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how to remove episodes that were added via missing episode fetcher? - Iacov - 2024-07-23
hes
i used to have the missing episodes fetcher active becase I thought it was a good idea but I don't want to use it anymore.
the issue is, when deactivating the missing episode fetcher, it's data is not gone... so missing episodes still get displayed even to that point, that if I add a formerly missing episode, that I now have duplicate entries... the actual episode and the "missing" one
how can I get rid of the data that was created by the missing episode fetcher?
RE: how to remove episodes that were added via missing episode fetcher? - TheDreadPirate - 2024-07-23
The only way I'm able to remove the missing episodes is to remove the affected show from the folder, update the library, re-add the folder, update the library again.
RE: how to remove episodes that were added via missing episode fetcher? - Iacov - 2024-07-23
(2024-07-23, 02:09 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: The only way I'm able to remove the missing episodes is to remove the affected show from the folder, update the library, re-add the folder, update the library again.
thanks
so there's no (easy) bulk option?
would it effectively work to delete the old library and simply create a new one? and when I turn the missing episode fetcher off, does it stay off or could there be a risk that it turns itself on? is there a way to remove it?
RE: how to remove episodes that were added via missing episode fetcher? - TheDreadPirate - 2024-07-23
Deleting the entire library in Jellyfin and recreating it would be the most efficient method, yes.
The Missing Episode Fetcher is part of the TVDB plugin and is a relatively new metadata provider. When the TVDB plugin updated and added that provider it must have been enabled by default. As long as you turn it off now, it shouldn't re-enable itself going forward.
RE: how to remove episodes that were added via missing episode fetcher? - Iacov - 2024-07-23
what's the best way to do that, so that the "new" library is still on the same spot than the old library?
(e.g. for me, movies is slot 1, series is slot 2, music slot 3 etc - apparently in order of creation)
can i somehow "empty" the existing library and repopulate it?
RE: how to remove episodes that were added via missing episode fetcher? - TheDreadPirate - 2024-07-23
Move all the folders in the library to a temporary folder. Refresh the library in Jellyfin to remove everything. Move all the folders back to the original. Refresh the library to re-add everything.
RE: how to remove episodes that were added via missing episode fetcher? - Iacov - 2024-07-23
(2024-07-23, 06:31 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: Move all the folders in the library to a temporary folder. Refresh the library in Jellyfin to remove everything. Move all the folders back to the original. Refresh the library to re-add everything.
sry for asking again...but "refresh" is a simple "scan for new files" or "replace all metadata"?
should i restart jellyfin after the first refresh?
for saving copy time, could i simply change the file location of the library? (e.g. from /nas/series to /nas/temporary) or would this cause trouble with the database?
RE: how to remove episodes that were added via missing episode fetcher? - TheDreadPirate - 2024-07-23
Yes, scan for new files after you've moved the media folders into your temp folder. You do not need to restart jellyfin.
Yes, you should be moving, not copying, the media folders. Once you scan for new files after moving the folders out of the library folder, it should clean up the database.