Block certain boxsets from being created

[Napo_Leon 7]

Is it possible to tell Emby to ignore certain boxsets so it doesn't create them anymore?

For example:

The Star Trek movies are automatically put into three separate boxsets (Star Trek: The Original Series Collection / Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection / Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection).
I like to have these in just one collection, so I create one manually which I simply call 'Star Trek Collection'. I then delete the other three but Emby keeps on recreating these three other boxsets automatically again.

I do not want to disable the autoboxset feature (I really like this feature) but was wondering if I can have any control over which boxsets it creates.
Hopefully someone knows a way how to do this....

Thanks!

 

[Gilgamesh_48 1240]

1 hour ago, Napo_Leon said:

I do not want to disable the autoboxset feature (I really like this feature) but was wondering if I can have any control over which boxsets it creates.

If you want the automatic boxed sets the you have to accept the way it is done. That is if you like the beauty marks the you need to accept the warts.

What I did shortly after the automatic feature was introduced was to allow it to create its collections as it wanted and the turned it off and then fixed the stupid stuff it did. I then left the automatic feature off as the collections were created and did not need recreation. The only thing I need to do now is add movies to collections any "new" movie that I get that needs to be in a collection.

The automatic collection feature is not dynamic in that it creates the same collections over and over but does not often revise the collections once created unless the minimum wage clerk that revises the database makes some changes and the changes she/he makes are usually unmade when it is discovered how bad the choices are. Also if it creates a collection that just really makes no sense it never deletes that collection.

[GrimReaper 4742]

1 hour ago, Napo_Leon said:

Is it possible to tell Emby to ignore certain boxsets so it doesn't create them anymore?

For example:

The Star Trek movies are automatically put into three separate boxsets (Star Trek: The Original Series Collection / Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection / Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection).
I like to have these in just one collection, so I create one manually which I simply call 'Star Trek Collection'. I then delete the other three but Emby keeps on recreating these three other boxsets automatically again.

I do not want to disable the autoboxset feature (I really like this feature) but was wondering if I can have any control over which boxsets it creates.
Hopefully someone knows a way how to do this....

Thanks!

 

Do you save NFOs with your media? 

[Napo_Leon 7]

1 hour ago, GrimReaper said:

Do you save NFOs with your media? 

Hmmm.... indeed... 
So you propose to delete the collection reference I don't want and then lock the Nfo?

Like, remove this from Nfo:

<set tmdbcolid="151">
    <name>Star Trek: The Original Series Collection</name>
  </set>
  
  <uniqueid type="TmdbCollection">151</uniqueid>
  <tmdbcollectionid>151</tmdbcollectionid>

But leave this one:

<set tmdbcolid="115575">
    <name>Star Trek Collection</name>
  </set>

Interesting idea! 
I'm going to try this, thanks!!

Edited November 10, 2021 by Napo_Leon

[Happy2Play 9782]

Correct without the specific <set> it will not be a created and without the Collectionid it will not be able to follow the library rule if applied.  If Library option is disabled then only removing the <set> node is required.

[Carlo 4561]

Are you all set now?

[Napo_Leon 7]

10 hours ago, cayars said:

Are you all set now?

Yup, thanks a lot!