Metadata Utility – How To – Reset (Delete) ‘Windows Media Center Local Profile Metadata Cache’ and Re-Cache (Re-Download) ‘Windows Media Center Local Profile Metadata Cache’.

In those cases where (to list a few possible causes, not limited to, listed in no particular order):
-Windows Media Center Local Profile Metadata Cache is corrupt,
-Windows Media Center Metadata Information is not being shown properly,
-Windows Media Center is showing ‘Phantom’ Movies (ie. and/or movies no longer found in your Windows Media Center Library),
-you have exhausted your research and cannot find a cause/solution for the issues in your Windows Media Center Metadata Library, then this option may be the best solution.

Steps are as follows:

01 – from the Main Switchboard

Metadata Utility – Maintenance Switchboard
Metadata Utility – Maintenance Switchboard

02 – click on ‘Maintenance Switchboard’

Metadata Utility – Main Switchboard
Metadata Utility – Main Switchboard

03 – click on ‘Metadata Utility Maintenance Main Switchboard’

Metadata Utility – Maintenance Switchboard - Main Maintenance Switchboard
Metadata Utility – Maintenance Switchboard – Main Maintenance Switchboard

04 – click on ‘Metadata Utility Maintenance Delete Switchboard’

Metadata Utility – Maintenance Switchboard - Delete Switchboard
Metadata Utility – Maintenance Switchboard – Delete Switchboard

05 – click on ‘Delete Windows Media Center Cache’

Metadata Utility – Maintenance Switchboard - Delete Switchboard - Delete Windows Media Center Cache
Metadata Utility – Maintenance Switchboard – Delete Switchboard – Delete Windows Media Center Cache
Metadata Utility – Messages - Delete Windows Media Center Cache
Metadata Utility – Messages – Delete Windows Media Center Cache
Metadata Utility – Messages - Delete Windows Media Center Cache
Metadata Utility – Messages – Delete Windows Media Center Cache

-Select ‘Yes’ to Delete the ‘Windows Media Center Metadata Cache’ from your Local Profile. Once completed,

06 – click on ‘Return to Metadata Utility Maintenance Main Switchb.’

Metadata Utility – Maintenance Switchboard - Delete Switchboard - Return to Maintenance Switchboard
Metadata Utility – Maintenance Switchboard – Delete Switchboard – Return to Maintenance Switchboard

07 – click on ‘Return to Maintenance Switchboard’

Metadata Utility – Maintenance Switchboard - Delete Switchboard - Return to Maintenance Main Switchboard
Metadata Utility – Maintenance Switchboard – Delete Switchboard – Return to Maintenance Main Switchboard

08 – click on ‘Return to Main Switchboard’

Metadata Utility – Maintenance Switchboard - Delete Switchboard - Return to Main Switchboard
Metadata Utility – Maintenance Switchboard – Delete Switchboard – Return to Main Switchboard

09 – click on ‘Merge Generator Switchboard’

Metadata Utility – Main Switchboard
Metadata Utility – Main Switchboard

10 – click on ‘Metadata Utility Merge Switchboard’

Metadata Utility – Merge Switchboard
Metadata Utility – Merge Switchboard

11 – click on ‘WMC XML Profile Cache’

Metadata Utility – Merge Switchboard – WMC XLM Profile Cache
Metadata Utility – Merge Switchboard – WMC XLM Profile Cache
Metadata Utility – Messages - Cache
Metadata Utility – Messages – Cache

Click ‘Yes’ to Cache All Records to your Local Profile

Note: If ‘no’ records were pre-selected, then Metadata Utility will prompt you to automatically select all records and Cache all records to your Local Profile.

For Additional Information, visit Section: Metadata Utility – Operation – Delete Windows Media Center Cache click here.

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