folders automatically created by EMBY?

[BruceCPippin 6]

I have 2 shared folders on my Synology NAS that where not manually created.  Due to timing, I have good reason to think that EMBY created them automatically.

- photos

- video

Can these empty folders by deleted?

Is there a reference published that can confirm they were created by EMBY?

 

[Luke 42819]

Hi, Emby doesn't create folders in your media storage, but rather the other way around. You import your folders into Emby Server.

What makes you think Emby created them?

[FrostByte 5551]

DSM will automatically create those folders too.  Apps like Synology Photos, Media Server, Video Station, or enabling the User Home service will create shared folders with those names.

https://kb.synology.com/en-global/DSM/help/MediaServer/application_mediaserver_general?version=7

[BruceCPippin 6]

Strange.  I didn't create or import these folders nor have I used any of the Synology apps that are referenced.  They were created on 21 JUN 2026 which was 4 days after I installed the EMBY server software.  Other than updates, there's been no other change to my NAS in years.  I couldn't correlate any update with the appearance of the folder either.

I asked as a point of curiosity.  I started by asking EMBY users because it seemed the path of least resistance.   I'll just have to research this deeper.  Thanks to everyone for their input.

Edited July 8 by BruceCPippin

[BruceCPippin 6]

Solved:  I dug through the Synology logs and discovered that the folders were created via the installation of the Synology media server.  This is an install that I had forgotten about since it was uninstalled minutes later ... in favor of EMBY.

Edited July 8 by BruceCPippin

[FrostByte 5551]

Ahh, cool.  So, it was one of the apps I mentioned.  Figured it had to be since the Synology media apps have been creating those folders forever.