vaise 304 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I have been using this for years - hence it had old locations for media browser server etc. I wanted to uninstall it all and re-install. Got an error with the uninstaller. Did a download of enby server and re-install anyway. Did not seem to lose anything it seems - its doing a scan now which I hope will bring back all the media images. The media browser icon is now an emby server icon (which is good). But the install location is still to C:\Users\Williams\AppData\Roaming\MediaBrowser-Server\system. Is this normal or should is be emby something ? Note - I tool a backup with the plugin beforehand (it does it every day regardless). Thanks. MediaBrowser.Server.Installer.exe Information: 0 : Release count: 30 MediaBrowser.Server.Installer.exe Information: 0 : Version is 3.0.6400 MediaBrowser.Server.Installer.exe Information: 0 : Downloading Emby Server version 3.0.6400 MediaBrowser.Server.Installer.exe Information: 0 : Successfully downloaded version 3.0.6400 MediaBrowser.Server.Installer.exe Information: 0 : Starting extract package. MediaBrowser.Server.Installer.exe Information: 0 : Creating backup by moving C:\Users\Williams\AppData\Roaming\MediaBrowser-Server\system to C:\Users\Williams\AppData\Roaming\MediaBrowser-Server\System.old MediaBrowser.Server.Installer.exe Information: 0 : Extract successful. Will now delete archive C:\Users\Williams\AppData\Local\Temp\cfed0d4f0b0d48a7ae507cb9e0561a50\Mbserver.zip MediaBrowser.Server.Installer.exe Information: 0 : Deleting any old updates as well. MediaBrowser.Server.Installer.exe Information: 0 : Creating shortcuts MediaBrowser.Server.Installer.exe Information: 0 : Creating start menu shortcut C:\Users\Williams\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Emby\Emby Server.lnk MediaBrowser.Server.Installer.exe Information: 0 : Creating dashboard shortcut C:\Users\Williams\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Emby\Emby Server Dashboard.lnk MediaBrowser.Server.Installer.exe Information: 0 : Creating uninstaller shortcut MediaBrowser.Server.Installer.exe Information: 0 : Deleting Pismo install files MediaBrowser.Server.Installer.exe Information: 0 : Attempting to start program C:\Users\Williams\AppData\Roaming\MediaBrowser-Server\system\MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.exe MediaBrowser.Server.Installer.exe Information: 0 : Installation complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37007 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 If the MediaBrowser-Server folder still exists then it will install to that, so i would move that in order to fool it, then try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaise 304 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 After the re-install, the uninstall this time all worked fine, then I removed all traces of it, now in process of re-installing it. Fingers crossed before the family come home in 2 hours. no pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaise 304 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 I reinstalled - to correct install location now. Installed the server backup plugin, pointed it at my backups, restored all and it restarted emby. Results : Just needed a refresh guide on liveTV - that seems to be working from the next PVR plugin. Notices the library images were not there in the server console. Noticed that TV Shows and Movies (in fact all libraries except Live TV) are not showing any shows. Did a clean and rescan. Still nothing. I am going to remove a library and re-add it and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaise 304 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) removed and re-added my smallest library - 3d Movies. That works. This is a pain for the larger ones (4TB of media) so is there a quick way as the plugin restore seems to have missed something ? Is it also going to lose all the watched flags - as that will also be a really big pain. Thanks. Edited August 31, 2016 by vaise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37007 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 There are some issues with the backup restore process that i am looking at as we speak. over time the server starts doing things in new ways, but the restore process is restoring a little bit too much and this needs to be corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaise 304 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 Thanks Luke - do I have to remove and re-add all libraries then ? And will this lose all the watched history ? If this is the norm, then a warning on that plugin may be needed as it really only copied some setup / user stuff - which I could have re-done in 15 mins or so, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37007 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Right now i would suggest that yes. you shouldn't lose any watched history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaise 304 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 I have removed and re-added the TV Show library and Movies Library. They are scanning now. Initial results shows the 'Next up' seems to be every show in TV shows so far - no metadata yet though. I am going to be in big trouble when family gets home...... oh dear. Maybe I will go down the pub! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37007 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 This isn't really any different by the way. After restoring from the plugin you still need a library scan on the new server which would have gone through the same process. The backup plugin restores settings and user-related data. it does not backup and restore your entire library database, so you would have had to wait through the initial scan either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaise 304 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) OK - deleting and re-adding of the libraries is not normal though - still hoping for the watched history on the TV shows once the scan is completed. The plugin backup also did not keep the users preferences - i.e library display options. Edited August 31, 2016 by vaise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaise 304 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 Just a quick update - as the metadata is added, so are the watched statuses. So I am all off the hook now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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