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[jpc82]

Hi, I created a python script that will look for all watched content for a specific user. If the last played date is past the cut off date it will delete the file.

I built this for myself and it works good enough for me, but I have only tested it on my system (ubuntu 18.04) with my server. So no guarantee it will work for everyone, and since it can delete files have a backup to be safe. By default it does not delete files until you modify the config file to be safer.

It first lists all the files, then will list the files that will be deleted.

On first run it will ask you some questions to generate the config file, or you can create it manually

Here is the script if anyone else is interested in trying it out: https://github.com/c...j/media_cleaner

[jpc82]

Kurosh asked for the ability to treat TV vs Movies different.

 

For my use case I don't care and delete all files the same.  But I will try to add the ability to configure if you want Episodes, Movies or Videos to be deleted or ignored.

[jpc82]

I have pushed the new version.  Config file will need to be re-generated.  You can now have the following three options

 

video_action='delete'
movie_action='delete'
episode_action='delete'

 

Anything other then delete will ignore that content type.

[Luke]

Cool, thanks for sharing.

[mastrmind11]

@Luke, what is the timeframe to get something like this bundled w/ Emby?  I know it's been a FR for quite some time (2 years now?).  The ability to remove watched episodes at the series level is the most basic DVR feature out there.

[Luke]

This exact script isn't getting bundled. We would just do our feature for it.

[Kurosh]

I have pushed the new version.  Config file will need to be re-generated.  You can now have the following three options

 

video_action='delete'
movie_action='delete'
episode_action='delete'

 

Anything other then delete will ignore that content type.

Thanks for this, so "movie_action" = movies and "episode_action" = TV shows. Therefore what is "video_action"?

[Kurosh]

This exact script isn't getting bundled. We would just do our feature for it.

Any idea on a timeframe for this feature though? The feature was initially requested in June 2014

Edited by Kurosh, 24 September 2019 - 06:56 AM.

[Luke]

Not yet, sorry.

[jpc82]

Thanks for this, so "movie_action" = movies and "episode_action" = TV shows. Therefore what is "video_action"?

 

video is for things in the home video or other video category.  I use that for random videos I download off the internet like youtube videos where I don't have metadata for.