Strange Problem After Mezzmo System Rebuild

[ftanner]

Another thing I've noticed is that the display name for the files has changed. It used to be the file name. Now it's something different.

EDIT:

This is fixed. I remember how I set it before.

[Peter]

Please check that the database has been restored to the same location as it was previously. Also check in the Artwork folder of the database to make sure the Poster and Backdrop folders contain the images. The path to these images is in the database so if the path has changed or the drive letter is different then Mezzmo will not find the files.

[ftanner]

Please check that the database has been restored to the same location as it was previously. Also check in the Artwork folder of the database to make sure the Poster and Backdrop folders contain the images. The path to these images is in the database so if the path has changed or the drive letter is different then Mezzmo will not find the files.

Ok. That's what it is. I restored to a different drive because it has more space. So it sounds like I am going to need to do a Maintain Library after unchecking the artwork checkbox. That correct?

[ftanner]

I'd recommend, as a part of an update, using relative pathing to solve the relocation problem.

[Peter]

Maintain library won't change the path, you can use the tools tab of Maintain library to change the old path to the new path http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?...ntenance_tools

[ftanner]

Maintain library won't change the path, you can use the tools tab of Maintain library to change the old path to the new path http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?...ntenance_tools

The media files are in the same place. Only the database moved. This is going to change the paths that it looks to for the thumbnails and posters? And, as an FYI, the old path is gone, for obvious reasons. Is it still going to change the paths?

[jbinkley60]

There's a move database feature in Mezzmo which I believe changes the pointer information in the database for the artwork and moves the files but I believe this only works if you have things in the original location and then use the feature to move the database and the artwork. Peter can confirm. I don't think you can run with the database in one location and the artwork in another. I believe Mezzmo expects the artwork to be in a folder called artwork (with subfolders for the various artwork types) relative to the database location. I believe the feature Peter pointed to above is for moving your video files to different paths not artwork. That's how I have always used it.

[ftanner]

Peter.... New question related to this replacement.

So I did the Maintain Library and it seemed to do everything that it needed to do to update the individual files. But folders that weren't explicitly set with images just show a paper with a star in the middle of it image. How do I get those to update with something from the contents of their folders like they were before the system replacement?

Thank you.

[Peter]

When you browse into the folder either in Mezzmo on the PC or via the server from a device then Mezzmo will updated the folder thumbnail. There is also a background thread that will update the folder thumbnail. Please check in Metadata Retrieval Settings to make sure the option to create artwork based upon the contents of folders/playlists is checked http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?...val_settings&s[]=metadata&s[]=retrieval#create_artwork_based_on_contents_of_fol der_playlist

[ftanner]

When you browse into the folder either in Mezzmo on the PC or via the server from a device then Mezzmo will updated the folder thumbnail. There is also a background thread that will update the folder thumbnail. Please check in Metadata Retrieval Settings to make sure the option to create artwork based upon the contents of folders/playlists is checked http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?...val_settings&s[]=metadata&s[]=retrieval#create_artwork_based_on_contents_of_fol der_playlist

Yep. That was checked when the Maintain Library was ran. It still didn't update the folder icon with the contents of the folder.