Export/Import Collection Data

[kevinw 8]

I changed Emby yesterday evening so it uses the backup NAS rather than the primary as I'm going to replace the primary. It went reasonably well. I'd saved all the media data in .NFO files and told Emby to save images in the folders as well so most of the data was automatically picked up from the backup folders. Not all of it was, which puzzled me a little, so some media was misidentified or not identified at all and where I'd specified a sort name that seemed to be lost as well but most of it was OK.

 

The biggest PITA to resolve was collections. I've created quite a few collections, mostly in my Documentary folders,  and needed to recreate them all again once I'd switched the folders.

 

Once I've replaced the primary NAS I'm going to have to do this again. Is there any way to export then reimport the collection data, or put it in the .NFO files, so I don't have to recreate them all again?

 

Thanks.

 

Kevin

 

 

[Happy2Play 9784]

Have you looked at Dashboard-Library-Collections to see where Emby keeps all Collections or edit metadata on any collection to see its path. 

[kevinw 8]

I hadn't but I now have, thanks.

 

So if I edit the relevant .XML files to update the path to the media will that solve the issue?

 

Kevin

[Happy2Play 9784]

I hadn't but I now have, thanks.

 

So if I edit the relevant .XML files to update the path to the media will that solve the issue?

 

Kevin

pretty much.  Forgot there is a wiki for this also.

 

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Collections-%E2%80%93-Manual-Migration

[kevinw 8]

That's great. Thanks very much for your help.

 

Kevin