# Beets keeps crashing on initial import
**URL:** https://discourse.beets.io/t/beets-keeps-crashing-on-initial-import/1965
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [December 23, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/beets-keeps-crashing-on-initial-import/1965 "2021-12-23T01:59:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@will5023](https://discourse.beets.io/u/will5023)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/beets-keeps-crashing-on-initial-import/1965/1 "2021-12-23T01:59:56Z")
I’m running Beets in a Docker container on a Synology NAS. I’m running the command ‘beet import /music’ and it keeps crashing and displaying the following.
```auto
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/beet", line 33, in
sys.exit(load_entry_point('beets==1.5.0', 'console_scripts', 'beet')())
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/ui/ __init__.py", line 1291, in main
_raw_main(args)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/ui/ __init__.py", line 1278, in _raw_main
subcommand.func(lib, suboptions, subargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/ui/commands.py", line 973, in import_func
pl.run_parallel(QUEUE_SIZE)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/util/pipeline.py", line 442, in run_parallel
six.reraise(exc_info[0], exc_info[1], exc_info[2])
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/six.py", line 719, in reraise
import_files(lib, paths, query)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/ui/commands.py", line 943, in import_files
session.run()
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/importer.py", line 341, in run
raise value
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/util/pipeline.py", line 312, in run
for msg in _allmsgs(out):
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/util/pipeline.py", line 463, in pull
out = coro.send(msg)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/util/pipeline.py", line 194, in coro
func(*(args + (task,)))
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/importer.py", line 1370, in lookup_candidates
plugins.send('import_task_start', session=session, task=task)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/plugins.py", line 498, in send
result = handler(**arguments)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/plugins.py", line 153, in wrapper
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beetsplug/chroma.py", line 182, in fingerprint_task
return fingerprint_task(self._log, task, session)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beetsplug/chroma.py", line 251, in fingerprint_task
acoustid_match(log, item.path)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beetsplug/chroma.py", line 91, in acoustid_match
duration, fp = acoustid.fingerprint_file(util.syspath(path))
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/acoustid.py", line 340, in fingerprint_file
return _fingerprint_file_audioread(path, maxlength)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/acoustid.py", line 280, in _fingerprint_file_audioread
with audioread.audio_open(path) as f:
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/audioread/ __init__.py", line 111, in audio_open
return BackendClass(path)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/audioread/rawread.py", line 62, in __init__
self._fh = open(filename, 'rb')
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: b'/music/Grateful Dead/Spring 1990 (The Other One)/18-03 Just A Little Light.flac'
root@linuxserver-beets1:/# m
bash: m: command not found
root@linuxserver-beets1:/#`Preformatted text`
```
Here is my config yaml file:
```auto
## Beets configuration-------------------------------------------------------
## Will 10-28-2021-----------------------------------------------------------
## Global Options------------------------------------------------------------
# Path to the beets library file. By default, beets will use a file called library.db.
directory: /music
# The directory to which files will be copied/moved when adding them to the library.
# Defaults to a folder called Music in your home directory.
library: /config/musiclibrary.blb
## Importer Options----------------------------------------------------------
import:
# Specifies a filename where the importer’s log should be kept.
log: /config/beet.log
# write metadata to music files
write: yes
#do not move imported files from source to music directory
# Either yes or no, indicating whether to copy files into the library directory
#when using beet import. Defaults to yes.
copy: no
# Either yes or no, indicating whether to move files into the library directory
# when using beet import. Defaults to no.
move: yes
delete:no
## use auto-tagging where possible
## do not require confirmation on strong matches
autotag: yes
# Either yes or no, controlling whether the importer runs in timid mode, in
# which it asks for confirmation on every autotagging match, even the ones that
#seem very close. Defaults to no.
timid: no
# Either yes, no, or ask. Controls whether interrupted imports should be resumed.
resume: ask
# Either yes or no, controlling whether imported directories are recorded and
# whether these recorded directories are skipped.
incremental: no
# Either ask (default), asis or skip. Specifies what should happen during an
# interactive import session when there is no recommendation.
none_rec_action:ask
# Either yes or no (default), controlling whether to ask for a manual decision
# from the user when the importer is unsure how to proceed.
quiet: no
# Either skip (default) or asis, specifying what should happen in quiet mode
# (see the -q flag to import, above) when there is no strong recommendation.
quiet_fallback: skip
# One of apply, skip, asis, or none, indicating which option should be the
# default when selecting an action for a given match. The default is apply.
default_action: apply
# A list of locale names to search for preferred aliases.
languages: en
# Whether the importer UI should show detailed information about each match it
# finds. Default: no.
detail: yes
## ??? --flat option. This takes all the music files under the directory
# (recursively) and treats them as a single large album instead of as one
# album per directory.
flat: no
# use the release-date of the original (first) release of an album?
original_date: no
# on multi-disk releases, assign track numbers for the whole album.
# If "per disk", make sure tracknames do not collide ("paths" setting).
per_disc_numbering: yes
# files matching these patterns are deleted from source after import
clutter: ["Thumbs.DB", ".DS_Store", "*.m3u", ".pls", "*.jpg", "*.m3u", "*.log", "*.cue"]
# files/directories matching one of these patterns are ignored during import
ignore: [".*", "*~", "System Volume Information"]
replace:
'[\\/]': _
'^\.': _
'[\x00-\x1f]': _
'[<>:"\?\*\|]': _
'[\xE8-\xEB]': e
'[\xEC-\xEF]': i
'[\xE2-\xE6]': a
'[\xF2-\xF6]': o
'[\xF8]': o
'\.$': _
'^\s+': ''
'\s+$': ''
'^-': _
# When importing album art, the name of the file (without extension) where the cover
# art image should be placed. Defaults to cover (i.e., images will be named cover.jpg or
# cover.png and placed in the album’s directory).
art_filename: albumart
# Either yes or no, indicating whether the autotagger should use multiple threads.
threaded: yes
# Either yes or no, indicating whether matched albums should have their year, month,
# and day fields set to the release date of the original version of an album rather
# than the selected version of the release. Default is no.
original_date: no
##UI Options
# Either yes or no; whether to use color in console output.
color: yes
## Path Format Configuration
paths:
default: $albumartist/$album%aunique{}/$disc-$track $title
singleton: Non-Album/$artist - $title
comp: Compilations/$album%aunique{}/$track - $title
albumtype_soundtrack: Soundtracks/$album/$track $title
plugins: [
fetchart,
embedart,
convert,
scrub,
replaygain,
lastgenre,
chroma,
web
]
fetchart:
auto: yes
embedart:
auto: yes
convert:
auto: no
ffmpeg: /usr/bin/ffmpeg
opts: -ab 320k -ac 2 -ar 48000
max_bitrate: 320
threads: 1
scrub:
auto: yes
replaygain:
auto: no
lastgenre:
auto: yes
source: album
web:
host: fishbot.asuscomm.com
port: 8337
```
Any help would be appreciated.
---
### Author:  [@adrian](https://discourse.beets.io/u/adrian)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/beets-keeps-crashing-on-initial-import/1965/2 "2021-12-23T15:16:11Z")
Hmm; since the error says this:
> [@will5023](#):
>
> `FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: b'/music/Grateful Dead/Spring 1990 (The Other One)/18-03 Just A Little Light.flac'`
It would be useful to know some more details about the files involved. Does this file actually exist? Is it the file you were trying to import? Et cetera.
---
### Author:  [@will5023](https://discourse.beets.io/u/will5023)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/beets-keeps-crashing-on-initial-import/1965/3 "2021-12-23T20:17:41Z")
The file did exist although it was called ‘18-03 Just A Little Light.1.flac’. I manually renamed to ‘18-03 Just A Little Light.flac’ and started the import again. Now I’m getting a similar error on another file although manually changing the file name is not working.
```auto
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/beet", line 33, in
sys.exit(load_entry_point('beets==1.5.0', 'console_scripts', 'beet')())
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/ui/ __init__.py", line 1291, in main
_raw_main(args)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/ui/ __init__.py", line 1278, in _raw_main
subcommand.func(lib, suboptions, subargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/ui/commands.py", line 973, in import_func
import_files(lib, paths, query)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/ui/commands.py", line 943, in import_files
session.run()
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/importer.py", line 341, in run
pl.run_parallel(QUEUE_SIZE)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/util/pipeline.py", line 442, in run_parallel
six.reraise(exc_info[0], exc_info[1], exc_info[2])
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/six.py", line 719, in reraise
raise value
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/util/pipeline.py", line 312, in run
for msg in _allmsgs(out):
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/util/pipeline.py", line 463, in pull
out = coro.send(msg)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/util/pipeline.py", line 194, in coro
func(*(args + (task,)))
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/importer.py", line 1370, in lookup_candidates
plugins.send('import_task_start', session=session, task=task)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/plugins.py", line 498, in send
result = handler(**arguments)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beets/plugins.py", line 153, in wrapper
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beetsplug/chroma.py", line 182, in fingerprint_task
return fingerprint_task(self._log, task, session)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beetsplug/chroma.py", line 251, in fingerprint_task
acoustid_match(log, item.path)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/beetsplug/chroma.py", line 91, in acoustid_match
duration, fp = acoustid.fingerprint_file(util.syspath(path))
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/acoustid.py", line 340, in fingerprint_file
return _fingerprint_file_audioread(path, maxlength)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/acoustid.py", line 280, in _fingerprint_file_audioread
with audioread.audio_open(path) as f:
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/audioread/ __init__.py", line 111, in audio_open
return BackendClass(path)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/audioread/rawread.py", line 62, in __init__
self._fh = open(filename, 'rb')
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: b'/music/Grateful Dead/Spring 1990 (The Other One)/18-04 Candyman.flac'
root@linuxserver-beets1:/# ^C
r
```
When I locate the file, it is named ‘18-04 Candyman.1.flac’. If I manually change the filename to ‘18-04 Candyman.flac’, it shows ‘No such file or directory: b’/music/Grateful Dead/Spring 1990 (The Other One)/18-04 Candyman.1.flac’
These are part of my existing /music library that I’m trying to import. These files are a mess anyway so not really sure how to proceed. I’m also experiencing long wait times while importing so I’m going to install a beets on a RaspberryPi and see if I have better luck. If so I’m going to abandon the Synology install.
I really appreciate the help.
---
### Author:  [@arogl](https://discourse.beets.io/u/arogl)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/beets-keeps-crashing-on-initial-import/1965/4 "2021-12-23T22:17:46Z")
From your import command and config, it looks like you are trying to import your library again.
Try running a
```auto
beet update -p
```
This will tell you what is different in the music folder compared to the beets database. The -p is pretend to update you database
OR
```auto
mv /music-import
mv /config/musiclibrary.blb /config/musiclibrary.blb.old
beet imp /music-import
```
This will start from scratch and might fix some of the errors that occurred on previous network mounted file systems