squirrellydw 9 Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 How can I have ALL the metadata in a separate folder? I set up a separate folder for it and some when into it but some it still in my MOVIES directory which annoys the hell out of me, maybe OCD. When I go to MOVIES I just want to see them and not metadata. Any idea?
Luke 42081 Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 What exactly is still in your movies folder?
squirrellydw 9 Posted September 30, 2017 Author Posted September 30, 2017 (edited) looks like "fanart, landscape and poster" files. My metadata folder has "people and views" Edited September 30, 2017 by squirrellydw
Luke 42081 Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 When were those files obtained, before or after changing the metadata setting?
Luke 42081 Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 Once you change the setting, the server will not move existing metadata. It only applies to new metadata going forward.
squirrellydw 9 Posted September 30, 2017 Author Posted September 30, 2017 (edited) I set it up and THEN got the metadata. So something must be wrong, any idea? BTW, I came from using Plex and never saw any metadata so this is new to me. Their new privacy policy pissed me off Edited September 30, 2017 by squirrellydw
squirrellydw 9 Posted September 30, 2017 Author Posted September 30, 2017 (edited) can you tell me how it should be setup? Then I can figure out what I did wrong because I thought setting up the metadata folder that everything should go in there. Edited September 30, 2017 by squirrellydw
Luke 42081 Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 Click on each emby library in library setup. there is a checkbox about saving metadata in local media folders. is that checked? 1
squirrellydw 9 Posted September 30, 2017 Author Posted September 30, 2017 (edited) ok found that, and it was not checked, looks like its working now. That was hidden, I would have never found that. Thanks Edited September 30, 2017 by squirrellydw
squirrellydw 9 Posted September 30, 2017 Author Posted September 30, 2017 So if I delete all metadata from my Movies folder and rescan everything should go into my metadata folder right?
Luke 42081 Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 What do you mean hidden? when you first create the library it's right there underneath the folders that you're adding to the library.
squirrellydw 9 Posted September 30, 2017 Author Posted September 30, 2017 maybe I missed it the first time but I didn't see it. So if I delete all metadata from my Movies folder and rescan everything should go into my metadata folder right? Thanks for all the help, already better support then Plex
Luke 42081 Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 Thanks for the feedback. To achieve this will require two steps for any given library. First, delete whatever metadata files you wish, then use the 3-dot menu on the library setup screen to refresh the entire library. and while doing so, you'll have to tell it to replace all metadata rather than the default which is just scan for changes. 1
squirrellydw 9 Posted September 30, 2017 Author Posted September 30, 2017 (edited) OK, still doing the same thing, any other ideas? "banner, fanart, landscape and poster" are still downloading into my Movies folder Edited September 30, 2017 by squirrellydw
Luke 42081 Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 did you make sure to uncheck the save metadata into local media folders option for each library? 1
squirrellydw 9 Posted October 1, 2017 Author Posted October 1, 2017 yeah it's fixed and working fine, stupid user error. Thanks again
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