Ignoring specific file in scan

[allenarissa 3]

Hello,

I was wondering if there is anyway to ignore specific folder names or extensions in the media scan. I read that I can insert a file called ".ignore" in the folder but I have a program that is creating a folder all over the place. Or, can I exclude a specific extension (.ts) from the scan?

 

Thanks

Allen

[Luke 42080]

Hi, we don't currently have configuration for this so .ignore will be your best bet. You can also try marking files or folders as hidden. Let us know if this helps. thanks.

[allenarissa 3]

Thank You. I actually made a PowerShell script to monitor my drive and to copy .ignore if the temp folder is created in windows 10. Please let me know if anyone wants to see what I did. I will see how it works.

[vdrover 62]

On 7/29/2017 at 1:47 PM, Luke said:

Hi, we don't currently have configuration for this so .ignore will be your best bet. You can also try marking files or folders as hidden. Let us know if this helps. thanks.

Luke, can you describe how to mark something as `hidden`?

[rbjtech 5284]

5 minutes ago, vdrover said:

Luke, can you describe how to mark something as `hidden`?

https://support.emby.media/support/solutions/articles/44001159118-excluding-files-folders

[vdrover 62]

I see. Adding `.ignore` marks it as hidden. 

I have a TV library on a linux box. For a show, I have the episodes in the parent folder and I have some PDFs in a subfolder. Currently, it thinks the subfolder is an extra season. I added '.ignore' to the subfolder, rescanned the library, and updated the meta data. But still the subfolder is showing up as an extra season. Any tips?

[rbjtech 5284]

hmm that should work.  Does emby have access to the .ignore file - ie does it have the same read permissions as the other files ?

[vdrover 62]

I had paid close attention to the permissions, but that didn't help. I solved it my scanning the library and refreshing the meta data from the scheduled tasks area vs the links in the main app.

[rbjtech 5284]

7 minutes ago, vdrover said:

I had paid close attention to the permissions, but that didn't help. I solved it my scanning the library and refreshing the meta data from the scheduled tasks area vs the links in the main app.

ok - I thought that's what you said you did in the first reply ?

Anyway - all sorted.

Edited January 4, 2022 by rbjtech

[vdrover 62]

I tried these first without success:

[Luke 42080]

1 hour ago, vdrover said:

I tried these first without success:

What were you expecting to happen?

[vdrover 62]

I was expecting the .ignore files to be respected and the extra "seasons" to disappear. When I used the scan/refresh feature from the scheduled tasks area, it worked as expected.

[Luke 42080]

Yes that is what I would suggest.

[vdrover 62]

So the links in the library area don't work? Is there a bug report to file?

[Luke 42080]

@Happy2Play are you able to reproduce?

[Happy2Play 9781]

7 minutes ago, Luke said:

@Happy2Play are you able to reproduce?

Not sure what to reproduce.

On 1/5/2022 at 4:43 AM, vdrover said:

I was expecting the .ignore files to be respected and the extra "seasons" to disappear. When I used the scan/refresh feature from the scheduled tasks area, it worked as expected.

On 1/6/2022 at 9:34 AM, vdrover said:

So the links in the library area don't work? Is there a bug report to file?

If I understand this correctly this is a page refresh issue, correct?  As adding a .ignore file removes any folder I add it to, but obviously from Item Deatails you have to manually refresh the page.

[vdrover 62]

@Happy2Play I don't think it's a page refresh issue. For me, if I add the .ignore file to a folder and click `scan library files` from the Series menu, the ignored files remain. I have to use `scan library files` in the scheduled tasks area. 

[Happy2Play 9781]

5 hours ago, vdrover said:

@Happy2Play I don't think it's a page refresh issue. For me, if I add the .ignore file to a folder and click `scan library files` from the Series menu, the ignored files remain. I have to use `scan library files` in the scheduled tasks area. 

What are you calling the Series menu?

Can you go over a specific example with exact steps as any method I have tried removes folder items that contain a .ignore.