Supporting Your Media
VirtualDJ releases and builds, from VirtualDJ 8.1 onwards, with a note on what each means for your library.
Released 18 February 2023. What changed For your library None: this build doesn’t change how the database, playlists, virtual folders or history are stored. Official notes: VirtualDJ changelog, build 7462. VDJTools is independent software and isn’t affiliated with VirtualDJ or Atomix Productions. This post is our summary; the official notes are the source.
Released 15 February 2023. The first big update of VirtualDJ 2023. What changed For your library Exporting a virtual folder with its sub-folders is handy for taking a crate structure elsewhere, but it’s a copy: the virtual folders in your library are unchanged. The database, playlists and history are stored as before. Official notes: VirtualDJ … Read more
Released 27 December 2022. What changed For your library stemsSavedFolder changes where stem files live. Stems saved next to your tracks travel with them when you move or rename folders; stems in a separate folder stay where they are. Worth knowing before you reorganise a drive. The database, playlists, virtual folders and history are stored … Read more
Released 5 December 2022. What changed For your library The home-folder fix matters. The home folder is where your database, playlists, virtual folders and history live, so a Mac that opened the wrong one would have shown you an older library. If your library looked out of date after upgrading to VirtualDJ 2023 on a … Read more
Released 4 December 2022. A one-fix build, three days after VirtualDJ 2023 launched. What changed For your library None: this build doesn’t touch how anything is stored. Official notes: VirtualDJ changelog, build 7358. VDJTools is independent software and isn’t affiliated with VirtualDJ or Atomix Productions. This post is our summary; the official notes are the … Read more
Released 1 December 2022. Build 7356 is the first build of VirtualDJ 2023, the version VDJTools is built for, so it’s where this series starts. What changed For your library Nothing in this build’s notes points to a change in how the database, playlists, virtual folders or history are stored. Stems can be prepared ahead … Read more
Released 18 June 2020 (build 5918). Thirty-six builds followed, up to VirtualDJ 2023 in December 2022. Before VirtualDJ 2023, this series has one post per major release, covering the builds that followed it. What changed For your library The last era before VirtualDJ 2023, and plenty for your library along the way: Hashtags and play … Read more
Released 22 September 2019 (build 5308). Eleven builds followed, to June 2020. Before VirtualDJ 2023, this series has one post per major release, covering the builds that followed it. What changed For your library VirtualDJ’s own backup and restore covers the database as a whole. VDJTools also backs up every file it’s about to change … Read more
Released 19 June 2018 (build 4444). Sixteen builds followed, to September 2019. Before VirtualDJ 2023, this series has one post per major release, covering the builds that followed it. What changed For your library A busy period for your library: The drive-letter correction is VirtualDJ fixing some broken paths itself, for playlists, when only the … Read more
Released 24 June 2016 (build 3286). About 30 builds followed, up to VirtualDJ 2018 in June 2018. Before VirtualDJ 2023, this series has one post per major release, covering the builds that followed it. What changed For your library The builds in this period show how VirtualDJ handles drives that come and go: Note the … Read more