NFO files

[kbeck 77]

Is it correct the Emby only pulls from an nfo file and never writes edits back to it? I see if I change the season and episode number in an nfo the change will show up in Emby. But if I paste in an episode Overview to the Emby metadata, it will not add to the nfo. 

[GrimReaper 5156]

You have separate library settings for NFO Reader and NFO Saver - behavior will follow your selection. 

[kbeck 77]

On 9/20/2026 at 10:44 PM, GrimReaper said:

You have separate library settings for NFO Reader and NFO Saver - behavior will follow your selection. 

Yes there is. I swear I've never seen that Saver section before. 

[GrimReaper 5156]

2 hours ago, kbeck said:

Yes there is. I swear I've never seen that Saver section before. 

Yeah, it's been there forever but it's somewhat easy to overlook. Logically, it is placed where it should be (Readers>Downloaders>Savers), but maybe practically it should be moved up, below Readers, so both NFO-related settings are kinda grouped.

[MediaIntelNUC 63]

Hi!

Exactly where do i find both of these?

In server library settings i find read AND write to nfo. 

And in individual library settings i see the option to save as nfo or not (disable/enable)

I would like the setup to be like @GrimReaper mentioned in another post with Emby just reading nfo files and not writing as i use an external scraper that writes nfo:s.

Thanx!

/N

 

[GrimReaper 5156]

10 minutes ago, MediaIntelNUC said:

Hi!

Exactly where do i find both of these?

In server library settings i find read AND write to nfo. 

And in individual library settings i see the option to save as nfo or not (disable/enable)

I would like the setup to be like @GrimReaper mentioned in another post with Emby just reading nfo files and not writing as i use an external scraper that writes nfo:s.

Thanx!

/N

Not sure I've quite understood what you're asking, as it appears you've found both of those settings: if you want NFOs to just be read, on a per-library basis: leave NFO Metadata Reader enabled

and NFO Metadata Saver disabled/toggled-off.

 

Edited 53 minutes ago by GrimReaper

[MediaIntelNUC 63]

Hi there!

Without fully understanding my question you still manage to answer it completely

I wanted to make sure I had the right settings enabled/disabled.

Thank you kindly.

/N

Edited 36 minutes ago by MediaIntelNUC