Remove movie file, but keep movie in library

[fbrassin 47]

Hello,

these days i'm asking if there is a way to do this.

After watching a movie that i don't want to keep i delete movie file.

Is there a way the keep it in library, so that if, for example, i look for an actor in emby i can see he also made that movie i deleted?

 

I hope i explaned well what i wanted to say

[GrimReaper 4748]

Create a strm file instead of real video file and item will stay in your library.

[fbrassin 47]

Can you please give some more info.

How to do it?

[GrimReaper 4748]

Create an empty txt file named same as video file, change extension from .txt to .strm.

https://emby.media/support/articles/Strm-Files.html

 

[rbjtech 5284]

I was thinking it would be better to create a stub file - that way, if somebody attempts to play it - it won't error.

https://emby.media/support/articles/Media-Stubs.html

[GrimReaper 4748]

1 minute ago, rbjtech said:

I was thinking it would be better to create a stub file - that way, if somebody attempts to play it - it won't error.

https://emby.media/support/articles/Media-Stubs.html

Should work too, they'll just get different popup. 

[ebr 16187]

1 hour ago, rbjtech said:

I was thinking it would be better to create a stub file - that way, if somebody attempts to play it - it won't error.

https://emby.media/support/articles/Media-Stubs.html

This would be my choice as well as the other is going to produce an error that will make it look like something is wrong.

[crusher11 1102]

Yep, that's what I do. And I keep them in a separate library only I can access.

[fbrassin 47]

OK, that is a good solution.

And now.

If i create .disc file for each movie in the library, is there a way emby shows me just one movie if i have both .mkv file and .disc file?

And play .mkv file if present instead of .disc file?

[rbjtech 5284]

1 minute ago, fbrassin said:

OK, that is a good solution.

And now.

If i create .disc file for each movie in the library, is there a way emby shows me just one movie if i have both .mkv file and .disc file?

And play .mkv file if present instead of .disc file?

Can you explain what you are trying to achieve here ?

[fbrassin 47]

My deal is  automatically create .disc file for each movie i have, so after watching movie i can just delete .mkv file without losing my movie from library.

[rbjtech 5284]

4 hours ago, fbrassin said:

My deal is  automatically create .disc file for each movie i have, so after watching movie i can just delete .mkv file without losing my movie from library.

ok - so the .disc file is just a virtual library setting - it can't be played, but it will keep all other details.  ie during a search etc, it will show up.   It will prompt you to 'insert a disk' (lol) if you try and play it.

a .strm on the other hand, actually points to a playable media item held elsewhere on your system - it could be in another emby library, or it could not be part of emby at all.   This can be a url or a unc file location.     It should not be part of the same emby library, as this causes issues.

I'm not aware of any automated way to replace a real media file with a .disc file once the file has been deleted - but I guess this could be done with some form of post processing script.

[crusher11 1102]

12 hours ago, fbrassin said:

My deal is  automatically create .disc file for each movie i have, so after watching movie i can just delete .mkv file without losing my movie from library.

Why not just create the disc file when you delete the MKV? 

[fbrassin 47]

1 hour ago, crusher11 said:

Why not just create the disc file when you delete the MKV? 

Because, these days i have to delete many movie files to make new space on HD and i didn't want to manually do it as it would take much time, so i thought to create .disc files for all the movies and then delete the movie mkv files i will not watch anymore.

[crusher11 1102]

But you already have to delete the MKV files, creating the .disc files takes about two extra seconds.