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How to ignore the folder containing .embyignore?


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I have folders named .hidden in which I previously had empty files named .ignore. This was sufficient to hide the entire folder from Emby.

The folders reappeared due to the changes in 4.9, so I renamed the .ignore files to .embyignore and put an asterisk in each one. I rescanned my files but the .hidden folders are still showing up in Emby.

For example, I have folders:

  • TV/Programs/Girl Code (2015)/.hidden
  • TV/Programs/Girl Code (2015)/Specials
  • TV/Programs/Girl Code (2015)/Season 1
  • TV/Programs/Girl Code (2015)/Season 2
  • TV/Programs/Girl Code (2015)/Season 3
  • TV/Programs/Girl Code (2015)/Season 4

Inside .hidden is the .embyignore file along with some conversion notes and scripts—no playable content.

Emby (web & Roku) shows .hidden as a "season" of the TV show, with no content. What's the trick to getting rid of it again?

Happy2Play
Posted (edited)

Think you have to change the content of the embyignore file as the wildcard only ignores the files not the folder

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  • To ignore all files in a folder, place an .embyignore file containing a * in the folder that is to be ignored.

Where you want to ignore the folder also 

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  • To ignore a folder private-vids and all files and folders below it, place an .embyignore file containing private_vids/* in the root folder of the library.

.embyignore containing .hidden/* in Girl Code (2015) folder

Excluding Files & Folders | Emby Documentation

Edited by Happy2Play

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