No bug [TC 10.50rc2] cover image cached => cannot be changed

The behaviour described in the bug report is either by design, or would be far too complex/time-consuming to be changed

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No bug [TC 10.50rc2] cover image cached => cannot be changed

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If I have a folder.jpg file in a folder with sound clips without an internal cover art, the folder.jpg is used as cover art - as expected.

But if I change the folder.jpg file, then the first cover art is still used - apparantly cached. It is not until I restart TC that the new folder.jpg is used.

Is that by design, and could that be avoided? - perhaps by checking the date and/or size of folder.jpg
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Re: [TC 10.50rc2] cover image cached => cannot be changed

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This is by design to make loading covers faster. Checking the date would probably trigger a scan by a virus scanner.
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Re: No bug [TC 10.50rc2] cover image cached => cannot be changed

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OK - This can be moved to "TC Behaviour which will not be changed"
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