Music Collector Manual
for Windows edition
Welcome to Music Collector Download and Install Navigating the Main Screen Cataloging CDs Cataloging Music Files How to search your Collection Adding Albums Automatically Adding Albums Manually Barcode Scanning Adding Multi-Disc Albums Adding Tracks Adding a Box Set Adding Music Files Import from iTunes Importing from text Adding Backdrops Managing your Wish List Search Settings Field Defaults Editing Albums Editing Multiple Albums List Items and more Changing the layout Adding Lyrics Files Find Cover Image Editing List Icons Update File Links Sorting your Collection Custom Field Names Custom Views Edit, Merge List Items Customizing Music Collector Activating Connect Sync & Share Synchronize with Connect Linking your albums for Connect CLZ Music for iPhone/iPod CLZ Music for Android CLZ Music HD for iPad Exporting your collection Managing Loans Printing a Simple List Using Folders Using the Filter screen Updating Music Collector The Options Screen Data Submission Guidelines Field Reference Transfer your collection Validating Music Collector Creating a Backup Keyboard Shortcuts Collection Statistics Print Screen Linking Albums
Synchronize with Connect
Music Collector Connect is our online software for publishing your Music Collector database online. After uploading your database to Connect, you can access it from any computer and from any online mobile device and you can share your music list with friends and family, by just emailing them a web-link.
Create a free trial account here.
Upload your collection to Music Collector Connect
Like most things Collectorz.com, uploading your collection to Music Collector Connect is also very easy.
- Start Music Collector and click on "Connect > Synchronize"
- Music Collector may ask you to link unlinked albums in your collection. Select "Yes" if it does. More about linking your albums here.
- The Synchronize Screen pops up. Fill in your Connect User Name and Password.
- Now click "Upload to Connect".
- Green: Add. This album will be added to your online collection.
- Orange: Change. This album will be modified in your collection (because you apparently changed some data in your offline collection).
- Red: Remove. This album will be removed from your online collection.
Don't want some of these changes happening to your online account? Simply uncheck the box in front of the change.
Click "Upload to Connect" to make the changes final on your online account.
Download your collection from Music Collector Connect
Downloading your collection back from Connect works almost the same as uploading to Connect.
- Click on "Connect > Synchronize"
- Music Collector may ask you to link unlinked albums in your collection. Select "Yes" if it does. More about linking your albums here.
- The Synchronize Screen pops up. Fill in your Connect User Name and Password.
- Now click "Download from Connect".
Now you have to tell Music Collector which changes to your local software database (the one on your computer) you'd like to process. The intended changes are shown in that screen, and automatically checked.
- Green: Add. This album will be added to your local database on your PC.
- Orange: Change. This album will be changed in your collection (because you apparently changed some data in your online collection).
- Red: Remove. This album will be removed from your local database on your PC.
Don't want some of these changes happening to your local database? Simply uncheck the box in front of the change.
Click "Download from Connect" to make the changes final on your online account.