Hi i’m trying to make .plexignore ignore all files with “Bonus” in the name but it doesn’t seem to work, i have it saved as a .plexignore file and not .txt and the command i’m using is Bonus
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Can you post the contents of your .plexignore file?
Alli have there is * Bonus *
one thing to note is that is ignores the files in that immediate folder. it does not apply to the sub folder. There may be a way but following step-by-step, I could only get it to work in the immediate folder.
so in my situation I placed a copy inside very bonus folder as needed, then re-scanned, emptied trash and files were ignored as desired.
hope that gives some inside
I would do that but since i’m doing this for the classic doctor who and it has over 100 folders and almost all of them have some kinda bonus in them
does it at least work in the immediate folder ?
if it does then you’ll know our ignore file works and then it’s just a matter of apply to sub-folders.
That’s not completely true. If the .plexignore is in the top level of the content location, it should apply to sub-folders as well. That means if the Library is pointing to “C:\movies\DrWho” and the .plexignore is in “C:\movies\DrWho,” it should apply to any sub-folders in that location. At least, that’s what the documentation says.
If your library points to “C:\movies” and the .plexignore is in “C:\movies\DrWho,” it may not apply to sub-folders of DrWho. The Help doesn’t say that explicitly, but that’s how I interpret it. It would be nice if that were clarified in the documentation.
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Does that include the spaces inside the stars, or is that just because of the forum?
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That’s just because of the forum, i tried typing it normally in my post but it just made it italics
I tried all folders, nothing
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yes this would be my setup structure and is functioning as I mention. I never tested with any wild cards like “**.bonus”, maybe that work in subfolders.
ok
so I just doubled & triple checked…
it works as I mentioned, unless you use * / * bonus * (no spaces,) then it works on the sub folders too. In windows the backslash \ is the intuitive choice but the forward slash is the way it worked for me in this situation.
just re-read the documentation and it is mentioned in the tips
" Tip! : Always use forward-slashes ( / ) as path delimiters, even on Windows."
also @KolbeinnVorms, try this line in the root folder, it should do what you want * / * Bonus/ * if its a folder or * / * bonus * if its in the file name (without the spaces)
Thanks, i tried that and some more combinations of it but none seemed to work
putting this in the file and in one of the folders, it should work in that specific folder. (or whatever extension is in there):
Ignore files with the extension “.mkv”
*.mkv
Ignore files with the extension “.mp4”
*.mp4
Ignore files with the extension “.avi”
*.avi
if that doesn’t work then it has to be something else like the way the file is named/created, could it have the txt extension hidden ? beyond that I can’t think of anything else I’ve experienced in trying to get this to function.
I already double checked that, windows shows it as a plexignore file and not a txt, i tried putting *.avi in it but that didn’t do anything either
well I’ll keep trying to see if I think of something but right now I’m out of troubleshooting options, all my concerns have been checked of as done.
if you do find a solution, please post so that I may learn something new.
Thanks for going through the trouble, i’ll post the solution if i can find one
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one final thought beyond scanning the folder after placing the file in the folder… have you tried stopping the Plex server then restarting and scanning the folder to see if it kicks in ??
