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    Default Do Junction Points still work in Mezzmo?

    I read on the forums that Mezzmo supports junction points, however i've tried to use them and they seem to be ignored/invisible.

    Currently i have a d:\VIDEOS folder in a local disk, and this is in Mezzmo root using the Add Folder method.
    In the Videos folder, i also have a TV folder.

    Now that my local disk is full, i thought it best to move TV to a new local disk E:. However i still want Mezzmo to present: root:\Videos\TV

    so i have created a junction point called d:\videos\tv and pointed to e:\tv

    Explorer etc all see the structure and can use it no problem. Mezzmo doesn't see any folders in Videos.

    I have used both junction.exe and mklink.exe and i'm running Win Srv 2008 R2

    Any ideas?

    cheers

    Gus

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    We have not changed folder traversal in Mezzmo for some time. We have had reports from a few advanced users that tell us that Mezzmo does not support junction points. We have added junction points to our development list to get them working as we know that some users do use them to organize their media collection across their various drives.

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    This sounds like something I may be needing to use fairly soon. Paul, any idea of a ballpark timeline for when this might make it into a release?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aaron407 View Post
    This sounds like something I may be needing to use fairly soon. Paul, any idea of a ballpark timeline for when this might make it into a release?
    Not sure- we'll need to investigate it first. I fully understand why Mezzmo users want it/need it, so we'll give it some importance.

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    Just an update - Mezzmo v2.6.3 has been released and this version now supports Windows junctions and symlinks. Let us know if you have any problems.

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    Just tried it, works perfect.

    Thanks Paul. Very much appreciated.

    -Gus

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    Great to hear, Gus. Hope it helps you stream your collection of media files in an organized manner.

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    I use a folder structure similar to that described in the first message of this topic, and I found that Mezzmo is not correct works with junctions.
    Mezzmo resolves the junction link, and stores in its database absolute paths to files, that can be seen in the properties of the file in Mezzmo. It is wrong, because it binds the files to their current location and makes impossible free movement of the folder to which the junction link is pointing, i.e. we are losing the main functionality of junction!
    In database should be stored original path through junction link, then all will be fine!

    PS: Sorry if not very clearly written, I use online translator

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    Hi Yury,

    Fully understand your comment. We do store the absolute path for files. The reason for this is that Mezzmo server runs as a Windows service and (by default) runs under Local System account and not your Windows user account. Thus, a user's junction points, drive mappings, etc. are not accessible to the Local System account. Using absolute paths ensures the Mezzmo server can access your files.

    If you do move your files from time-to-time, you can update your Mezzmo library accordingly - see this FAQ: http://forum.conceiva.com/showthread...ur-media-files

    Mezzmo Android: Install it on your tablet, smartphone, Android TV or Amazon Fire to browse and stream files from your Mezzmo library to all your devices. Full details at http://www.conceiva.com/products/mez...mo_android.asp
    Mezzmo for Kodi Add-on: Install it into Kodi to stream files from your Mezzmo library directly in Kodi. Full details at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?...odi_user_guide
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    But if you add a folder with path through junction (ie this folder is not junction itself, and does not contains junction), Mezzmo does not resolve junction, and stores in database original path to the files. In this case all works fine, the server has access to the files, I just tested it.

    Example:
    "d:\videos\tv" - junction, that points to folder "e:\tv".
    Folder "e:\tv" contains subfolder "MyRecords" with file "movie1.mp4".
    When I add the folder "d:\videos\tv\MyRecords" (not "d:\videos" and not "d:\videos\tv" !) in Mezzmo library, Mezzmo stores in your database the original path to file: "d:\videos\tv\MyRecords\movie1.mp4", and all works fine!

    How can it work, if user junctions are not accessible from the Local System account ?

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