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jwhitt12 · 2024-11-05, 22:26

I am running with ubuntu 22.04.5 and 19.4 Debian package version: 2:19.4+dfsg1-2 Media Center Kodi from Debian

I have recently installed kodi. I also installed my movie and tv show stuff and imported same. First I setup the sources then went to the main menu and setup movies and tv shows including going to the sources, etc. then I went back to my main menu and checked what I have and it all looked dandy. Then I went to shows and choose a show with 50 episodes. When I went there I was shown 3 and when I tried to run one of those it told me that it wasn't there. I thought that to be a bit strange. I then went to options and it said that there were only 13 shows total and on one season only 3 were there (there were a LOT more there!). Anyway, then I went to plain old 'files' went to the folder that held the shows, went to the show I was taking a look at, and started playing any one that I saw with no problems.

When I went to options I told it to only show me those shows that had not been seen (when I checked there were none that had been seen) That made no sense to me. I have, obviously, done something wrong, have no idea what to do next. Oh, I think that ubuntu was playing each of them with 'Videos' which, I think, is their option to play videos.

Thoughts?

**Karellen** · 2024-11-06, 00:15

How are you adding to the library? Using nfo files or a scraper and which one?
You toggled the display setting in the left sideblade menu to ALL Videos?... https://kodi.wiki/view/Basic_controls#Sideblade_Menu

Need a Debug Log that captures the scanning.

jwhitt12 · 2024-11-06, 01:32

first I created 2 sources in the file manager. One for Movies and one for TV Shows. After that I went back to the main menu and pressed the movies, then the file manager, and, if I remember correctly, had it scan the folder that held movles ("movies"). Did the same with the tv thing but for a folder called "Solarr". If I goto the file manager, goto movies or solarr, they are all displayed. For some reason, however, Kodi liked the movies but was not thrilled with the tv shows. these were used in a previous installation of Kodi with no problems whatsover. Another thing is that neither folder has any used files. So its a little strange. My original thought was that there might be shows that sonarr put in that could not be dealt with with kodi but I don't think that's the case if Ubuntu Video handled them. I could send you a couple of things from the tv show thing if you want (just tell me how many you want)

**Karellen** · 2024-11-06, 01:52

(2024-11-06, 01:32)jwhitt12 Wrote: first I created 2 sources in the file manager

Hmm, you don't add sources in the File Manager.
Add them in Videos>Files. Check my Signature for links to create video library.

If you are using Sonarr, chances are that it is creating nfo files. Sonarr nfo files are not fully compatible with Kodi.
Disable nfo file creation in Sonarr.

jwhitt12 · 2024-11-07, 00:44

Thank you!!
After reading what you said it dawned on me that I had read all of that, forgot it, then thought I knew everything (demented). I do apologize. I will forage ahead and then tell you the results.

Thanks again!!

jwhitt12 · 2024-11-07, 01:26

Boy, I screwed up things bigtime. I got ride of my sources, went back to the main menu and movies and tv shows are the same and need to go. I am not sure how to do that. After I do that then I have to put Movies and TV back and then not screw up. I think I can click on each and go directly to videos but am not sure. If I remember correctly (unlikely) I have to either click, or push on TV or Movies and I get right into Videos but am not sure so I need to know, exactly, how I do that after I get rid of what I have right now. Actually, I wonder if I should just remove Kodi and start over from scratch.

Thoughts?

**PatK** · 2024-11-07, 04:19

(2024-11-07, 01:26)jwhitt12 Wrote: Actually, I wonder if I should just remove Kodi and start over from scratch.

Sure, that's easy & secure. Otherwise just deleting/editing your sources and do system clean; should bring you back to a virgin install, but with your settings.

Hitting the video button, should present with add/more at which time you get to browse for your media sources, set type and scraper. Should you have exported your library previously, the meta-data will be with the movie folders, and the scrapes with be fast & furious.

**Karellen** · 2024-11-07, 06:00

What @PatK said.

Just be sure to add your sources in Videos>Files.
There are 3 ways to access that..
1. If your library is empty, then going into Movies or TV Shows will take you to Files to set up a Source.
2. Using Videos>Files from the main menu. It's usually at the bottom of the list.
3. Go to Settings>Media>Library and click on Videos.

But if you really want to start again, delete the Kodi Data Folder... https://kodi.wiki/view/Kodi_data_folder
or
If you don't want to lose all your settings/skins/addons, from the Userdata folder, delete the Thumbnails folder and in the Database folder delete MyVideos and Texture databases and this will reset the library and artwork cache.

File Manager is to manipulate your files. Move from one location to another, access the Debug Log, move across your advandedsettings.xml file etc. If you are using Windows or MacOS, you don't need file manager, but other operating systems do.
Library creation and maintenance is done via Videos>Files.

jwhitt12 · 2024-11-07, 21:54

Here is what I did:
Removed Kodi
Installed Kodi

Then I cleaned up the main menu so I could see Movies, TV Shows, Music, and Pictures (photos)

then I pressed "Movies" and went to the files and then installed (I guess) the file "movies" which was in /mnt/3tb/Movies
then did the same thing with TV Movies which was "sonarr" in /mnt/3tb/Movies

When I went to the files in the above 2 I went from movies and tv shows/ That being said I pressed the update thing on each one but it did not update.

then did the same thing with music (/mnt/Misc1/my_music) Music did update and has been doing such for a long time now.

I think I screwed up on the first two but have no idea of what I might have done.

Thoughts?

**Karellen** · 2024-11-07, 22:06

(2024-11-07, 21:54)jwhitt12 Wrote: Then I cleaned up the main menu so I could see Movies, TV Shows, Music, and Pictures (photos)

Not sure what you mean by this. What is there to clean up on a clean install?

I can't see where you went wrong. I think you need to step through this guide and find where you have gone wrong... https://kodi.wiki/view/HOW-TO:Create_Video_Library

jwhitt12

Oh, sorry......... The main menu has only so much it can show at one time. So, when it started, for instance, I saw 'movies' and then it wasn't there anymore when I went down a bit. Then I figured out that there are more things that are not shown. Now I have a main menu that simply holds those things which I use, like: Movies, TV Shows, etc.

Apologies for the confusion.

I am still wondering if I should move the movies and tv shows out of the files and then reset them from the main menu (Movies and TV Shows) My thought is that, perhaps, I didn't do the thing right from the main menu, to the folders via the video that comes up when you press the right button.