Feature Request: Toggle folder type in "Other" library in web client #3016

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-06T22:42:02+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-06 22:42:02 +03:00

Originally created by @jd1123 on GitHub (May 10, 2021).

I am using the "Other" library type with various subfolders. When I add these folders, the server misidentifies some of them as "Show" types instead of listing it as a "Folder" type. As far as I can tell, there is no way to specify which type the folder should be in the web client.

I have found a workaround by manually editing the "library.db" file to change these entries, but this is tedious and error prone. It would be nice to be able to toggle the folder type in the web client.

UPDATE TypedBaseItems
SET type='MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Movies.Movie'
WHERE Path LIKE '%foldername%';

UPDATE TypedBaseItems
SET type='MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Folder'
WHERE Path='/path/to/foldername';

UPDATE TypedBaseItems
SET SeasonName=NULL
WHERE Path LIKE '%foldername%';

UPDATE TypedBaseItems
SET SeriesName=NULL
WHERE Path LIKE '%foldername%';

UPDATE TypedBaseItems
SET UnratedType='Movie'
WHERE Path LIKE '%foldername%';

UPDATE TypedBaseItems
SET UnratedType='Other'
WHERE Path='/path/to/foldername';

DELETE FROM TypedBaseItems WHERE SeriesName LIKE '%foldername%';

Originally created by @jd1123 on GitHub (May 10, 2021). I am using the "Other" library type with various subfolders. When I add these folders, the server misidentifies some of them as "Show" types instead of listing it as a "Folder" type. As far as I can tell, there is no way to specify which type the folder should be in the web client. I have found a workaround by manually editing the "library.db" file to change these entries, but this is tedious and error prone. It would be nice to be able to toggle the folder type in the web client. ``` UPDATE TypedBaseItems SET type='MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Movies.Movie' WHERE Path LIKE '%foldername%'; UPDATE TypedBaseItems SET type='MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Folder' WHERE Path='/path/to/foldername'; UPDATE TypedBaseItems SET SeasonName=NULL WHERE Path LIKE '%foldername%'; UPDATE TypedBaseItems SET SeriesName=NULL WHERE Path LIKE '%foldername%'; UPDATE TypedBaseItems SET UnratedType='Movie' WHERE Path LIKE '%foldername%'; UPDATE TypedBaseItems SET UnratedType='Other' WHERE Path='/path/to/foldername'; DELETE FROM TypedBaseItems WHERE SeriesName LIKE '%foldername%'; ```

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OVERLORD commented

2026-02-06 22:42:05 +03:00

@crobibero commented on GitHub (May 10, 2021):

Feature requests belong here: https://features.jellyfin.org/

@crobibero commented on GitHub (May 10, 2021): Feature requests belong here: https://features.jellyfin.org/

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