unclebob88 0 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 If I rename a file ( Not folder ) say from: my-movie.mp4 to my-new-move.mp4 so the content of the movie is still the same, just the filename has been renamed. Emby will lose the watched status. Any idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8145 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Watched status is tracked by providerids (tmdb, tvdb, imdb) and if the media does not contain these it will be tracked by databaseid. If a item changes paths to include filename it is removed from the database and re-added so it will get a new databaseid and loose watched status. So you will need to go over a specific example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qazwsx10 6 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Watched status is tracked by providerids (tmdb, tvdb, imdb) and if the media does not contain these it will be tracked by databaseid. If a item changes paths to include filename it is removed from the database and re-added so it will get a new databaseid and loose watched status. So you will need to go over a specific example. Very cool! So if I later down the road update one of 1080p movies with a higher quality 4k version, it will still show up has watched as long it has one of the providerids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8145 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Very cool! So if I later down the road update one of 1080p movies with a higher quality 4k version, it will still show up has watched as long it has one of the providerids? Correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclebob88 0 Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 Watched status is tracked by providerids (tmdb, tvdb, imdb) and if the media does not contain these it will be tracked by databaseid. If a item changes paths to include filename it is removed from the database and re-added so it will get a new databaseid and loose watched status. So you will need to go over a specific example. Not quite, lets go over an example: 1. Downloaded a movie called my-girlfriend-[internet].mkv 2. I then watched it and the status is now watched. 3. I don't like the filename so I renamed it to be my-girlfriend.mkv ( I simply removed [internet] from the filename, content has not changed ) 4. Go back to the movie, it now shows as un-watched and that is just because it consider this is a new movie, not an existing movie. I checked Plex, it does not do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1nchy 24 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Probably because tmdb, tvdb and imdb don't hold info for porn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8145 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Not quite, lets go over an example: 1. Downloaded a movie called my-girlfriend-[internet].mkv 2. I then watched it and the status is now watched. 3. I don't like the filename so I renamed it to be my-girlfriend.mkv ( I simply removed [internet] from the filename, content has not changed ) 4. Go back to the movie, it now shows as un-watched and that is just because it consider this is a new movie, not an existing movie. I checked Plex, it does not do that. And you just described exactly what you quoted. I have no idea how Plex does it as I am not a Plex user. Watched status is tracked by providerids (tmdb, tvdb, imdb) and if the media does not contain these it will be tracked by databaseid. If a item changes paths to include filename it is removed from the database and re-added so it will get a new databaseid and loose watched status. So you will need to go over a specific example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclebob88 0 Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 Not quite, lets go over an example: 1. Downloaded a movie called my-girlfriend-[internet].mkv 2. I then watched it and the status is now watched. 3. I don't like the filename so I renamed it to be my-girlfriend.mkv ( I simply removed [internet] from the filename, content has not changed ) 4. Go back to the movie, it now shows as un-watched and that is just because it consider this is a new movie, not an existing movie. I checked Plex, it does not do that. Very funny. Probably a bad example but you get the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14863 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Hi. As described already, as long as the item has a global identifier of some sort, we can keep track of the status. If not, then there is no way for the system to know the two files are the same one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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