Overview
Platform sync pulls fresh data from a supported platform into TrackDen. It’s one-way — data flows from the platform into your library, never the other direction. That keeps the model simple and your platform accounts untouched.
Before any change happens, TrackDen shows you a live comparison of what’s new, what’s already synced, and what’s been removed from the platform since your last run.
What you can sync
Each supported platform exposes a few different lists you can sync.
Bandcamp
- Cart — tracks currently in your Bandcamp shopping cart.
- Wishlist — tracks you’ve wishlisted on Bandcamp.
- Collection — tracks you’ve purchased on Bandcamp.
Beatport
- Cart — tracks currently in your Beatport shopping cart.
- Hold bin — “save for later” items pulled out of your cart. These expire after 7 days on Beatport.
- Purchases — tracks you’ve bought on Beatport.
How to sync
Pick the list you want — Cart, Wishlist or Purchases — and click Sync from source.
TrackDen loads the platform in the background, then shows you what will happen.
Click Sync selected to import new tracks and tidy up anything that’s been removed.
The comparison view splits results into three buckets:
- New tracks — found on the platform but not yet in TrackDen. These will be added.
- Already synced — already in your library. No action.
- To delink — previously synced but no longer on the platform (removed or purchased). The platform tag will come off.
The three states of the modal
The sync modal moves through three stages every run.
- Loading — TrackDen opens the platform in the background and pulls your data. You’ll see rotating status messages while it works.
- Comparison — a detailed breakdown of new, synced and orphaned tracks. If multiple platforms are eligible, you pick which ones to sync.
- Completion — a summary of what was imported and what was cleaned up.
Fetching collection items…
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Incremental and multi-source by design
TrackDen remembers which platform and list each track came from. That means a few useful things happen for free:
- Only new tracks get imported on each subsequent sync — runs stay fast.
- Removed items get flagged. Take a track off your Bandcamp wishlist and the next sync offers to delink it from TrackDen.
- A track can carry markers from multiple syncs — for example, both a Bandcamp wishlist entry and a Beatport cart entry.
Tips
- Sync regularly. Small, frequent syncs are faster to review than rare giant ones.
- Filter after syncing. Use the playlist source filter to view only tracks from a specific platform or list.
- Mind the Beatport hold bin. Items there expire after 7 days, so sync often enough to catch them before they vanish.
FAQs
Make sure you’re signed into Bandcamp or Beatport in your browser. Open the platform in a tab, confirm you can see your cart or wishlist, then run the sync again.
Large collections can take a minute or two. If it’s been more than two minutes, close the modal and try again. Also check that pop-up blockers aren’t interfering.
This usually means a track’s URL changed on the platform side. Remove the duplicate in TrackDen and re-sync to land on a clean state.
The platform page probably didn’t fully load mid-sync. Run the sync again — if the tracks are still on the platform, they’ll show as synced next time.