Inside your Innuos Settings, you will find that you have a number of options to import your files into your Innuos server. You can connect a compatible USB drive to the back of your unit; you can connect it to a NAS and you can utilize your Auto Import folder inside your Innuos. In this article, we will focus on showing you how to import music from a USB drive.
Inside your my.innuos.com in your browser > Select your Innuos unit > Import to see the import options
Follow the steps below to import files from your external USB drive using the “Import from USB option“:
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1. On the back of your Innuos unit locate the USB ports and connect you compatible USB drive to it. Make sure your drive is USB 3 compatible and it is working properly.
2. Once properly connected navigate to your browser and type my.innuos.com > select your unit > select ‘Import” from the menu
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3. Click on the Import USB option on the top left
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4. The pop-up window will remind you to connect your USB drive to the back of your Innuos so after that click “Next“
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5. The next window will have you identifying your connected USB drive then afterwards click “Next“
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6. If you have folders in your drive this next window will prompt you to select one otherwise it will import the entire drive
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7. On the next window, you will be able to choose from two types of Import options then click on “Next“
– Quick Import: Choose Quick Import to preserve the existing file and folder structure, and place the Music in a sub-folder that you can name for easy identification.
– Import: Choose Import to automatically re-organize the folder structure, based on the file metadata. Albums that are missing crucial metadata or are duplicates can be edited later on Import History.
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8. Both options will allow you to choose a name to your import action (this will make things easier to identify it in your Import History)
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9. Depending on how many files you have in your USB drive this next window will just quickly pop up to tell you that your import is in progress
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10. At last you will receive a pop-up window with the message that your USB Import process has been completed
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