DVR re-recording episodes already in library when it shouldn't
Since updating the server to v4.8 yesterday and the EPG guide data being refreshed this morning, my recording schedule has started re-recording every episode being broadcast of more than a dozen TV shows*, even though the episodes already exist in my library and all of the series recordings have "Don't record episodes that are already in my library" enabled.
Needless to say, having many unnecessary/wasted duplicate recordings happening every day is annoying!
I've seen this happen with one
Come on Emby Team! Please take a serious look at this issue. It is not that complicated to reproduce.
I discovered some detailed information when I moved a TV series from my Series recording folder" to another folder in the same library. The conclusion drawn from the test listed below is that if the files do NOT exist in the "Series recording folder" but DO exist in some other folder of the same library, Emby will try to re-record those episodes.
Observation
Folder that Emb