How does emby store metadata

[jachin99 88]

I am cleaning movie folders on my HTPC, and I don't want to break emby but I'm not sure exactly which metadata files are from emby.  Does emby use an Info file? an xml file? or some other type?  I have a premier subscription, and I use the movie theme videos plugin if that helps.  Thanks

[Luke 42086]

Emby saves in .nfo files. Let us know if this helps. Thanks.

[jachin99 88]

Just out of curiosity, why does emby use .nfo instead of xml files.  

[One2Go 120]

Is there place on the local drive where Emby stores NFO files? I have all my meta data folder pics, Backdrop pics, logos, clear art and XML files on the servers in the respective directories and places. In this case does Emby keep separate NFOs somewhere else.

 

To be honest with my large collection I am not yet 100% sure how the meta data storage and reading after a library scan works.

[Luke 42086]

Just out of curiosity, why does emby use .nfo instead of xml files.  

 

Because many other applications are compatible with the same nfo format.

[jachin99 88]

Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't .nfo files built to from xml files?  The only other program I can think of to possibly use .nfo would be kodi, and maybe plex?  does the .nfo file read xml tags from a different file stored somewhere else on my system, or is it entirely self contained.  I see a .nfo file in all of my individual media folders.  I originally brought this up because i had tags or maybe just one corrupt tag, crashing WMC.  The particular file I am suspicious of was deleted along with several others so its impossible for me to point to just one file as the culprit.  I'm thinking it was a dvd.id file so it wasn't related to Emby but I'd like to know more just for the sake of trying to keep all of my movie info compatable with other programs. 

[Luke 42086]

kodi and lots of other apps support .nfo. it is self-contained.