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Naming Structure: Harry Potter deathly hallows parts 1 & 2 in the same folder? - Bladefin - 2025-09-04
Strictly speaking part 1 & 2 aren't really parts as they have different year dates, so I was wondering what people do?
Put them in the same folder and treat them as parts and just use one year date or separate folders as a single film.
RE: Harry Potter deathly hallows parts 1 & 2 in the same folder? - toytown - 2025-09-04
I basically have all my movies in 1 single folder and it works just fine.
RE: Harry Potter deathly hallows parts 1 & 2 in the same folder? - Bladefin - 2025-09-04
(2025-09-04, 02:17 PM)toytown Wrote: I basically have all my movies in 1 single folder and it works just fine.
Could you explain I thought in Jellyfin all files had to be in a separate folders not all grouped with the proper naming structure?
Or have I misread what you are saying?
I am talking about the naming structure before it's been added into the library.
RE: Naming Structure: Harry Potter deathly hallows parts 1 & 2 in the same folder? - 1hitsong - 2025-09-04
I use the following without issue. They are identified as separate films.
/movies/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010).mkv
/movies/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011).mkv
RE: Harry Potter deathly hallows parts 1 & 2 in the same folder? - Sash - 2025-09-04
(2025-09-04, 02:29 PM)Bladefin Wrote:(2025-09-04, 02:17 PM)toytown Wrote: I basically have all my movies in 1 single folder and it works just fine.
Could you explain I thought in Jellyfin all files had to be in a separate folders not all grouped with the proper naming structure?
Or have I misread what you are saying?
I am talking about the naming structure before it's been added into the library.
It's not necessary to follow that and you can still get away with it, but if you put all movies in 1 folder then that folder will be cluttered with metadata, logos, posters, thumbnails, etc.
I do make separate folders but I do not rename the mkv files, and so far I've never had an issue with wrong metadata.
RE: Harry Potter deathly hallows parts 1 & 2 in the same folder? - toytown - 2025-09-04
(2025-09-04, 02:29 PM)Bladefin Wrote: Could you explain I thought in Jellyfin all files had to be in a separate folders not all grouped with the proper naming structure?
Or have I misread what you are saying?
I am talking about the naming structure before it's been added into the library.
No, you have it correct. I have 1 folder with all my movies in it (no metadata).
Quote: I use the following without issue. They are identified as separate films.
/movies/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010).mkv
/movies/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011).mkv
Exactly like this, no problems whatsoever
RE: Naming Structure: Harry Potter deathly hallows parts 1 & 2 in the same folder? - Bladefin - 2025-09-04
(2025-09-04, 02:55 PM)1hitsong Wrote: I use the following without issue. They are identified as separate films.
/movies/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010).mkv
/movies/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011).mkv
Thanks that's what I wasn't sure about to put them in as parts or as separate films
I shall treat them as individual movies.
(2025-09-04, 03:05 PM)Sash Wrote:(2025-09-04, 02:29 PM)Bladefin Wrote:(2025-09-04, 02:17 PM)toytown Wrote: I basically have all my movies in 1 single folder and it works just fine.
Could you explain I thought in Jellyfin all files had to be in a separate folders not all grouped with the proper naming structure?
Or have I misread what you are saying?
I am talking about the naming structure before it's been added into the library.
It's not necessary to follow that and you can still get away with it, but if you put all movies in 1 folder then that folder will be cluttered with metadata, logos, posters, thumbnails, etc.
I do make separate folders but I do not rename the mkv files, and so far I've never had an issue with wrong metadata.
I do have folders but all my films are on a NAS and I use a seperate system for Jellyfin