xbmcgotham 32 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Hi, Where does emby save the downloaded media files? They are not in the download folder or dedicated folders like music or movies on an android device. It would be a good practice if the downloaded files could be saved in the default locations like music or movies within the android OS. Currently it seems that the app will only download them to a dedicated emby app location which only allows for the files to be played within the emby app. This prevents me from selecting multiple files and play them from a playlist. Have to select a song in emby app each time one is finished at the moment. Having the files available in the general android locations will allow for playing them together in mixed playlist. Is more user friendly and increases the experience. Let me know how to set this up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37060 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 You can customize the location under offline sync settings. The default location is next to the logs folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbmcgotham 32 Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 Fantastic, found it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larsonDigital 7 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Hi Luke, Can you tell me where to find that setting? I'm on Android mobile app trying to find how to set where the files are stored. Right now I can only find where you can tell it to use internal or external storage under Settings > Downloads. If I understand xbmcgotham's inquiry and your answer, there is a way to designate the folder. I'd like my offline music to download to the external MicroSD card in the Music folder. Is this possible? Thanks! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37060 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 In the latest update to the app you can only select internal or external. The external folder that is used is the app's designated storage area on the sd card. This is a concession made to make the download process more stable and resolve a number of outstanding issues with it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larsonDigital 7 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Okay, thanks! It would be nice to be able to see the media in the appropriate media folder, but at least I know it's using my expansion card and not my main memory. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notla49285 46 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 @@Luke I have set up a tablet recently and couldn't see External as an option? The drop-down was there but when I pressed on it, nothing happened, as if External wasn't an option / there was no SD card installed. There was definitely a card installed as I'd already set it as the storage location for a couple of other apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37060 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 @@Luke I have set up a tablet recently and couldn't see External as an option? The drop-down was there but when I pressed on it, nothing happened, as if External wasn't an option / there was no SD card installed. There was definitely a card installed as I'd already set it as the storage location for a couple of other apps. What device and version of android? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notla49285 46 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 (edited) Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5" (2018 model) running Android 8.1.0 I don't have the device to hand at the moment so can't check exact Emby version but it was installed from the Play Store yesterday Edited October 29, 2018 by notla49285 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aptalca 70 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 In the latest update to the app you can only select internal or external. The external folder that is used is the app's designated storage area on the sd card. This is a concession made to make the download process more stable and resolve a number of outstanding issues with it. Thanks. That is too bad, because on chromeos, the sdcard is not displayed as an option in that dropdown, but it was possible to select the external (sd card) in the location picker. Now I only have internal as an option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smc007i 1 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I've selected external on my tablet on the emby app and the files seem to be downloading, but where on the sd card are the files put? I can't seem to find the folder, what's the path? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s7relok 1 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 In the latest update to the app you can only select internal or external. The external folder that is used is the app's designated storage area on the sd card. This is a concession made to make the download process more stable and resolve a number of outstanding issues with it. Thanks. Unfortunately that prevents 3rd party apps to see the files. I tried as root to create a symlink to the "default" media folders. Unfortunately due to filesystem weird magic it does not work. Has someone succeeded to 'link' the files/folder to the default media folders in any way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37060 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I've selected external on my tablet on the emby app and the files seem to be downloading, but where on the sd card are the files put? I can't seem to find the folder, what's the path? it's in the app's dedicated data folder. If you click onto the detail screen for a downloaded video, it will show you the path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37060 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 There are improvements in the app's beta channel if you'd like to help test those out: https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/76604-android-mobile-3069-new-download-manager/ Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdeyoung 4 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Woot! It worked for me on my Samsung Tab S4 downloading to the SD card on Android 9.0. Great Work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy49 94 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Sorry to bring this back up but I'm trying to figure out where the files are stored. I have Internal selected and there are no details on the downloads that display any kind of location info. I tried to use File Manager but it's not finding them as videos, or marking them as large files. Really I need to know how big the files are to see if I can go a little more on the bitrate. Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo 4330 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Hi, Try clicking directly on the movie or show and scroll to the bottom and you should see the path listed under Media Info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy49 94 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 5 hours ago, cayars said: Hi, Try clicking directly on the movie or show and scroll to the bottom and you should see the path listed under Media Info. I swear I did exactly that before I posted this and it wasn't there! Now it is. Maybe I didn't wait long enough since it had just transferred over. Well, bonus is that the file size is listed right there too! Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo 4330 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Glad you got what you needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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