going to sleep, and it’s designed to have as little CPU usage as possible.

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“Mid way through the set the hard drive got disconnected and when I re-plugged Ableton still wasnt able to pick up the tracks.”

Sounds to me like the cable got pulled either by accident or deliberately… he’s not looking for a way to STOP it from disconnecting, just to get Ableton to re-detect his library when its reconnected. Sometimes shit like this happens during gigs, he’s looking for a “just in case” solution lol.

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Exactly if I manually search for the tracks Ableton will find them on the usb drive when I re-connect, its just Id rather not have to manually search for the file locations if this happens. Surely Abelton have an automatic reconnect option??