Relink missing files
When you open a project on a different computer or after moving audio files, some songs may show up dimmed, with an orange warning icon (the tooltip reads File missing — click to relink). LTCast cannot play those songs until you point it to the new file location.
Relink a single file
Click the dimmed song card. A file picker opens. Navigate to the new location of the audio file and select it. LTCast updates the stored path and the card returns to normal immediately. The song is ready to play.
LTCast then looks in that same folder (and its subfolders) for every other missing song — in every setlist variant, not only the one on screen — and relinks all the matches at once. The toast tells you how many songs were fixed and across how many lists.
Reconnect Folder
If many files moved to a new folder — for example, you copied the project to a different drive — use Reconnect Folder instead of relinking each file one by one.
- Click Reconnect Folder on the orange N missing banner under the setlist tabs
- Select the folder that now contains your audio files
- LTCast scans the folder and matches files by filename, for the missing songs of every variant
- A result toast shows how many files were successfully relinked
After relinking
Once relinked, the song's card returns to normal and the song is ready to play. If the song on deck was one of the missing ones, LTCast loads it straight away (it doesn't start playing). While LTC chase is following external timecode, loading is left to chase. The count on the orange N missing banner drops as files are relinked, and the banner disappears when none are missing. The banner counts the tab on screen, but relinking fixes every setlist tab at once.
Preventing relink issues
.ltcast file keeps pointing at the old locations. Use Collect Project to gather a show and its audio into one folder before archiving it or handing it to another operator, and expect to use Reconnect Folder if you move that folder.Related
For a quick visual status check before a show, see File status badges. If a file has been replaced with a corrected version and you want to keep your cue structure intact, see Replace audio instead of relinking.