Disable auto generated collections?

[Neiltring 0]

Hi there,

 

Ever since the update to add collections i keep getting way too many. I have set it to 4 but i still don't want a lot of the collections. Is there a way to either up the number to say 6 or just completely disable it?

[Abobader 3464]

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[vdatanet 1617]

20 minutes ago, Neiltring said:

Hi there,

 

Ever since the update to add collections i keep getting way too many. I have set it to 4 but i still don't want a lot of the collections. Is there a way to either up the number to say 6 or just completely disable it?

In library setting, disable Import collection information:

[Neiltring 0]

8 minutes ago, vdatanet said:

In library setting, disable Import collection information:

Hi there,

 

Yes this is unchecked already but it still generates the collections after deleting them.

[vdatanet 1617]

3 minutes ago, Neiltring said:

Hi there,

 

Yes this is unchecked already but it still generates the collections after deleting them.

Yes, because the collection information has already been downloaded, you will have to delete collection information manually manually.

 

 

[Neiltring 0]

From the physical folder instead of deleting the actual collection in emby? Will try that thanks

[vdatanet 1617]

 

[Neiltring 0]

Thanks, will go through that and sort out my database. 

[Carlo 4561]

Hi, you will want to delete the collections you no longer want from the Emby UI which is the easiest method.

[Happy2Play 9781]

Yes since a collection is made from item metadata you have to ensure the item no longer has the <set> node that is making the Collection.

[Luke 42079]

Hi @Neiltring, do your movies have nfo files?

[Neiltring 0]

19 hours ago, cayars said:

Hi, you will want to delete the collections you no longer want from the Emby UI which is the easiest method.

They keep coming back because they have 4 or more films in that "collection"

[Neiltring 0]

10 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi @Neiltring, do your movies have nfo files?

Yes and it does have Set<Resident Evil Collection> for example. I'm hoping there is a way of mass editing to get rid of that. Or just going through the ones in the Collections that keep getting added, so it is no longer triggered?

[rodainas 191]

2 hours ago, Neiltring said:

Yes and it does have Set<Resident Evil Collection> for example. I'm hoping there is a way of mass editing to get rid of that. Or just going through the ones in the Collections that keep getting added, so it is no longer triggered?

Emby keeps reading your set instruction on the nfo files

 

you can mass edit via linux cli command easily or notepad++
 

How to Delete Range of Lines from a File

You can delete a range of lines from a file. Let’s say you want to delete lines from 3 to 5, you can use the below syntax.

• M – starting line number
• N – Ending line number

$ sed 'M,Nd' testfile.txt

 

to do recursively, just edit the line range 

sed -i  "3,8d" ./*.nfo

 

Edited June 29, 2021 by rodainas

[Carlo 4561]

That or remove them from the Collections in the web UI which should also remove the SET commands from the NFO.

[rodainas 191]

11 minutes ago, cayars said:

That or remove them from the Collections in the web UI which should also remove the SET commands from the NFO.

But that web UI option works only if he has activated Metadata saver nfo on library settings right? Otherwise I think emby wont modify nfo files.

Edited June 29, 2021 by rodainas

[Carlo 4561]

The SET command is only found in the NFO files, so yes to that.

[Luke 42079]

Has this answered your questions?

[Neiltring 0]

22 hours ago, rodainas said:

Emby keeps reading your set instruction on the nfo files

 

you can mass edit via linux cli command easily or notepad++
 

How to Delete Range of Lines from a File

You can delete a range of lines from a file. Let’s say you want to delete lines from 3 to 5, you can use the below syntax.

• M – starting line number
• N – Ending line number

$ sed 'M,Nd' testfile.txt

 

to do recursively, just edit the line range 

sed -i  "3,8d" ./*.nfo

 

I'm one of those Windows folk im afraid to say

[Neiltring 0]

22 hours ago, cayars said:

That or remove them from the Collections in the web UI which should also remove the SET commands from the NFO.

I removed them in the Web UI but the NFO still states that they have the SET commands. I don't see why there isn't a "Disable Auto Generation of Collections". Doesn't seem like it would be hard to disable the option, or raise the catchment from 4 to say 8 since very few franchises have that much.

[Neiltring 0]

13 hours ago, Luke said:

Has this answered your questions?

Yes and no. I think the ones that keep getting caught in the "more than 4" catchment i shall just edit the NFO individually. Or downgrade the version. But yes for purposes of closing this thread it has been answered thanks

[rodainas 191]

56 minutes ago, Neiltring said:

I'm one of those Windows folk im afraid to say

And thats why I said cli command or Notepad ++

with notepad ++ you can batch edit/remove lines from nfo files.

Edited June 30, 2021 by rodainas

[rodainas 191]

23 hours ago, rodainas said:

But that web UI option works only if he has activated Metadata saver nfo on library settings right? Otherwise I think emby wont modify nfo files.

About the webui if you go that route, you need to enable metadata saver nfo on the libraries that contain the movies added to collections, that way emby can generate/modify the nfo with the changes you do to the metadata at emby level.

If you removed them with that option disabled, the nfo is untouched and any refresh with replace metadata on movie libraries should bring those collections back, so make sure to enable it to make the changes to the nfo.

Other thing you could do and easier is just hiding the collections from homescreen at user level, it will be invisible..

Edited June 30, 2021 by rodainas

[Neiltring 0]

1 hour ago, rodainas said:

About the webui if you go that route, you need to enable metadata saver nfo on the libraries that contain the movies added to collections, that way emby can generate/modify the nfo with the changes you do to the metadata at emby level.

If you removed them with that option disabled, the nfo is untouched and any refresh with replace metadata on movie libraries should bring those collections back, so make sure to enable it to make the changes to the nfo.

Other thing you could do and easier is just hiding the collections from homescreen at user level, it will be invisible..

I do like having some collections available, like Criterion or Disney etc but Die Hard can do one ;D