"Date added" should be the when the item was added to my library

[jmariani 21]

Not whatever date I see in the meta tag.

[Luke 40064]

Hi, sorry, this is what our users want. How did your added value in the meta tag get there in the first place?

[jmariani 21]

The problem is, the value in the tag doesn't make sense to me. I just added an album, and the "Date added" is 2014-12-22. What's that? From where you get that date?

Also, below the field is the following note: "Configure how date added is determined in the Emby Server dashboard under Library settings" Cannot find that configuration anywhere.

[speechles 2010]

[Luke 40064]

Did you explore the advanced tab in the emby server dashboard, under Library?

[jmariani 21]

My bad.

 

I never saw that. I always believed it was on the "library management" panel...

 

Sorry, please close it!

 

Thank you for your prompt support.

[Luke 40064]

Thanks for the feedback.

[strech 0]

do i need to some other stuff after changing this to "use date scanned into library"?

For me this doesnt have any effects. Its still the file date.

[Luke 40064]

2 minutes ago, strech said:

do i need to some other stuff after changing this to "use date scanned into library"?

For me this doesnt have any effects. Its still the file date.

Hi, changing the setting only affects new content going forward. For existing content you'll have to use the metadata editor to edit them.

[strech 0]

@Luke

thanks for your fast replay. There is no added timestamp in the db which can be used ;-)?

Ok, then ive to find it out by myself.

Edited October 16, 2020 by strech

[strech 0]

maybe it makes more sense to change the default setting to "use date scanned into library" and also to store boath in db.

[Luke 40064]

Hi, well yes storing both would allow changing back and forth at anytime.