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Komet / MediaElch

Media Manager for Kodi
https://mediaelch.github.io/mediaelch-doc/about.html
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Automatically create a folder #1075

Open fbastok opened 3 years ago

fbastok commented 3 years ago

Hi Could MediaElch automatically create a folder to store the film and other files if the folder doesn't exist ? I can't find this feature.

ticao2 commented 3 years ago

I don't know if that solves the problem. But I think it’s worth reading. https://mediaelch.github.io/mediaelch-doc/renaming.html

If the media files for the movies (mkv, avi, mp4, etc.) are all in a single folder, you can use the renamer to automatically create individual folders and put the respective media files into new folders. Only the movie’s media file is moved to the new folder (no artwork).

I personally have never used this renaming feature.

EDIT
I also know that: 1 if the media files (mkv, avi, mp4, etc ...) are all in one folder 2 you add the folder to the ME specifying that files are not in a separate folder The Organize button is available in Settings. Clicking on it will create folders with the file name and the files, and only the media files (mkv, avi, mp4 etc ...) will be moved into that respective new folder.

This feature I used when I created my brother's DVD collection. I used a .bat file to, from a .txt list, create Kodi .disc files, and then I used this feature to create folders and move the .disc file into each respective folder.

See here https://github.com/Komet/MediaElch/issues/1009

fbastok commented 3 years ago

The renamer is a different feature, usefull but not the same.

ticao2 commented 3 years ago

The renamer is a different feature, usefull but not the same.

English is not my native language. I believe that I did not understand correctly what your need is. So let's wait, maybe someone will come up with a good solution. I am personally interested in whether there are other options, in addition to the two options that I mentioned in my comment.

GarfieldS commented 3 years ago

Could MediaElch automatically create a folder to store the film and other files if the folder doesn't exist ?

I am not sure if this is a possible workaround but I created an Excel Spreadsheet Macro that will create multiple folders that are MediaElch compatible (meaning that when someone choose "Reload" MediaElch will add the appropriate movies and TV shows).

All someone has to do is fill in/copy and paste all the movies and tv shows in the spreadsheet along with indicating if they are either a Movie or TV. For TV Shows entering the number of seasons will create season folders (Season 01, Season 02, etc)

Excel VBA Macro to Create Media Folders