摘要:
A method for updating includes: using a playing apparatus, downloading a multimedia file to be played from a file server to a local storage location, and playing multimedia based on the old local multimedia file; setting a storage area for new multimedia files on the file server, where a new multimedia file is adapted to update an old multimedia file on the file server; by the playing apparatus, scanning the storage area for new multimedia files on the file server, and after finding the new file for updating the old local multimedia file, downloading the found new file to a new local storage location; and after receiving a request for playing the old multimedia file to be updated, playing multimedia based on the new multimedia file stored in the new local storage location. Embodiments of the present invention may update multimedia files without interrupting the playing of multimedia.