Move Collection

[Borrisholt 0]

Hi

I have merged two libraries server side.  I one of the liberales I have some collections. But since collections are bound to a library I wont have them in my new (merged library).


Can I move collections from the old Library to the new one? Perhaps direct in the Database

//Jens Borrisholt

[laie_techie 15]

I thought collections were global and not tied to a specific library?

[Carlo 4478]

Here is how you can manually edit existing collections if needed:

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Collections-%E2%80%93-Manual-Migration

[Borrisholt 0]

Fist I enter "OLD LIB" click Settings -> Group items into collections and then the Collections become visible 
Then I enter "NEW LIB"  click Settings -> Group items into collections and the Collections isn't visible 
 

[Happy2Play 9140]

As cayars mentioned it sound like the existing Collection items have the wrong paths in your existing Collections folder.

[Happy2Play 9140]

I thought collections were global and not tied to a specific library?

 

This changed in v4 to a per library menu option.  So every user has a choice.

[Borrisholt 0]

As cayars mentioned it sound like the existing Collection items have the wrong paths in your existing Collections folder.

Yes and no. I've just changed the paths in the Collection XMLs . That didn't work. Then I restarted the Server. Still no luck. Last I did a full library scan. Still no luck 

[Happy2Play 9140]

@@Borrisholt

Technically Collections are not bound to a Library, it depends on the view you are looking at collections from as Collections folder is not bound by parentid.  If you view a collection from within a library they are bound to that library.

 

But to the issue I believe your are going to have to break the issue down on a specific example.

[Borrisholt 0]

OK there is something here I really dont get!

First I close ALL browsers. Then I shutdown the Emby Server!

Then I Edit the Collection.xml files and then Startup the server. Replace A:\ with F:\

Then I save the XML file and reopen it to ensure that the changes are saved!

 

Then I start the Emby server  But Still the Collections are pointing to the wrong place!

What am I doing wrong? 

 

[Happy2Play 9140]

OK there is something here I really dont get!

 

First I close ALL browsers. Then I shutdown the Emby Server!

Then I Edit the Collection.xml files and then Startup the server. Replace A:\ with F:\

Then I save the XML file and reopen it to ensure that the changes are saved!

 

Then I start the Emby server  But Still the Collections are pointing to the wrong place!

 

What am I doing wrong? 

 

 

 

Doesn't sound like anything.

 

How about a specific example.  Does the item in web client show the same path as you are editing in the collection.xml?  Maybe screenshots showing your exact issue.

[Luke 38827]

Now run a library scan.

@@cayars please add this to the wiki. thanks.

[Borrisholt 0]

Now run a library scan.

@@cayars please add this to the wiki. thanks.

On the Collection press Settings -> Refresh Metadata then it works! 

[Happy2Play 9140]

Yes and no. I've just changed the paths in the Collection XMLs . That didn't work. Then I restarted the Server. Still no luck. Last I did a full library scan. Still no luck 

 

It should have worked here then.  

[Carlo 4478]

Now run a library scan.

@@cayars please add this to the wiki. thanks.

It's was already there but I bolded it.

Last line of the instructions.

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Collections-%E2%80%93-Manual-Migration

Edited February 6, 2019 by cayars

[Luke 38827]

@@cayars

It's missing the word scan at the end. That's what i was looking for.

[Carlo 4478]

@@cayars

It's missing the word scan at the end. That's what i was looking for.

Fixed with better instructions as well.

[Luke 38827]

Thanks. Make sure it's clear the instructions also apply to playlists. Thanks.

@@cayars

[crusher11 901]

When I click on the 'collections' view I see all my collections, regardless of which library the contents are from, which surely means they're not tied to libraries?

[Luke 38827]

Collections can contain content from multiple libraries, if that's what you're asking.