How can Emby "integrate" or gain "access" to imported PlayList.m3u files?

[RLanger7228 54]

I migrated my iTunes music over to Emby.  Maintaining the same folder/sub-folder structure made importing the playlists I created in iTunes relatively easy: I only had to change the ROOT of the file path to match the NAS.  The imported playlists show up in my playlist listing and work as expected when playing music. (see link @ end of this post for steps)

I received a large chunk of new music files from an old friend.  His music collection also contained many playlist.m3u files that I would not necessarily like to include in MY playlist listing.  However, when I tried to delete the unwanted playlists from within emby, Emby told me that access to the file path was denied (see screenshots).  I was able to go to FileStation on my NAS & delete the m3u file outside Emby, but I couldn't delete it within Emby.  Frustrating & tedious.

Another issue I discovered when trying to add some of the new music to some of the playlists I had imported from my iTunes was that the imported playlists do NOT show up in the listing when I select a song (navigating through the FOLDERS option) and try to Add To Playlist.  None of the imported playlists sho up in that listing.  It only shows the playlists that I actually created within Emby, not ANY of the imported playlists.

Is there a way to get the imported playlists included in the Add To Playlist listing?  Is there a way to allow Emby to delete an imported playlist?

Alternatively, might there be a way to "import" an imported playlist into a "native Emby" playlist?

 

Steps to import playlists from Apple Music to Emby:

 

Edited February 22 by RLanger7228
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[RLanger7228 54]

Well, after some experimentation I answered the part of my own question:  Can an "imported" PlayList be made into a "Native" Emby playlist (showing up in the "Add To Playlist" listing).  The answer is YES!  though it involves a few extra steps.

I navigated to HOME>MUSIC>PLAYLISTS, where all the "imported" & "native" playlists appear together (Master Listing).  I selected one of the "imported" playlists, then clicked the ellipsis (...) to get to the "Add To Playlist" option.  From the "Add to Playlist" screen, I created a new playlist.  I had to repeat the navigation from home>music>playlists to get the new playlist to show up, but there it was!  it had the same number of items & in the same order.  The new PlayList also now shows up in the "Add To Playlist" listing!

However, there are now 2 versions of the same playlist showing up in the Master Listing.  I had added a custom description to the Metadata of the "imported" playlist.  It was a simple matter to edit the "imported" playlist metadata, copy the description, edit the new "native" PlayList Metadata & paste the description, then Save.  Since I couldn't delete the "imported" playlist from within Emby (first question in original post), I went to File Station on my NAS & moved the PlayList.m3u file to a non-Emby-Indexed folder (effectively deleting it from Emby, while keeping a copy).  I had to Re-Scan the music library to get Emby to recognize that it had been removed.  When I went back to the Master Listing I saw that the "imported" version of the playlist was gone & the new "native" playlist remained, with the same content.  I was concerned that deleting the original playlist would also remove the items from the new playlist, since the "source" was removed.  However, apparently Emby imported the individual items from the original to the new playlist, so the new playlist remained intact when the original was deleted.  Voila!

[Luke 39648]

Thanks for sharing.