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Things are looking good. I've figured out how to install VMware tools so as to better use Windows 11 on my Mac. DVD Profiler seems to be working fine on my Mac so far. I downloaded my online database and it looks good. I want to stress the importance of doing this BEFORE you try to sync to your mobile device with a new DVD Profiler installation of any kind.
Another issue is related to having two "PC's" running DVD Profiler. They can step on each other in the Cloud if you are not careful. I need to set this up properly before I attempt to sync this "PC" to my iPad. If the sync works properly, then I am finished, since I don't use any plug-ins that need to be checked out. I'll keep you posted. | Posted: Topic Replies: 4, Topic Views: 343 |
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| OK. While I am not totally sure about what I am doing, I seem to have successfully loaded DVD Profiler onto my new M4 iMac using VMware Fusion and Windows 11 Home. It took about an hour. I'll now test things out to see if everything is working properly. I'm sure I missed some things during the install and will get back to you. Anyone else giving it a try? | Posted: Topic Replies: 4, Topic Views: 343 |
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OK. I have downloaded VM Fusion Pro and will try installing it using the following:
https://youtu.be/f9TUIVDUjto?si=a-8jnxdxDcanNHSd
I'll let you know what happens. | Posted: Topic Replies: 4, Topic Views: 343 |
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While looking for ways to run Windows 11 on my new M4 iMac, I ran across this:
https://www.macworld.com/article/668080/vmware-fusion-review.html
It seems that VMWare is now offering Fusion Pro FREE for personal use. Has anyone tried using VM Fusion Pro to run DVD Profiler on their Mac? | Posted: Topic Replies: 4, Topic Views: 343 |
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| Did you first upload to your online database from the Widows version of DVD Profiler? | Posted: Topic Replies: 4, Topic Views: 612 |
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| I've been successfully running DVD Profiler on my old Intel iMac for a number of years using Bootcamp and Windows 10. However, since I can't upgrade it to Windows 11, I was thinking of running DVD Profiler on a new M4 Apple Silicon iMac using UTM and Windows 11. Has anyone had any success doing this? | Posted: Topic Replies: 0, Topic Views: 198 |
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| 18.4 seems to be working the same as before as far as syncing is concerned. If you notice any other issues let us all know | Posted: Topic Replies: 16, Topic Views: 7334 |
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| For what it's worth, I've tried a number of XML to CSV conversion apps with only limited success. My best results came from working directly with the MyMovies developer on importing the XML file. They seem responsive. | Posted: Topic Replies: 11, Topic Views: 1738 |
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| Can I use either of these plugins to export my entire database as a CSV file in order to import it into another app? Some apps I'm interested in moving to will only accept CSV. I thought this wouldn't work. | Posted: Topic Replies: 11, Topic Views: 1738 |
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| Try syncing your iPhone to your Windows version instead of downloading from the online database. That provides the best results. You can no longer upload from your iPhone to the online database. | Posted: Topic Replies: 1, Topic Views: 584 |
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| iOS !8.3.1 seems to be working OK, but I'm a bit concerned about 18.4 which Apple says will be a major update. | Posted: Topic Replies: 16, Topic Views: 7334 |
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| The only way to back up is to buy the Windows version and sync to it. The online database backup function stopped working for iPhones over a year ago. I assume the same is true for Android. | Posted: Topic Replies: 2, Topic Views: 3689 |
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Uploading from an iPhone to the online database stopped working over a year ago when they installed the new server. I assume the same is true for Android phones. You have two options.
1. Live with it and back up your phone frequently.
2. Buy the Windows app and sync your phone to it. This also has the advantage of allowing you to export your library to another Android app such as MyMovies. Check out the General discussion for alternative apps. | Posted: Topic Replies: 1, Topic Views: 893 |
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| Are you syncing your iPhone to your PC or downloading from the online database? Syncing to your PC should copy the covers, downloading may not. | Posted: Topic Replies: 1, Topic Views: 1036 |
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| You can no longer update the online database from your iPhone. You need to sync your iPhone directly to your PC and then upload from your PC to your online database. From your message, I assume you have been using the online database to sync between your PC and iPhone. As I said, that method no longer works. | Posted: Topic Replies: 1, Topic Views: 1183 |
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| Since they installed the new server about a year ago, you can't upload properly from your iPhone or iPad. Fortunately, you can still sync to your PC. | Posted: Topic Replies: 1, Topic Views: 1205 |
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| You can no longer upload properly to the online database due to the new online server. It has nothing to do with iPadOS 18. This will probably never be fixed. | Posted: Topic Replies: 16, Topic Views: 7334 |
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| Thanks. I guess I'll go ahead and switch now. | Posted: Topic Replies: 16, Topic Views: 7334 |
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| Has anybody checked out DVD Profiler's compatibility with iOS 18.2? I've been staying on iOS 17 for safety but Apple seems to be trying to push people off it. | Posted: Topic Replies: 16, Topic Views: 7334 |
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| Don't count on a server fix to this. If you are using the PC version, sync your iPad directly to it. That works fine. If you don't have the PC version, then buy it, but make sure the first thing you do is to download your existing online database to it. DO NOT sync your iPad to your PC until you do that! You can also run Windows 10 for free on an Intel Mac using Bootcamp. | Posted: Topic Replies: 16, Topic Views: 7334 |
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I just noticed this odd search behavior when entering a new blu-ray movie, Top Gun, on my iPad. I searched in US by title and it returned nothing. Odd? I searched in ANY and it worked fine, returning US blu-ray titles. I deselected Blu-ray in my US search and it returned DVD titles. At first I thought was an iOS 17 issue, so I used my old iPhone running iOS 12 and the same thing happened. I did the same search on my PC and it worked fine. I also entered the UPC code in a US search on my iPad and it worked fine.
I guess the point here for iOS users is to try different things if your title search returns nothing. Searching by UPC seems to be the most reliable. | Posted: Topic Replies: 0, Topic Views: 1343 |
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| Good luck with that. | Posted: Topic Replies: 92, Topic Views: 24023 |
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This is all well and good but has nothing to add to this discussion. We are discussing alternatives to DVD Profiler. While writing your own code is commendable, it has no practical use to anyone else since it is not available to others.
Let's be real here. We need to figure out what is best to do considering DVD Profiler is no longer being actively supported, especially when it comes to iOS users. Writing your own code is not a realistic option to the vast majority of users. | Posted: Topic Replies: 92, Topic Views: 24023 |
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| Whatever you do, DON'T DELETE YOUR ONLINE DATABASE. Even if it is outdated, will need it if you ever switch to the PC version. After a new install of DVD Profiler on your PC, I strongly recommend you download your online database to your PC before you first sync to your iPad. Otherwise you run the risk of losing your data. | Posted: Topic Replies: 11, Topic Views: 7043 |
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| My advice to others reading this thread, DO NOT DELETE YOUR ONLINE DATABASE! | Posted: Topic Replies: 10, Topic Views: 5565 |