Why is Emby scan overriding settings?

[nospotify 196]

4 minutes ago, Luke said:

What about for each of the songs because you don’t really know which one was imported first.

I only posted one screenshot, but every track shows the same, correct metadata/import data of Aug 2026, while album is Dec 2025 (above)

[Lessaj 569]

Is there an album.nfo in the folder when you move it back for import?

[nospotify 196]

There wasn't - I was VERY careful to clean the slate before importing. ONLY mp3 music files and cover .jpgs. But then the created album.nfo shows incorrect date added info:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<album>
  <review />
  <outline />
  <lockdata>false</lockdata>
  <lockedfields>Genres</lockedfields>
  <dateadded>2025-12-27 10:31:27</dateadded>
  <title>Madrigals, Book 1</title>
  <sorttitle>Madrigals, Book 1</sorttitle>
  <runtime>56</runtime>
  <genre>Classical</genre>
  <genre>Medieval</genre>
  <genre>Choral</genre>
  <artist>Delitiae Musicae, Marco Longhini</artist>
  <albumartist>Carlo Gesualdo</albumartist>
</album>

Edited 34 minutes ago by nospotify