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Locating Windows Media Player library files | SoundTouch® 300 soundbar
Which version of Windows operating system are you using?
Windows 10
To locate and re-index Windows Media library database files in Windows 10, follow these steps:
- Click the Windows logo in the lower-left corner
- Begin typing Run, then click the Run program from the search results.
- In the Run program text field, type %userprofile%\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Media Player
- Click OK to go to the location of the Windows Media Player database files.
- Select and delete all the Windows Media Library files. If file extensions are showing, these files end in .wmdb
- Open Windows Media Player and it will automatically begin to indexing your music library. The time it takes to re-index will vary with the size of your music library.
Windows 11
To locate and re-index Windows Media library database files in Windows 11, follow these steps:
1. Click the Windows logo in the lower-left
2. Begin typing Run, then click the Run program from the search results
3. In the Run program text field, type %userprofile%\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Media Player
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4. Click OK to go to the location of the WMP database files
5. Select and delete all the Windows Media Library files
Tip: If extensions are showing, these files end in .wmdb. Right click the file and select properties to find the type of file.
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Note: The time it takes to re-index will vary with the size of your music library.
2. Begin typing Run, then click the Run program from the search results
3. In the Run program text field, type %userprofile%\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Media Player
4. Click OK to go to the location of the WMP database files
5. Select and delete all the Windows Media Library files
Tip: If extensions are showing, these files end in .wmdb. Right click the file and select properties to find the type of file.
Note: The time it takes to re-index will vary with the size of your music library.
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