Library folder - deletion

[hd4fun 6]

Hi

 

This is an annoying bug in emby server 3.2.36 ( I think its been there for a while)

 

when you have 20 TV folders as I do

Managing folders

you select the "-" button for one near the top

It does not delete that folder but rather the 2nd from the bottom

 

UNC paths of the form \\server\share\folder

 

So to manage any folders I need to delete them all and then re-add them

 

It would be nice to edit the folder as well

It allows you to select it and it opens an uneditable window

 

thanks

[Luke 42083]

Hi there, can you please describe this in more detail?

 

 

It allows you to select it and it opens an uneditable window

 

Thanks !

[hd4fun 6]

deletes wrong folder !!!

1) edit settings

2) select librrary

3) select tv library (my case)

4)manage library

5) up comes list of 20 folders

6) select "-" symbol to right of folder name

     - deletes folder at bottom not the one you selected to be deleted

 

would be nice

try to edit (not an option)

after 1-5 above

6) select folder name

7) folder window opens - with name only not editable

   - nice to edit/change if moved etc

8) can add - optional shared folder path

 

thanks

[Luke 42083]

6) select folder name

7) folder window opens - with name only not editable

 

 

you know that you can click the 3-dot menu -> rename, right?

 

this will allow you to rename a library.

[Luke 42083]

would be nice

7) folder window opens - with name only not editable

   - nice to edit/change if moved etc

8) can add - optional shared folder path

 

thanks

 

@@hd4fun you can already add/edit these. click on a library which brings up the list of folders, then click on one of the folders. does this help?

[hd4fun 6]

It doesn't seem to work for me in the latest chrome or firefox

it's a unc path

can not edit the folder

 

image from firefox

 

[Luke 42083]

@@hd4fun, there is no editing folders. you just add and remove on the previous screen if that's what you want to do. why do you consider this a problem? isn't add & remove easy enough?

 

the optional network path is what you can edit.

[hd4fun 6]

And if you see my first comment

a person needs to delete all of the folders and then re-add them if the storage structure changes

 

as mentioned above

4)manage library

5) up comes list of 20 folders

6) select "-" symbol to right of folder name

     - deletes folder at bottom not the one you selected to be deleted

 

I've got 80TB so it's a pain when I have to reorg

[Luke 42083]

yea i get it, but this isn't something you're going to be doing every day.

[speechles 2055]

And if you see my first comment

a person needs to delete all of the folders and then re-add them if the storage structure changes

 

as mentioned above

4)manage library

5) up comes list of 20 folders

6) select "-" symbol to right of folder name

     - deletes folder at bottom not the one you selected to be deleted

 

I've got 80TB so it's a pain when I have to reorg

 

Word... Why when you remove folder X does it remove the wrong damn folder?!! So annoying.

 

This problem irritates me too. I had to recently make some changes and because of this flaw I had to rebuild the entire library and remove all folders in the TV section. This section has 8 or so different locations so it was a chore.

 

@@Luke Now it is true, this isn't something you are going to be doing every day. But why does it not properly delete the folder it is expected to? Why is something so simple not working as designed? It makes it look like "amateur hour" and some "sloppy coding" to the end user. It really detracts from the value of emby. Please see fit to correct this issue, and not simply dismiss it with a trite reply. Thanks bunches.

Edited December 5, 2017 by speechles

[Luke 42083]

With a new install of the server i don't think that will ever happen. I think there is a data-related issue with older server installations so that's why i haven't tracked it down yet. Thanks.

[speechles 2055]

With a new install of the server i don't think that will ever happen. I think there is a data-related issue with older server installations so that's why i haven't tracked it down yet. Thanks.

 

It is hair-pull inducing, Then you try again to remove the right folder and it removes the wrong one again. Then you realize, like you said, you have to remove all, then add all back. It just seems like something was overlooked and the software was at fault. If a new install solves it, then thats half the battle solved right there. If you could find the real root cause on older installs it would be a huge plus. The older installs are people that have supported emby since the beginning. No disrespect meant if any was implied, none was intentional. Happy faces come from software that makes people happy. Emby makes me happy. :) *insert more happy faces as you deem necessary*

[Luke 42083]

Thanks for the kind words.

[hd4fun 6]

if you want some help with a beta tester on this specific issue, 

I can volunteer as I have to redo my folders as I accidentally deleted a couple again

and of course they were the wrong ones

 

been a user since MB and supporter since MB2

 

don't get on the forums as much as i should