How can I disable ffprobe during the scanning?

[jtding 0]

I've noticed that when Emby scanning the folder , the ffprobe will obtain video information. This action will extremely slow down the scanning process , especially when my media files are in the cloud drive. You know, most of cloud service providers will limit the download stream. 

How can I disable ffprobe during the scanning?  Is there any switch to shut it down?   I've tried to delete the ffprobe in the /bin folder. But it will cause the play error.

[rodainas 191]

If you use rclone to mount the files you can use vfs cache write flag and the scan will be much faster.

[jtding 0]

3 minutes ago, rodainas said:

If you use rclone to mount the files you can use vfs cache write flag and the scan will be much faster.

Unfortunately , I'm using unraid and a docker to mount my cloud drive. 

[rodainas 191]

I have read using strm files can bypass the ffprobe, and only gets probed when playing the files for the first time.

[jtding 0]

7 minutes ago, rodainas said:

I have read using strm files can bypass the ffprobe, and only gets probed when playing the files for the first time.

Thanks! That maybe a good solution. Could you show me more details?

[rodainas 191]

The strm file is just a text file pointing to the path where the original file is located, one strm points to one video file.

You will need a script or tool to automatically generate the strm from a given directory, I think you can get it on the forum if memory doesnt fail.

Edited December 26, 2021 by rodainas
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[jtding 0]

4 minutes ago, rodainas said:

The strm file is just a text file pointing to the path where the original file is located, one strm points to one video file.

You will need a script or tool to automatically generate the strm from a given directory, I think you can get it on the forum if memory doesnt fail.

Thank you!