astephon88 2 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 I am currently running server version 4.0.2.0 with the DVR configured to store TV Series and Movie recordings in custom locations. When DVR recordings are added to the library, it appears to be inserting two merged versions into the database. This was first noticed in the Android TV app as there are two versions available for selection in the Version drop down on the show info screen. The first version is named "S<season#>E<episode#> - <Episode Name>" from the file name of the recording, and the second version is a truncated episode name. When selecting the second version, there are no associated media streams (auido, video, subtitles, etc) and fails to play. When looking at the page for the episode on the web client, I do not have the option to select the versions, but the detailed media info at the bottom of the page shows fully populated entries for the first version, a horizontal divider, and the truncated episode name with no detailed media info. Performing a library scan does not remove the second version. The only way to remove it is to move the episode out of the library folder, and back in. Functionally, it hasn't seemed to cause an issue, but it is a bit of a nuisance to have a bogus version in the web and Android TV UI's. I also can see this leaving stale entries in the database, since it's a library member without an associated media file. I'd be happy to provide additional configuration information, logs, etc. I'm trialing a switch from Plex, so I'm not yet sure what all information is helpful for debugging in Emby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37248 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Hi there, can we please look at a specific example? thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astephon88 2 Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) Attached are the logs That contain the recording of "Law & order Special Victims Unit S20E19 Dearly Beloved.ts" and screenshots of the media info page showing a version titled "Law & order Special Victims Unit S20E19 Dearly Beloved" with the full media info, and a version titled "Dearly Beloved" with no media info. The recording began at 02:00:00. I'm currently at work, so I don't have access to my Android TV device to get a screenshot of that. Interestingly, there were several other recordings during this log period that didn't get the second version. Log.txt Edited April 5, 2019 by astephon88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37248 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 what files exist in the folder containing the recording? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astephon88 2 Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 For this particular recording, "Law & order Special Victims Unit S20E19 Dearly Beloved.ts" is the only file in the directory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceboy 2504 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 So this is the same as was reported several months back. Then it was specifically in relation to android tv. The issue has never been fixed, it’s just with the new ATV design the fact that emby reports duplicate recordings is better hidden from the eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37248 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 If you remove the parent folder from your library, then run a full scan, and then add it back, does that resolve it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy 739 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) This might be related or it might not be related. I have my Emby set to record as follows: R:/EmbyRecordings/TV Series R:/EmbyRecordings/Movies I previously had an issue with my database where recordings were not being properly indexed so I moved them to R:/EmbyRecordingsOld/TV Series and R:/EmbyRecordingsOld/Movies but did not change the pointer in the DVR settings of the Emby Server, leaving it pointed as above. Some current recordings are being made to both the new location and the old location creating two copies of the same recording. It seems that the Emby Database still points to the *Old directory for some series but not all. What is needed to ferret this out? Maybe my post needs to be forked into a new thread? TIA. Edited April 10, 2019 by Sammy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astephon88 2 Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 If you remove the parent folder from your library, then run a full scan, and then add it back, does that resolve it? Yes, any method of removing the item from the library (moving out of the folder then back in, removing and readding the parent folder, etc) removes the second version. It's just when the recording is initially added to the library by DVR that it creates the second version in the database 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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