tag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:/discussions/problems/52916-nullpointerexception-while-making-playlistbeaTunes: Discussion 2019-09-03T08:58:24Ztag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/475757162019-08-30T06:12:25Z2019-08-30T06:12:25ZNullPointerException while making playlist<div><p>Hi,</p>
<p>Please upload your logs (in beaTunes -> <code>Help</code> -> <code>Upload Logs</code>).</p>
<p>Thanks.</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/475757162019-08-30T06:30:50Z2019-08-30T06:30:50ZNullPointerException while making playlist<div><p>Will do. At the moment Beatunes seems to be rebuilding the database. I<br>
just recently analyzed my whole library. Will I have to do that over again?</p>
<p>hendrik wrote:</p></div>Vibespacetag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/475757162019-08-30T06:37:31Z2019-08-30T06:37:31ZNullPointerException while making playlist<div><p>You should not need to.<br>
Rebuilding is unfortunately sometimes necessary when beaTunes was not shut down properly or ran out of memory.</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/475757162019-08-30T06:41:32Z2019-08-30T06:41:33ZNullPointerException while making playlist<div><p>How long does the rebuilding process take? My music library is<br>
approximately 530 GB.</p>
<p>hendrik wrote:</p></div>Vibespacetag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/475757162019-08-30T06:45:13Z2019-08-30T06:45:13ZNullPointerException while making playlist<div><blockquote>
<p>How long does the rebuilding process take? My music library is approximately 530 GB.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>As long as the initial import.</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/475757162019-08-30T06:50:16Z2019-08-30T06:50:17ZNullPointerException while making playlist<div><p>Okay, I have another question. I may be able to restore some of the<br>
files from my lost volume. Are there specific files that contains the<br>
playlist files and is there a way for me to put them back into my new<br>
install of Beatunes on the new SSD volume?</p>
<p>hendrik wrote:</p></div>Vibespacetag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/475757162019-08-30T06:51:43Z2019-08-30T06:51:43ZNullPointerException while making playlist<div><p>Unless you have manually exported your playlists, they are only stored in the internal database (which you are apparently rebuilding right now, but <em>without</em> the playlists).</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/475757162019-08-30T06:56:18Z2019-08-30T06:56:18ZNullPointerException while making playlist<div><p>So, when the database is restored, I will not have anymore playlists?</p>
<p>hendrik wrote:</p></div>Vibespacetag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/475757162019-08-30T07:10:41Z2019-08-30T07:10:41ZNullPointerException while making playlist<div><p>Let me back-paddle a little.</p>
<p>There are two different functions:</p>
<ul>
<li>database repair (the internal database is just <em>fixed</em> and afterwards as good as before)</li>
<li>database rebuild (the internal database is completely rebuild from your audio files)</li>
</ul>
<p>Now the question is, do you use an iTunes or folder-based collection?</p>
<p>If you are using an iTunes-based collection, your playlists will be re-imported from iTunes.</p>
<p>If you are using a folder-based collection, there is unfortunately nowhere your playlists can be re-imported from, unless you created backups of some form.</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/475757162019-08-30T07:26:18Z2019-08-30T07:26:19ZNullPointerException while making playlist<div><p>My collection is iYTunes based. However, when I reinstalled iTunes, I<br>
lost all the old playlists. I did back up some of the iTunes playlists<br>
and will probably import them back into iTunes.</p>
<p>hendrik wrote:</p></div>Vibespacetag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/475757162019-08-30T07:27:43Z2019-08-30T07:27:43ZNullPointerException while making playlist<div><blockquote>
<p>I did back up some of the iTunes playlists and will probably import them back into iTunes.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Then beaTunes will be able to import them from iTunes once you synchronize.</p>
<p>How many tracks are in your collection?</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/475757162019-08-30T07:56:56Z2019-08-30T07:56:57ZNullPointerException while making playlist<div><p>67832 tracks.</p></div>Vibespacetag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/475757162019-09-03T08:58:21Z2019-09-03T08:58:21ZNullPointerException while making playlist<div><p>Did rebuilding the database solve the <code>NullPointerException</code> issue?</p></div>hendrik