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Media files & Metadata - ezrab552 - 2024-05-02
Hello.
I'm new to jellyfin and I'm having a problem. I noticed something that only happens in Jellyfin. Movies that stored in folder with a password on the pc disappears from the server if the folder is locked, and when I unlock the folder on the computer I have to do a rescan all the libraries so that the movies will appear on the server again, but this is not all, all the metadata is also resets (even if I lock if for future changes). Is there a way to fix this?
Thanks
RE: Media files & Metadata - mcarlton00 - 2024-05-02
Jellyfin does periodic library scans. If it can't find files (or if somebody has locked them behind a password for some reason) then they get removed from the library. Your only option is going to be to disable the periodic scans through the admin dashboard -> Scheduled Tasks -> Scan media library. Obviously this means new things won't be automatically added to the library when they get added to your storage. Or remove the password on your media, which is how most people run their servers.
RE: Media files & Metadata - ezrab552 - 2024-05-02
(2024-05-02, 12:17 PM)mcarlton00 Wrote: Jellyfin does periodic library scans. If it can't find files (or if somebody has locked them behind a password for some reason) then they get removed from the library. Your only option is going to be to disable the periodic scans through the admin dashboard -> Scheduled Tasks -> Scan media library. Obviously this means new things won't be automatically added to the library when they get added to your storage. Or remove the password on your media, which is how most people run their servers.
Ok thank you