Importing entries

For many applications, CDpedia has an importer which will import your data and cover images automatically. Check the list below to see if your current program is included. Otherwise you can also import data in tab or comma delimited (CSV) format. Just make sure you include a header row to make the matching of the columns easier and to avoid the first line of the database getting lost during import. To import the library from another Pedia user, a .cdpedia file is the best way to go.

• From the File menu, choose 'Import Collection'.


• Select the file you wish to import and click 'Open'.


• An import window appears which allows you to match the fields in the import to the fields in the program.


• Once you have matched all the fields, press the 'Import' button.

To give you the chance to check that the import went correctly, the entries will be put into a library-independent collection first. These are marked with a grey collection icon instead of a blue one. To make the import part of your library:

• Select the imported collection.


• From the File menu, choose 'Include Collection in Library'.


• After that you can delete the imported collection.

If you're looking to import data from a CDpedia backup, please follow these steps:

• Make sure CDpedia is not running.


• Move the CDpedia data folder into the default location: your Home folder under ~/Library/Application Support/


• Restart CDpedia.



• If you don't see your library and collections, check in the Preferences > General under "Data Folder Location" where the program is looking for the data. If it's not the default location mentioned above, either move the data folder to the location where the program is looking for it (do this while CDpedia is NOT running) or restart CDpedia while holding down the Option key and press the 'Choose Database' button to navigate to the default location to let the program know where it can find the Database.cdpd file.

Use the 'Import Playlist from iTunes' menu command found under the File menu and select a playlist to import. As with all imports, the data will be put into a library-independent collection first. Follow the steps mentioned above in the Importing Entries section about making the collection part of your Library.

If you've moved your iTunes Music folder to an external hard drive or have two folders on your Mac and CDpedia isn't picking up the information from the one you want to use, enter the following line into the application Terminal, found in Applications/Utilities, followed by a return:

defaults write com.bruji.cdpedia "iTunes Library XML" "xxx"

(Where xxx stands for the path to your iTunes Music XML file, for example: /Users/[User name]/Music/iTunes/iTunes Library.xml)

• If you have a Delicious Library 2 database on your computer, CDpedia will automatically prompt you whether you'd like to import the data. (The program will only prompt you the first time you run it. If you decide at a later point to import your DL2 data, use the regular import procedure as described above and select the 'Delicious Library Items.deliciouslibrary2' file found under ~/Library/Application Support/Delicious Library/)

• Export your data in XML format.


• Drag the exported file(s) over the CDpedia icon.

• Choose the 'Import collection' command under the File menu


• Navigate to the program's data file and select it.


• If prompted, map the data to the corresponding fields in CDpedia.