Collections Fails and Images Don't fully download

[ab123ga 22]

Several weeks ago I installed a new version of Emby. Ever since then I've had an issue /w collections. 

1) The collections manager runs 1/day and it fails every time. I specifically ran it again today at 2026-07-03 10:19:59.756 ET. Fails.

2) A large % of the collections built do not have a collection image applied. If I add the poster manually or I refresh the metadata and include images, that works. But it should work for all without me having to do this 1 by 1. 

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[GrimReaper 5034]

Is that a community plugin? 

[ab123ga 22]

Its on the plugins tab. The version that is there was first released in early May. The previous install had collections and I do know it is much older than may for initial install as I've been using it for years. So not sure why the plugins tab has one just released. 

[GrimReaper 5034]

*Moved to Plugins forum*

5 hours ago, ab123ga said:

So not sure why the plugins tab has one just released. 

Because the plugin was just released at that time by a community member. 

@Flawkee

[ab123ga 22]

12 hours ago, GrimReaper said:

*Moved to Plugins forum*

Because the plugin was just released at that time by a community member. 

@Flawkee

In my previous install, collections was working fine. I look through the forums but was there a reason for a new collection plugin that at least for me now does not work? 

[Neminem 1766]

I guess you need to raise your concerns with the plugin dev.

[GrimReaper 5034]

2 hours ago, Neminem said:

I guess you need to raise your concerns with the plugin dev.

Correct, hence plugin Dev was tagged. 

2 hours ago, ab123ga said:

In my previous install, collections was working fine. I look through the forums but was there a reason for a new collection plugin that at least for me now does not work? 

You are mixing things a bit: auto-collections are part of Emby core, per-library setting (without any additional plugins), and it behaves as it always had: gets collection (movie set) data from TMDB (if enabled in library edit). You have installed 3rd-party plugin that has additional/expanded feature set. If you want previous behavior/collections only as they used to be, uninstall plugin and you'll get only that. 

Edited 1 hour ago by GrimReaper

[ab123ga 22]

18 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

Correct, hence plugin Dev was tagged. 

You are mixing things a bit: auto-collections are part of Emby core, per-library setting (without any additional plugins), and it behaves as it always had: gets collection (movie set) data from TMDB (if enabled in library edit). You have installed 3rd-party plugin that has additional/expanded feature set. If you want previous behavior/collections only as they used to be, uninstall plugin and you'll get only that. 

I removed and will run re-scans. As you noted, core emby includes collections. That does not answer why the collections built did not include the posters. Again, as noted, the posters are there for them if I manually add or refresh the collection but I should not have to do that. Will see what I get with a refresh. 

 

Thanks 

[GrimReaper 5034]

23 minutes ago, ab123ga said:

That does not answer why the collections built did not include the posters.

As advised above, that is a question for plugin Dev. 

One thing you could check do is untick/tick again all enabled Collection Image Fetchers for your Collections library under your Settings>Library tab, then check how does it behave for newly created collections. For existing ones, multi-select>Refresh Metadata on those missing artwork, you don't need to do it one by one.