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Can't get rid of IPTV channels - hornakapopolis - 2025-03-25
This is my first time dealing with these, so if something is confusing because it sounds like I'm talking about something else, it's likely not me forgetting actions taken but rather me swapping/misunderstanding terms.
A couple of weeks ago, I started my migration from Plex. When I started adding my libraries, I wanted to make sure my HD HomeRun Flex was recognized. I was able to add it in the dashboard, but didn't see any channels, which led me to looking into the xml or m3u files in case I needed to get one to get my channels & EPG data to properly show. I then fell down a rabbit hole of IPTV channels and ended up adding an m3u (?) with what unknowingly had, something like, 500 channels. I deleted the IPTV xml file (?), but they still appeared.
Since I didn't know what I was doing and was more focused on getting my main libraries setup, I moved on thinking some sort of scan might remove those IPTV channels over time.
They're still there and now they don't show in the dropdown in the dashboard, where I initially deleted them. I also tried just removing my tuner completely, but that did nothing, as well. However, my Live TV section in the dashboard now looks like new. (I've also pressed 'Refresh Guide Data' quite a few times.)
I found some references online to .xml files I can manually delete in the config/config & cache folders, but I didn't have any of the files referenced when I searched.
Is there a way to manually delete these IPTV channels still showing in my guide?
RE: Can't get rid of IPTV channels - TheDreadPirate - 2025-03-25
What happens when you "scan all libraries" from the dashboard. That has cleared out live TV channels that I've removed when I went through this.
RE: Can't get rid of IPTV channels - hornakapopolis - 2025-03-25
Thanks, but that did nothing. They're still there.
RE: Can't get rid of IPTV channels - TheDreadPirate - 2025-03-25
Did you place your M3U tuner file in a library directory?
RE: Can't get rid of IPTV channels - TheDreadPirate - 2025-03-25
Did some testing. I had to remove both the tuner and guide data then "Scan all libraries".
RE: Can't get rid of IPTV channels - hornakapopolis - 2025-03-25
(2025-03-25, 03:44 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: Did you place your M3U tuner file in a library directory?I don't recall exactly where I had it and that's mainly because it's nowhere I would have put it; nowhere Jellyfin has access; nor is it the other location on my NAS where I might have decided to put it. My memory sucks, so I have to stay as organized as possible. Should it have been deleted when I removed it from Jellyfin? I typically keep everything, too, but am pretty sure I deleted this so that I didn't accidentally install it again in the future thinking I saved it for a purpose.
(2025-03-25, 03:49 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: Did some testing. I had to remove both the tuner and guide data then "Scan all libraries".When you say 'Guide Data,' is that what appears in the 'TV Guide Data Providers' dropdown? I deleted that within minutes of installing it once I found out how many channels it had. If it's something else, then I'm not sure how to do that or where to do it.
I deleted my tuner a day or so ago. I ran the 'Scan all libraries' when it was suggested above and just ran it again for good measure. Right now, my 'Live TV' page in the dashboard is blank. It looks like...
I really do appreciate this.
Is there a place in the database I can go to get rid of this?
RE: Can't get rid of IPTV channels - TheDreadPirate - 2025-03-25
Can you show me where you are still seeing the live TV channels? Which menu?
RE: Can't get rid of IPTV channels - hornakapopolis - 2025-03-25
(2025-03-25, 07:33 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: Can you show me where you are still seeing the live TV channels? Which menu?In the Live TV 'library.' In both Guide and Channels
RE: Can't get rid of IPTV channels - TheDreadPirate - 2025-03-25
Can you share your full jellyfin logs via privatebin.net?
RE: Can't get rid of IPTV channels - hornakapopolis - 2025-03-26
https://privatebin.net/?1301c38e5c0fe726#BxBri2wvmV9jfsdeBkM1umu2KEL5porgrrzEHvKf2Qzu
Is this the correct log?