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Moving your media and keeping the metadata - The TL;DR

This Tip / How-To, while tagged for Linux, is applicable to all PMS platforms.

Preparation

  1. Turn off “Empty Trash after Library Scan”
  2. Turn off “Automatically Update my Library”

Move your media

Make any configuration changes or physical media file moving you need to.
When you are done, proceed with the actual PMS configuration change

Updating your PMS configruation

  1. Edit each library section - Folders - ADD the new location. DO NOT EDIT OR REMOVE THE EXISTING LOCATION at this time. - SAVE the changes.
  2. PMS will see the new location and begin scanning.
  3. You will likely see a RED TRASH CAN. This is expected.
  4. All Trash Cans will be removed when the media has been located. This is expected and desired proof everything is going as expected. You can confirm this by examining the “Get Info” for any items. It will show both file locations.
  5. When completed, Edit the library section again. REMOVE the old media location.
  6. Scan one final time. The old location will be removed from the “Get Info” file location list.
  7. Empty the Trash
  8. Clean the bundles
  9. Optimize the database
  10. Wash - Rinse - Repeat for each library section until done

Cleanup

  1. Restore Empty Trash and any automatic settings previously disabled.

  2. Return to Settings - Server - Library, turn Automatic and Empty Trash back on.

That’s it. Your media has now been moved to its new location(s) and PMS is updated to reflect this.

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