2024-10-02, 11:34 AM
I'll try to give as much detail as possible. I'm stumped and could use some ideas.
1) Had a bunch of old Hanna-Barbera cartoons I got as one huge bundle.
2) Renamed most of the files because, as usual, the original file names weren't media server friendly.
3) Could not get Jellyfin to display things correctly despite repeatedly identifying individual series, adding tvdbids to file names, etc.
4) The first 8-10 episodes of nearly every series came with the same set of titles based on a specific Hanna-Barbera collection. This happened even when the series information was displayed correctly. The later episodes would also be displayed correctly.
5) Assuming a cache issue, I manually deleted all the cache json files in the /omdb directory. Restarted both client and server.
6) Still had the same issue. The only way to fix it was to manually identify each episode. That's not practical with a thousand episodes.
7) Removed the library. Restarted both client and server.
8- Even with the library deleted, it still showed up in the client. I could still access the shows.
9) Renamed the folder to break the file path. Restarted both client and server. I still have the library showing in the client and can still access four of the series even though the path in the metadata is wrong. Interestingly, the series I can access are ones that weren't in the aforementioned bundle.
I'm assuming I still have a cache issue. But I'm not clear what other caches there are that might be relevant. The library is not set to favor embedded names, so correct file names and nfos should display correct titles. Not to mention the fact that the client shouldn't display a library that isn't in the server. I did look at the console, the server is not monitoring that directory like it is for the other libraries. So I don't understand how the client is displaying a library that doesn't exist and is playing episodes with the wrong file path.
1) Had a bunch of old Hanna-Barbera cartoons I got as one huge bundle.
2) Renamed most of the files because, as usual, the original file names weren't media server friendly.
3) Could not get Jellyfin to display things correctly despite repeatedly identifying individual series, adding tvdbids to file names, etc.
4) The first 8-10 episodes of nearly every series came with the same set of titles based on a specific Hanna-Barbera collection. This happened even when the series information was displayed correctly. The later episodes would also be displayed correctly.
5) Assuming a cache issue, I manually deleted all the cache json files in the /omdb directory. Restarted both client and server.
6) Still had the same issue. The only way to fix it was to manually identify each episode. That's not practical with a thousand episodes.
7) Removed the library. Restarted both client and server.
8- Even with the library deleted, it still showed up in the client. I could still access the shows.
9) Renamed the folder to break the file path. Restarted both client and server. I still have the library showing in the client and can still access four of the series even though the path in the metadata is wrong. Interestingly, the series I can access are ones that weren't in the aforementioned bundle.
I'm assuming I still have a cache issue. But I'm not clear what other caches there are that might be relevant. The library is not set to favor embedded names, so correct file names and nfos should display correct titles. Not to mention the fact that the client shouldn't display a library that isn't in the server. I did look at the console, the server is not monitoring that directory like it is for the other libraries. So I don't understand how the client is displaying a library that doesn't exist and is playing episodes with the wrong file path.
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