Server transfer missing metadata, keep current .nfo info, sessions, etc..

[buhochileno 4]

Hi everyone!

I recently moved my Emby server to a new computer. The old server was running a really old version, so I preferred to start from scratch. I plugged in my USB drives and created the libraries again. After a loooooong scan, most of my TV shows showed up correctly, but I noticed that some didn’t. Those were locked because, when I originally added them, I edited the metadata for custom reasons and didn’t want it to be modified by a general library scan or refresh.

For some of them, I was able to unlock the show, press “Refresh Metadata”, and select to look only for missing metadata, and it worked. “The Bullwinkle...” show is one of those cases. But with others, like the next two on the right (“Los Caballeros...” and Candy Candy), I try the same and nothing happens. No images, nothing. Both of them have their IMDb and TVDB IDs correct. This happens with several shows.

One thing the old server had correct is what was already in the .nfo files for those shows in terms of seasons and episodes. I curated a bunch carefully to match what I have. Sometimes TMDB and TVDB do not match regarding the number of seasons and which episodes are in which season, especially for older shows. So I’m looking for a strategy that will preserve and respect the current .nfo files for the show, not recreate them, and just download the missing images. Even the episode descriptions and summaries are already in the episode .nfo files.

Please suggest the best strategy for that. I don’t want to make a mess. It was really hard to curate the correct order of many old shows back when I had the old server.

Thanks!

 

Sorry if it is the wrong forum to ask..I wasn't sure in wich one this topic will be more appropiate...

 

[Luke 42083]

Hi, I would try using the identify feature on these and see if that helps.

[buhochileno 4]

Thank you, Luke! You helped me in the past, about five years ago, with my initial server. Glad to find you again.

The transfer is going smoothly. I’ve noticed that I just need to be patient and go show by show, setting it to download only missing metadata. Since my .nfo files are mostly complete, it ends up downloading only the missing images without changing anything in the .nfo files, which is what I want.

Thanks again.