IBN Locations

[Dan64 30]

On my PC I have installed both MB3 Client & Server. I have discoverd that the IBN folder is located in 2 places:

 

1) C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\Roaming\MediaBrowser-Server\ImagesByName

2) C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser-Classic\ImagesByName

 

Also I have noted the the contents of the 2 folders are different.

 

I'd like to know If are mantained in sync by MB3 or is better to remove one of the two.

[ebr 16169]

MBC does not create or reference an IBN in it's directory.  Was that copied over from a MB2 install?

[Luke 42077]

not sure what the second one is but certainly don't remove the first one.

[Dan64 30]

MBC does not create or reference an IBN in it's directory.  Was that copied over from a MB2 install?

 

Yes I have copied the MB2 IBN over the MB3 Classic folder installation. The reason for doing that is that in MB3 server there is  the option to set IBN Path. I have checked this option, but to avoid to overwrite the MB2 folder I have decided to copy the IBN folder. Now I have also set the path of IBN folder to "C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser-Classic\ImagesByName". But since in my PC I have also installed the server there is the folder "C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\Roaming\MediaBrowser-Server\ImagesByName", my question is: It's better initialize the server IBN folder with the content of client IBN folder and unckeck the option "Use custom IBN path". Or stay with this solution ? I mean the 2 way are exactly the same or one is preferred ?

 

[ebr 16169]

Makes no difference.  Just be sure you delete the one you aren't pointing to.

 

Actually, I take it back - use the one under the server directory.  If you were to uninstall MBC on this machine and turn it into only a server, you might delete the IBN in the process.  It doesn't make sense for the server to be pointing to a directory used by the client.

[Dan64 30]

Makes no difference.  Just be sure you delete the one you aren't pointing to.

 

Actually, I take it back - use the one under the server directory.  If you were to uninstall MBC on this machine and turn it into only a server, you might delete the IBN in the process.  It doesn't make sense for the server to be pointing to a directory used by the client.

 

Ok, done !