INTERACT FORUM

More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 26 for Windows => Topic started by: afss_br on July 25, 2020, 12:25:07 pm

Title: Trying to setup a removable HDD for folder browsing on Theather View
Post by: afss_br on July 25, 2020, 12:25:07 pm: Hello, I have a HDD where I keep my backups, and I organize the various movies on separate folders. Sometimes there are updates (removed and new folders), so I do not want to add to a library.

I tried simply adding a Disk browsing structure on Theather View with no sucess. Please, I truly appreciate your thoughts on what I am doing wrong.

Enclosed are pictures of my HDD structure (Drive D:), My Theather View configuration and how it appears (actually no folders appear for me to select) on the Theather View.

Thanks in advance for your support !
Title: Re: Trying to setup a removable HDD for folder browsing on Theather View
Post by: lepa on July 25, 2020, 02:53:03 pm: You can use Explorer in theaterview to browse files which are not in the library. Press Add button like in your picture and select Explorer
Title: Re: Trying to setup a removable HDD for folder browsing on Theather View
Post by: afss_br on July 25, 2020, 08:29:45 pm: Thanks ! that solved it for me !
Title: Re: Trying to setup a removable HDD for folder browsing on Theather View
Post by: afss_br on July 28, 2020, 10:57:53 am: Quote from: lepa on July 25, 2020, 02:53:03 pm
You can use Explorer in theaterview to browse files which are not in the library. Press Add button like in your picture and select Explorer

Hello again, this solved my HDD browsing need and now I would like to improve it further. Now I get to see several folders and all the files that are inside each one - please, could you let me know if there are ways to:

- Restrict the folders/discs I would like to see (instead of seeing them all).
- Filtering to show only the video files - it's a bit anoying to browse through the external subtitle files (.srt) along with the actual video files.

Thanks again !
Title: Re: Trying to setup a removable HDD for folder browsing on Theather View
Post by: afss_br on August 04, 2020, 10:55:35 am: Hello, please, any thoughts from anybody else ?

I have also identified that Explorer does not display de file name, but a name that is embedded on the file (which is not desirable on many cases) - if there is a way to tweak this, it would be great.

Much appreciated !
Title: Re: Trying to setup a removable HDD for folder browsing on Theather View
Post by: lepa on August 04, 2020, 12:50:44 pm: AFAIK there is no filtering in Explorer. So you will see everything that is there and as those files are not in the library I would guess that you'll only see the filename
Title: Re: Trying to setup a removable HDD for folder browsing on Theather View
Post by: afss_br on August 04, 2020, 12:54:11 pm: Quote from: lepa on August 04, 2020, 12:50:44 pm
AFAIK there is no filtering in Explorer. So you will see everything that is there and as those files are not in the library I would guess that you'll only see the filename

Thanks for the reply - I am not sure it is a bug with Explorer, but it is not displaying the actual file name, but instead another file attribute (a comment, or something) wich sometimes diverts from the actual file name - I will place a picture later one, since it may well be a small bug for possible correction.
Title: Re: Trying to setup a removable HDD for folder browsing on Theather View
Post by: EnglishTiger on August 05, 2020, 05:59:26 am: Check which columns Win-Explorer is Displaying you may have accidently told it not to display the file name also check the Folder Settings to see if it is Optimized for anything other than Music.
Title: Re: Trying to setup a removable HDD for folder browsing on Theather View
Post by: afss_br on August 05, 2020, 06:03:06 am: Quote from: EnglishTiger on August 05, 2020, 05:59:26 am
Check which columns Win-Explorer is Displaying you may have accidently told it not to display the file name also check the Folder Settings to see if it is Optimized for anything other than Music.

Thanks, I will do some experimenting and will report back.