Can I update .m3u files in emby\programdata\data\userplaylists directly to fix broken links?

[podonnell 50]

I updated some paths in my library, which caused playlists to break. I have since gone in to ...emby\programdata\data\userplaylists and updated the playlists there, fixing the path issue.

However, users are still seeing blank playlists. Is there something in the database instead that drives how these items are located? Or, what might I need to do to make sure the on-disk .m3u playlist files are read for the newly updated location?

Thanks!

[Luke 42933]

Hi, yes you can.

[podonnell 50]

25 minutes ago, Luke said:

Hi, yes you can.

Thank you. The user is still seeing a blank playlist however when they launch Emby. I restarted the server just in case the database read from the file on launch or such. Would there be anything else I might need to do, or this should be instant?

Also, if I wanted to see for myself, how do these loose .m3u files link to each user? I'm guessing that is in the database?

Edited 2 hours ago by podonnell

[Luke 42933]

You might have to refresh the metadata on those playlists.

[podonnell 50]

33 minutes ago, Luke said:

You might have to refresh the metadata on those playlists.

Is that like a library rescan or some other way? Since it's on another user account I don't know if they have an option to do that. Something I can do perhaps?

[podonnell 50]

Update: I had them invite me as a view collaborator, which allowed me to do a refresh metadata. That did indeed do the trick.

Going forward, is there any way to have this refreshed without me having to be invited to see a user playlist? They are unable to refresh metadata themselves.

[Luke 42933]

You could also do it on the entire playlists library.