Mixed content library - TV show and Movie in the same folder

[roberto12345 1]

Hello,

there are cases when there is a movie and a series of the same cartoon. Is there a way to have them in the same parent folder and tell Emby to detect the content correctly?

In a mixed content library: cartoons\

there's a folder which contains the movies and the series:

• Monsters\(2001) Monsters, Inc.mkv
• Monsters\(2013) Monters University.mkv
• Monsters\Monsters at Work\S01
• Monsters\Monsters at Work\S02

the problem is that Emby detects everything as a series and displays both movies as part of the series (before the first episode).

When I split the content to two folders...

• Monsters\(2001) Monsters, Inc.mkv
• Monsters\(2013) Monters University.mkv
• Monsters at Work\S01
• Monsters at Work\S02

... everything works but I'd like to keep the same cartoon in the same parent folder regardless of the content type . Is there a way to get around this issue?

Thanks,

Rob

[GrimReaper 4739]

12 hours ago, roberto12345 said:

Is there a way to get around this issue?

That's an odd naming convention. You should restructure that to:

• Monsters\Monsters, Inc. (2001)\Monsters, Inc. (2001).mkv
• Monsters\Monsters University (2013)\Monsters University (2013).mkv
• Monsters\Monsters at Work (2021)\Season 1
• Monsters\Monsters at Work (2021)\Season 2

Movie Naming

TV Naming

[roberto12345 1]

Great. It works even when I have the year at the beginning of the name which helps me keep the sort order within the parent folder in accordance with release date - it's helpful when I access the content from outside of Emby.

Many thanks,

Rob

Edited February 3, 2025 by roberto12345