2024-09-02, 10:45 PM
I've experienced issues when trying to install JF that don't seem to happen with any regularity from other software, which can get frustrating fast. But sometimes you just have to keep working at it. Best advice if you are having install issues is to completely remove all instances of the program, all installed files, all program data and then do a full system reboot (assuming Windows based). Then try again.
Don't try and stuff your entire media collection into an install from the beginning. Start small. Create a new folder for media and put only a few things in it. Start with a few movies, get JF installed and setup that one small media folder to see how it works. Once you get through the initial setup then move to bigger things. And if you have no local metadata and artwork files your media is going to take forever to rescan over and over, plus you will have to make any manual changes again over and over. If that is part of your frustration then look into a media manager or other method to make that process a once and done and then JF only ever needs to rescan local information.
There are great people happy to help but you have to approach things with less hostility. I understand things can just come out in frustration as well as anyone but from what I can gather you need to start from scratch with a small setup to get yourself going, and then expand from there.
Don't try and stuff your entire media collection into an install from the beginning. Start small. Create a new folder for media and put only a few things in it. Start with a few movies, get JF installed and setup that one small media folder to see how it works. Once you get through the initial setup then move to bigger things. And if you have no local metadata and artwork files your media is going to take forever to rescan over and over, plus you will have to make any manual changes again over and over. If that is part of your frustration then look into a media manager or other method to make that process a once and done and then JF only ever needs to rescan local information.
There are great people happy to help but you have to approach things with less hostility. I understand things can just come out in frustration as well as anyone but from what I can gather you need to start from scratch with a small setup to get yourself going, and then expand from there.
JF Wish List:
IMDb Top250 metadata
Collection content rules: Library-Title/Sorttitle/Tag/Director/Filename/Contains
Collection organized by Library
Collections scanned to editable XML
Media info show added Collection
Soundtrack auto link to movie by title/sort/Manual
Read Music Album Sort
IMDb Top250 metadata
Collection content rules: Library-Title/Sorttitle/Tag/Director/Filename/Contains
Collection organized by Library
Collections scanned to editable XML
Media info show added Collection
Soundtrack auto link to movie by title/sort/Manual
Read Music Album Sort