Add digital media files to Windows Media Center
The first time you start Windows Media Center, it will look for digital media files in the Music, Pictures, and Videos folders. But you are not limited to these folders for storing your digital media.
You can identify other folders on your computer—or even on your local network—that you want Windows Media Center to watch for digital media. When you identify folders to be watched, the digital media in those folders will appear in the picture library, video library, or music library.
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| The picture library in Windows Media Center |
Each time you start Windows Media Center, it will look for digital media in those folders. And if you add or remove a file from any of those folders, Windows Media Center will automatically update the contents of the corresponding picture, video, or music library so they remain in sync.
For information about the file types that can be added to Windows Media Center libraries, see File types supported by Windows Media Center.
| To add a folder to watch |
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| On the start screen, scroll to Tasks, and then click settings. | | 2.
| Click Library Setup. | | 3.
| Click Add folder to watch, and then click Next. | | 4.
| Depending on where your digital media files are stored, click one of the options under Which folders do you want to add?, and then click Next. | | 5.
| Navigate to the folders you want to add by clicking the - and + buttons, and then select the check box next to each folder. (Files in subfolders will be included with your selection.) | | 6.
| When you have selected all the folders that you want Windows Media Center to watch, click Next, and then click Finish. After you have finished adding files, it might take several minutes for the files to appear in the libraries. |
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Sync
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