Save space

[nigelwarning 0]

Hello,

 

I am running a small server with 120 gb SSD and movies on a 2 tb hdd and I want to save some space in metadata. What are the best options to keep the metadata size as low as possible?

Options like ‘Download images as advance? I dont know if storing metadata in nfo is a space saver? Would love to know some tips.

[Luke 42085]

 

 

Options like ‘Download images as advance?

Hi, no, this will cause you to use more space as you'll be downloading images you may never need.

 

I would look at the library features you've enabled. Have you enabled thumbnail image extraction? 

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Yeah had disabled that. But if you disable ‘download images in advance’ will it then only download the info metadata and match the title to the right movie? And if i press on it will it then download the movie poster and other images?

[rbjtech 5284]

Assuming you don't want your metadata/cache on the SSD due to space concerns ?, then move your cache folder in 'Settings\Advanced\Cache Path' but there may be a performance hit vs the SSD.  In the grand scheme of things, metadata storage is tiny vs movies, so even your 120Gb SSD should keep you going for a long while - certainly easily enough for 2Tb of movies I would say.

 

*EDIT* - As a comparison, my entire 1.3K Movies/20K TV Episodes - all with 30 Second Thumbnails takes ~30Gb of metadata... 

Edited September 10, 2019 by rbjtech

[Luke 42085]

Yeah had disabled that. But if you disable ‘download images in advance’ will it then only download the info metadata and match the title to the right movie? And if i press on it will it then download the movie poster and other images?

 

No, it just affects when the downloading happens.