Can the behavior when accessing the media library as a folder be modif

[Moenis 0]

When I browse the library using folder tabs and the library type is "Movies"
I click on a movie and it goes inside instead of opening the movie details, which results in an extra click
But if the media library type is mixed content, it will directly enter the movie details.

 

Is it possible to have a movie-type media library behave the same as a mixed-content library?

When there is only one video in a folder, go directly to that video just like mixed content

 

Media library type is movie

 

Media library type is mixed content

[Happy2Play 8296]

Well since the hidden options in the library options.xml have moved to the database you have to use the api or modify the database directly.

<CollapseSingleItemFolders>false</CollapseSingleItemFolders> as the option need to be true to remove that additional folder layer.

You can try changing the xml but believe they were migrated on first update to 4.8.    Path will be platform prevalent C:\Users\Media\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\programdata\root\default\libraryname.

Otherwise you have to use the api link at the bottom of the dashboard.  But comes with its own restrictions as CORS will require using localhost or https connection.  There is a workaround in browser flags mentioned here

You would query your current library to get all the setting, copy all and modify the collapse option to true, and use the libraryoptions endpoint to change.

 

[Moenis 0]

8 hours ago, Happy2Play said:

<CollapseSingleItemFolders>false</CollapseSingleItemFolders> as the option need to be true to remove that additional folder layer.

 

Thanks, this works,
I searched on Google for `CollapseSingleItemFolders site:emby.media`  This question seems to have been raised by many people.
It would be great if you could add a button to the webui to switch

Edited March 19 by Moenis

[Happy2Play 8296]

1 hour ago, Moenis said:

Thanks, this works,
I searched on Google for `CollapseSingleItemFolders site:emby.media`  This question seems to have been raised by many people.
It would be great if you could add a button to the webui to switch

Most want the opposite of what you want.   But agree the are pros and cons as this applies to a specific need.  Most complaints are from the colapsing when there is only one item in the folder.

Did you have to use the api?

[Luke 37116]

Please note that when forcing it to true there are some library scanning inaccuracies with the older scanning method. That's why it's best to leave it as is and wait for a solution to automatically jump through the extra layer.