Sammy 735 Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 Do you mean this? https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/70136-emby-will-not-uninstall/?p=815897 That's the post that got me looking more closely at my paths. k:/ is from my old server and doesn't exist in this new one. I cannot find where to change it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers 6768 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 That's the post that got me looking more closely at my paths. k:/ is from my old server and doesn't exist in this new one. I cannot find where to change it though. You're not restoring the library.db file from your old server are you? You need to start afresh, from the beginning and set up your libraries, pointing to where they exist under Windows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 That's the post that got me looking more closely at my paths. k:/ is from my old server and doesn't exist in this new one. I cannot find where to change it though. Change what? Just delete the directory and reinstall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy 735 Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 Can't I just tell Emby that the metadata is not in k:/ but rather where it is in c:/ ? Still not sure what to delete. I do not find Emby Server executable in Program Files but rather in $\AppData\Roaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Ok, I think we're a little out of step. I thought you were stuck on getting it uninstalled??? But apparently you've moved past that and have re-installed?? And now you're having directory location issues??? Where exactly are you in your process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy 735 Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 I moved the Emby Files from the %\AppData\Roaming location and then was able to re-install. I am now scanning my library. When that is done, I will do a limited restore of users, watched statins and hopefully my Scheduled Recordings. This has been a little bit of a deal but I'll get through it. Part of it is that it appears that Emby doesn't install itself into the Program Files directory but rather in the %\AppData\Roaming directory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8270 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 That's the post that got me looking more closely at my paths. k:/ is from my old server and doesn't exist in this new one. I cannot find where to change it though. That resided is your system.xml. So if you restore it again you will get the same thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8270 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 I moved the Emby Files from the %\AppData\Roaming location and then was able to re-install. I am now scanning my library. When that is done, I will do a limited restore of users, watched statins and hopefully my Scheduled Recordings. This has been a little bit of a deal but I'll get through it. Part of it is that it appears that Emby doesn't install itself into the Program Files directory but rather in the %\AppData\Roaming directory. Emby has alway installed into %appdata%. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy 735 Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 Emby has alway installed into %appdata%. Guess I never had a reason to know or care.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 When that is done, I will do a limited restore of users, watched statins and hopefully my Scheduled Recordings. That isn't backed up by the plugin. But the folder can be copied over from the original installation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy 735 Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 That resided is your system.xml. So if you restore it again you will get the same thing. Like the other path settings in Emby maybe this needs to be something configurable in the Dashboard? At any rate, I'm rescanning the library now so I guess I'll get new metadata. I'm thinking this is where the hang was? I can now get to the webapp and see libraries in there whereas before it wouldn't load. I won't restore the database, just users, watched status and scheduled recordings. Hopefully I can limit the restore to these items? Also, I suppose I could edit system.xml with notepad++ to set the correct path if system.xml gets restored? I read the wiki, if you have custom paths and have a crash it creates a bit of a mess because you cannot set the paths to default when creating the Emby Backup because the Restoration is unplanned.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy 735 Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 (edited) That isn't backed up by the plugin. But the folder can be copied over from the original installation. Hmm. My previous boot drive c:/ is toast but I mostly recreated it on my beta Emby Server. Maybe I can copy it from there? Edited December 15, 2019 by Sammy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Hmm. My previous boot drive c:/ is toast but I mostly recreated it on my beta Emby Server. Maybe I can copy it from there? Only if you made the same schedules in the beta. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy 735 Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 Only if you made the same schedules in the beta. I recreated a pretty good portion of my scheduled recordings on my beta server. Where do I find this to import to this new installation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 \AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\programdata\data\livetv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8270 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 (edited) Like the other path settings in Emby maybe this needs to be something configurable in the Dashboard? At any rate, I'm rescanning the library now so I guess I'll get new metadata. I'm thinking this is where the hang was? I can now get to the webapp and see libraries in there whereas before it wouldn't load. I won't restore the database, just users, watched status and scheduled recordings. Hopefully I can limit the restore to these items? Also, I suppose I could edit system.xml with notepad++ to set the correct path if system.xml gets restored? I read the wiki, if you have custom paths and have a crash it creates a bit of a mess because you cannot set the paths to default when creating the Emby Backup because the Restoration is unplanned.. That is one reason restore has selectable restore options. But each customize path is still configurable via Dashboard-Settings-Cache Path, Dashboard-Library-Advanced-Metadata Path, Dashboard-Transcoding-Transcode Temp Path. But you can be manually edited Metadata and Cache paths in the system.xml. And encoding.xml for transcode path. (in your backup folder) Edited December 15, 2019 by Happy2Play 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy 735 Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 \AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\programdata\data\livetv Here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 copy the whole livetv folder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy 735 Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 copy the whole livetv folderDid this. Restarted Server. No change. I manually updated my RecordedTV Schedule. All is well now. What a PITA! Thanks all for your assistance in getting it done! Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers 6768 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 You all up and running again now @@Sammy ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy 735 Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Yup! Having to tweak some things but it's working. One thing is that it seems users will need a new invite to connect which should be automatically done? Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14910 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 One thing is that it seems users will need a new invite to connect which should be automatically done? Yes, you will need to re-connect any Connect users because your server ID is now different and that information is kept not on your machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy 735 Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Yes, you will need to re-connect any Connect users because your server ID is now different and that information is kept not on your machine.Any way to change that? Also my son is remote now and was initially set up via DDNS ip address and port. He doesn't have an email address. Can Emby Connect be made to work just with a mobile number? [i smell a feature request coming your way! LOL] Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14910 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Any way to change that? Not really because you simply blew away your old server. There is no way for the system to know your new server is a new version of it. Also my son is remote now and was initially set up via DDNS ip address and port. Why not just continue to use that? Connect is just a convenience feature for people who don't have a DDNS setup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy 735 Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 I see. I see. Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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