How to Watch Downloads?

[markpainter 8]

Daft question, but it's got me stumped. 
I want to download some shows to watch on holiday. 
I am downloading them by selecting download from within the Emby Windows app, and they are arriving on my computer ok.
But I am confused as to how to find them to actually watch within the Emby app.
I suspect that the answer is staring me in the face, but I can't find it!

 

Edited December 8, 2024 by markpainter

[visproduction 315]

Mark,

Normally your computer / Xbox has a designated download folder. In Windows you can see it inside your Explorer window listed as "Downloads".

[markpainter 8]

Ah My mistake. I was assuming that the Windows version was the same as the Android version
On Android, when Emby downloads a programme from the server , it's shown within the Emby app as downloaded files and you can play direct them from there.
Not a biggy, as I can download them in Emby and watch them with VLC or similar. 
It just seems a bit daft to have to view them from another app rather than within the Emby Theatre app itself. 


 

Edited December 9, 2024 by markpainter

[Luke 42077]

Hi, they are very similar. What version of Emby for Windows do you have?

[markpainter 8]

On Windows and it's 3.0.20.
On the Android app there's one of the options at the bottom of the app saying Downloads, but there isn't anything like that on the Windows app (That I can see!) 
Hopefully I'm missing something obvious

 

[Luke 42077]

7 hours ago, markpainter said:

On Windows and it's 3.0.20.
On the Android app there's one of the options at the bottom of the app saying Downloads, but there isn't anything like that on the Windows app (That I can see!) 
Hopefully I'm missing something obvious

 

OK the downloaded desktop version does not have this feature. That's why I asked for the version number. But stay tuned because any day now we'll have a new windows app.

[markpainter 8]

6 hours ago, Luke said:

OK the downloaded desktop version does not have this feature. That's why I asked for the version number. But stay tuned because any day now we'll have a new windows app.

Does that mean the browser version does? Happy to use that instead, but again I can't see that it does.

 

[Luke 42077]

No, what I mean is stay tuned for the new windows app that is about to launch.