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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 25 for Windows => Topic started by: mm511 on December 26, 2019, 06:50:37 pm

Title: Use NFO instead of XML for sidecars?
Post by: mm511 on December 26, 2019, 06:50:37 pm

Is there a way -- either natively or with an add-on -- to have JRiver create NFO files for metadata information instead of the XML sidecars?

(I ask, because I really hate seeing the XML files in the folders. I can add .NFO to the list of hidden files, but I can't do that with .XML as I use that file type for other purposes.)

Title: Re: Use NFO instead of XML for sidecars?
Post by: RoderickGI on December 26, 2019, 08:37:05 pm

Nope.

MC reads them, but I don't think it writes to them. Certainly doesn't create them.

You can stop Sidecar files being created though, using the Sidecar settings under "Options > General > Importing & Tagging".

If you are using Views in MC rather than using Windows Explorer, or MC Explorer, you won't see the Sidecar files anyway.

Title: Re: Use NFO instead of XML for sidecars?
Post by: mm511 on December 27, 2019, 06:01:32 pm

That's a shame... seems like NFO files are more widely supported, so if I decide to use a different media center (i.e., Kodi) I'll have a hard time switching.

Title: Re: Use NFO instead of XML for sidecars?
Post by: Olombo on April 04, 2022, 10:37:19 am

Hi,

unfortunately I am also stuck to ember media manager and JRiver absolutely refuses to read them. Is there any chance somone could have a look on that?

Title: Re: Use NFO instead of XML for sidecars?
Post by: Olombo on April 04, 2022, 10:42:29 am

Sorry for posting under old versions....however the problem still applies on MC28 :-)