Disable Collections

[Happy2Play 9300]

5 minutes ago, Doonz2019 said:

If the box is unchecked and the system will ignore it than this is function as the developers wrote it

Existing information cannot be ignored as custom and provider collections are created fromt the same node.  The library option just prevents adding the info from metadata providers.  So if it exists you had it enabled at some point in time.

But the UI multi-select every collection and delete would be the fastest way to remove collections and clear the node from item metadata.

[Neminem 767]

39 minutes ago, Happy2Play said:

But as Grim mentioned were exact library conditions used?

Do you write nfo files, yes or no?

Do both versions use nfo reader, yes or no?

Without all the information on both server setups it is impossible to say and will guess the setups are not configured the same.

Please just answer the questions.

If they are not answered, your new server install might have the same issue.

[Doonz2019 3]

Naw I figured It out.

Emby doesn't respect choices made when adding libraries.

[Happy2Play 9300]

1 minute ago, Doonz2019 said:

Naw I figured It out.

Emby doesn't respect choices made when adding libraries.

Sorry but how does one reproduce your issue?

You still have not provided the requested nfo proof.

[Doonz2019 3]

3 minutes ago, Happy2Play said:

Sorry but how does one reproduce your issue?

You still have not provided the requested nfo proof.

Create New Library Add Libray make sure create collections is unchecked. ANd Boom you have collections created for you

[Neminem 767]

Is Radarr adding nfo files with collections to your movies ?

Is there any nfo files in you library.

Edited July 12, 2024 by jaycedk

[Doonz2019 3]

Even if there were NFO files.

Telling Emby SPECIFICALLY not to create collections should be sufficent.

If emby will do what ever it wants regardless of the option being selected or not then the option should be removed 

[Neminem 767]

Is nfo reader enabled ?

[Neminem 767]

12 minutes ago, Happy2Play said:

You still have not provided the requested nfo proof.

Please supply proof.

Other wise we will keep running in circles.

[Happy2Play 9300]

Your metadata created collections not specifically the setting.

Read the setting as your metadata must already have them.

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Import collection information from metadata downloaders

When enabled, this will import collection information from your enabled metadata downloaders. This may cause unwanted collections to be automatically created. Disabling will prevent future collections from being automatically created, but will not delete existing ones.

 

Edited July 12, 2024 by Happy2Play

[Doonz2019 3]

whatever in the time it took you guys to circle the wagon Ive already performed a clean install again and set up my libraries with no collections making sure all the nfo files are removed.

 

[Neminem 767]

Guess we will never know

[Happy2Play 9300]

Just now, jaycedk said:

Guess we will never know

Yep as it may likely be user error all along.

[ebr 15549]

4 hours ago, Doonz2019 said:

Telling Emby SPECIFICALLY not to create collections should be sufficent.

If emby will do what ever it wants regardless of the option being selected or not then the option should be removed 

Hi.  Please read the description of that option.  It does not govern the creation of collections.  It only governs whether or not collection information will be imported from tmdb.

Collections are shown if the metadata is there to indicate them.

[Luke 39339]

10 hours ago, Doonz2019 said:

Even if there were NFO files.

Telling Emby SPECIFICALLY not to create collections should be sufficent.

If emby will do what ever it wants regardless of the option being selected or not then the option should be removed 

Hi, this is not true if there is no nfo file. It doesn't work this way. If you think you saw something different, then we're happy to help:

How to Report a Problem

Thanks.

[Ryanrrr 1]

On 13/01/2022 at 23:07, Happy2Play said:

If the Library is empty, then you can sort of hack the library to remove it.

Shut down Emby "C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\programdata\root\default\Collections" path will be platform dependent

delete the options.xml or the entire Collection folder

Restart Emby, go to Setting-Library, now the Collection library should be Mixed Content type and have the option to Delete/Remove the library.

Assuming no collections exist, the library will not regenerate.

 

 

Hi, does this solution still work? I suffer the same problem but I there is no 'root' folder in 'programdata', I try to use 'everything' to search options.xml and Collections folder, but couldn't find any in emby related folder. Any ideas?

[Happy2Play 9300]

27 minutes ago, Ryanrrr said:

Hi, does this solution still work? I suffer the same problem but I there is no 'root' folder in 'programdata', I try to use 'everything' to search options.xml and Collections folder, but couldn't find any in emby related folder. Any ideas?

That is because as of 4.8 /root is no longer written and the information only resides in the database.

Assuming you have no Collections you would/could delete the library via the api.

Covered in this How To as it was recreated to add the library back as it was removed for a while but their is info to get the id and remove at that bottom of the topic.

 

[Ryanrrr 1]

1 hour ago, Happy2Play said:

That is because as of 4.8 /root is no longer written and the information only resides in the database.

Assuming you have no Collections you would/could delete the library via the api.

Covered in this How To as it was recreated to add the library back as it was removed for a while but their is info to get the id and remove at that bottom of the topic.

 

Thanks to the quick and helpful response, it finally disappeared. Have a nice day!