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+--- Thread: Does jellyfin change the original file in any way? (/t-does-jellyfin-change-the-original-file-in-any-way)
Does jellyfin change the original file in any way? - Jellie06 - 2025-08-06
I was looking at the documentation for codecs and saw the reference of FFMPEG use to convert potentially unsupported file types. I could not understand if this works on the system level at the original file or just for the user. I had a search around. I understand this is a dumb question but I have files I need to preserve the codecs of. I just want to check before I move my data over. I think I'd cry if any of it got changed as it's years of content.
RE: Does jellyfin change the original file in any way? - crobibero - 2025-08-06
Jellyfin temporarily saves the compatible file in the transcode directory. It does not edit the original file in place.
RE: Does jellyfin change the original file in any way? - Jellie06 - 2025-08-07
(Yesterday, 09:09 PM)crobibero Wrote: Jellyfin temporarily saves the compatible file in the transcode directory. It does not edit the original file in place.
Fantastic thank you so much