won't recognize any .nfo files | ErsatzTV | Page 1

stable swallow Dec 12, 2024, 11:35 PM

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everything's pretty correct in them, title and unique id and all yet ersatztv purely refuses to recognize them on my end, how and why is this happening

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please be patient with me since i'm pretty new to this whole thing

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 11:16 AM

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what do the etv logs show when you scan

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:17 PM

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chrome phoenix what do the etv logs show when you scan

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not even when i rename the ersatztv folder the same error shows up

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for reference this error happens when i try to set a folder path

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am i doing it wrong

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:21 PM

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that's not related

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please paste your full etv version, found below the left menu

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:22 PM

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latest i think according to where i downloaded it from (github)

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:22 PM

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okay, use the icon by the clock to open the logs folder, and upload today's log

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:23 PM

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this?

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:24 PM

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right click on the etv icon by the clock, which should be there because you should launch the windows exe

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:24 PM

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this is on the localhost web ui

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:24 PM

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i understand

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where is your computer's clock

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the lower right of the screen

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find the etv icon

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:25 PM

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ik

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ohhhh

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ok one sec

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📎 ersatztv20241213.log

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:26 PM

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i dont see anything about nfo files

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why do you think nfo files are not being read

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:27 PM

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one sec again

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after you attempt to set the folder path via local media sources nothing ever shows up on the tv shows tab under media

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this even happens when the error doesn't show up (from past attempts)

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is it something related to the actual nfos themselves or am i stupid

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:28 PM

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ok, nfo files are secondary. if etv finds media, then it will check for nfo files

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:28 PM

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ik

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:29 PM

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let me rephrase

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if you dont have any media in etv, it won't look for any nfo files, so they are not the problem

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:29 PM

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alright so

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:30 PM

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what kind of library are you trying to add

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:30 PM

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is it something related to the folder path i'm setting it to then

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tv shows

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:30 PM

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stable swallow is it something related to the folder path i'm setting it to then

am i putting the media folder in the wrong place? i think i am because i put it under wwwroot

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:30 PM

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have you seen the folder layout requirements https://ersatztv.org/docs/user-guide/local-libraries#folder-layout-1

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:30 PM

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stable swallow am i putting the media folder in the wrong place? i think i am because i put it ...

don't move anything into etv

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:30 PM

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chrome phoenix have you seen the folder layout requirements https://ersatztv.org/docs/user-guid...

OH

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:31 PM

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find your media in explorer, copy the full path, and paste that into etv

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:31 PM

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ah

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:31 PM

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stable swallow OH

hold on lemme fix rq

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is this right now

the "season 1" folder includes all the episode files and their respective nfos all together, would etv recognize those

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:34 PM

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chrome phoenix find your media in explorer, copy the full path, and paste that into etv

also stupid question my computer's language is set to portuguese, do i have to type the full path in that language or in english

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:35 PM

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if you have a folder like C:\Media\TV Shows\Show Name\Season 1\... you would add C:\Media\TV Shows to the library in etv

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:35 PM

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ohhh ok

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weird it keeps giving me this error

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:37 PM

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what are you pasting

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:38 PM

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C:/(documents folder)/(archive folder)/media/(media for ersatztv)/TV

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(paraphrasing a bit)

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:38 PM

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copy the path from file explorer in windows

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:38 PM

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lemme try that

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:38 PM

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if you are typing and not pasting, something isnt working

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:39 PM

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ok it worked this time

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huh???

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:39 PM

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stable swallow

same error as this

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:39 PM

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you have to actually paste the folder without paraphrasing if you want me to help

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it says you are pasting something that isnt a folder

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:39 PM

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nah i did that

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:39 PM

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here

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if you want me to help

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paste here

polar cove Dec 13, 2024, 12:40 PM

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Backslash instead of forward slash

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:40 PM

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lemme try that

polar cove Dec 13, 2024, 12:40 PM

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For Windows

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:40 PM

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explorer shouldnt copy that way

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if you copied from explorer that wouldnt happen

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:40 PM

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yeah it copies with forward slashes

polar cove Dec 13, 2024, 12:40 PM

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Yep, definitely shouldn't

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:40 PM

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hold on

polar cove Dec 13, 2024, 12:40 PM

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Are you right-clicking in the explorer title bar and choosing "copy as path?"

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:41 PM

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yeah

polar cove Dec 13, 2024, 12:42 PM

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I mean, not in the explorer bar...on the folder itself. If you highlight the folder and right click, you choose "copy as path" and then paste that into the path field in ETV

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:42 PM

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lemme try that

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:42 PM

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just paste here so we can see what you are actually doing

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:43 PM

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polar cove I mean, not in the explorer bar...on the folder itself. If you highlight the fol...

don't see that option

polar cove Dec 13, 2024, 12:43 PM

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Windows 11 or 10?

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:43 PM

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10

polar cove Dec 13, 2024, 12:44 PM

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Here's my Movies setup

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:44 PM

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paste here or i am doing something better with my time

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:44 PM

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what am i supposed to paste???

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the path??

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:44 PM

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whatever you are pasting into etv to add your content

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:44 PM

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C:\Users\dsiware\Documents\GenuineArchive\media\stuff for kodi ersatztv or whateverrrr\TV

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is this correct or am i doing something horribly wrong

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:45 PM

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why do you keep having slashes the other way

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:45 PM

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wait oops

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:45 PM

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you didnt copy that

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if it had slashes two directions

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stop typing the path

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:45 PM

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this is the back slashes ver C:/Users/dsiware/Documents/GenuineArchive/media/stuff for kodi ersatztv or whateverrrr/TV

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:45 PM

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chrome phoenix you didnt copy that

yes i did???

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:45 PM

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i saw you edit it

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:46 PM

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oops

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:46 PM

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it was C:\Users\dsiware\Documents\GenuineArchive\media\stuff for kodi ersatztv or whateverrrr/TV

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you did not copy that from anywhere

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:46 PM

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i did???

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C:\Users\dsiware\Documents\GenuineArchive\media\stuff for kodi ersatztv or whateverrrr\TV

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this is unedited

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:46 PM

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look at the final slash

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you edited that

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:46 PM

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soz

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:47 PM

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if you cant copy and paste without modifying it, i cant help you

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:47 PM

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stable swallow C:\Users\dsiware\Documents\GenuineArchive\media\stuff for kodi ersatztv or whate...

well what about this

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this is unedited

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i copied this from file explorer

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:47 PM

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what happens when you paste that in etv

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:47 PM

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ror reference i clicked on this icon and it showed me the path for me to copy + paste

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on the explorer bar

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:48 PM

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chrome phoenix what happens when you paste that in etv

unfortunately same error i'm dealing with

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:48 PM

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stable swallow huh???

this

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:48 PM

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is etv on the same machine

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:48 PM

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the computer? yes

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sorry for asking you this so many times but am i doing something wrong

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:52 PM

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stable swallow sorry for asking you this so many times but am i doing something wrong

or is etv like super broken

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:52 PM

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upload the log file again

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:52 PM

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ok

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📎 ersatztv20241213.log

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:57 PM

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delete that library in etv and make a new one

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try adding only the pasted path

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:58 PM

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that's what i keep doing

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:59 PM

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click the trash can on the page that says "local libraries"

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:59 PM

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ok

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did that

chrome phoenix Dec 13, 2024, 12:59 PM

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add a new one, and add only the path that you copy from explorer

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 12:59 PM

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worked this time

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no errors showed up

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but lemme check the logs

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yep nothing

stable swallow Dec 13, 2024, 1:01 PM

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stable swallow yep nothing

means that it worked

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