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Mm playlists are empty, can I retrieve them somehow?


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Something odd happened which required me to re-scan my libraries for each media category I have.
However, my 2 playlists which I have spent considerable time making are still empty and unlike the categories I can't reset them by reconnecting them to its respective folder.
These playlists were created from a category folder.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

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Hi, what was the odd thing that happened?

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Hi Luke,
Apologies, didn't mean to sound cryptic.
I was trying to add some tutorial videos into my tutes folder when I realized that I didn't give Emby permissions for that folder.
After doing that, I re-scanned the  library files. I freaked after doing so because the odd thing was that none of my folders showed anything in them. 
After thinking it out, I went to each folder/category and remapped them one at a time and that fixed that. When I got to my playlists I was flabbergasted when I realized that there was no way to re-map all those files for those 2 playlists.
Is there any to get them back?
If it's of any consequence, the thumbnail and name still exists but the playlists themselves are empty.
Thank you for any assistance.

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These playlists were created from a category folder.

How exactly were they created?

  • 2 weeks later...
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Hi Luke. Apologies for the tardy reply.

I was trying to figure out how I did this and I remember I used BulkyEditor.
Apparently it had limitations and I ended up having to click each music video one by one > Clicking on Playlist and then selecting the dropdown for the playlist name(  I made prior) and selecting it.

But as I mentioned
 

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"I was trying to add some tutorial videos into my tutes folder when I realized that I didn't give Emby permissions for that folder.
After doing that, I re-scanned the  library files. I freaked after doing so because the odd thing was that none of my folders showed anything in them. 
After thinking it out, I went to each folder/category and remapped them one at a time and that fixed that. When I got to my playlists I was flabbergasted when I realized that there was no way to re-map all those files for those 2 playlists."

The playlists still show the tab with the 2 playlists and the images it made form the song covers but they are empty.
Any chance there is a table/db that I can restore?

Thank you.

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Are you saying you created the playlists with BulkyEditor?

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In a fashion. Opened it up and manually added songs to a playlist. So Yes.

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Hi Luke. Any chance of finding a way to fix this?

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Hi, I don't really know. I don't know what wrinkles come from using BulkyEditor. Do you have a backup copy of the m3u playlists that get created?

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Thanks for always being there Luke.
I just went and redid the playlists,
With a plethora of music videos, it's a PITA.

Heads up for others who may have the same issues: use the Emby back-end to create your playlists.
This is the not the first time I've had issues with Bulky Editor. If you take a look-see at Bulky Editor's thread and the apparent long absence of its owner, it's safe to say it's abandon-ware.

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