Date Added field when moving files

[Dilbert 2]

In Emby I have a library of TV Recordings where the 'date added behavior for new content' is set to 'use file creation date'.

I normally have shows listed by episode and sorted by date added (descending).  When I move recordings from one drive to another with more space, those recordings are moved to the front of the list like I just recorded them.

I have tried using a utility BulkFileChanger to change the Date Created field for some of the shows I moved.  For one example, in Windows 10 it shows the date, date created, and date modified fields are all 01/03/2021 for a show, but in Emby it is at the front of the TV Recordings list with a date added of 01/30/2021.

How do I move recordings from one drive to another without it seeing it as a newly added file?  Thanks.

[Luke 42085]

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[Carlo 4561]

Hi,

From Web admin click on your LIBRARY menu.
Now click the ADVANCED tab up top

Make sure option "Date added behavior for new content:"  is set to use the file date not scan date.

Let us know if this helps.

[Dilbert 2]

I checked the setting and it is already set to Use File Creation Date.

I have Emby version 4.5.4.0 installed on Windows 10.  In the screen shots you can see one example, where I tried using BulkFileChanger to ensure the dates were correct.  For the Sunday Morning show episode 2 the Date, Date Created, and Date Modified are all set to January 10 in Windows, but the date added in Emby is January 30 because I moved the file from a different drive to drive E on that date.  I also tried copying the file from R: to E: and then deleting the one on R: but the date changed to 1/30.

I can manually edit the date added in Emby, but was hoping to find how to avoid having to do that when I move files.  Thanks.

[Luke 42085]

So you tried using BulkFileChanger after they had already been imported?

[Dilbert 2]

I tried using the BulkFileChanger after they had been imported on the first drive, but before they had been moved.

I have all my recordings going to a library folder on R: and I normally watch most shows and then delete them.  For the few shows I want to save I move them to the library folder on E: which also gets backed up.

I just found that if I move the files from R: to somewhere that is not in a library, I can use BulkFileChanger to change the Accessed Time in Windows, and then move them into the folder on E: and the Date Added in Emby stays correct.  It was when I moved files directly from one library folder to another that the date got updated.

[Carlo 4561]

Bingo, that is the secret.