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No Metadata assigned for Movies in Subfolders #7738

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opened 2026-02-07 05:22:20 +03:00 by OVERLORD · 3 comments
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-07 05:22:20 +03:00
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Originally created by @FrankBKK on GitHub (Nov 11, 2025).

Description of the bug

Installed JF 10.11.2 via ppa on Linux Mint 22.2 XFCE from scratch.
Media is on an attached NAS and properly mounted.
Movies are properly named (Plex recognizes 9982 from 9989).
Folder structure: media/movies/english
A few hundred of those movies are in additional sub-folders named by Actor, Genre or Theme e.g. media/movies/english/James Bond media/movies/english/Imax Docus etc.

The movies in these sub-folders are scrapped, they show up in the media library when I sort by Community Rating Ascending but none of them are properly identified nor has any metadata downloaded.

Did not find anything in the logs but when I tried to explicitly add these sub-folders to the library got this:

[2025-11-11 09:19:46.818 +07:00] [INF] Validating media library
[2025-11-11 09:19:47.740 +07:00] [INF] Found duplicate path: "/mnt/Media/Movies/English/The Bible Collection (1993-2002)"
[2025-11-11 09:19:47.740 +07:00] [INF] Found duplicate path: "/mnt/Media/Movies/English/Charlie Chan"
[2025-11-11 09:19:47.740 +07:00] [INF] Found duplicate path: "/mnt/Media/Movies/English/Planet of the Apes"
[2025-11-11 09:19:47.740 +07:00] [INF] Found duplicate path: "/mnt/Media/Movies/English/Sherlock Holmes (1939-1946)"
[2025-11-11 09:19:47.740 +07:00] [INF] Found duplicate path: "/mnt/Media/Movies/English/IMAX Documentaries"

I can identify them manually and metadata will be added correctly but with a few hundred of them that is tedious.

Reproduction steps

as described above

What is the current bug behavior?

as described above

What is the expected correct behavior?

as described above

Jellyfin Server version

10.11.0+

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Specify the build version

10.11.2

Environment

- OS: Linux Mint 
- Linux Kernel: 6.8.0-87
- Virtualization: -
- Clients: Browser
- Browser: FF 144.0.2
- FFmpeg Version: JF
- Playback Method: n.a.
- Hardware Acceleration: n.a.
- GPU Model: n.a.
- Plugins: TMDb Box Sets, FanArt
- Reverse Proxy: none
- Base URL: n.a.
- Networking: n.a.
- Jellyfin Data Storage: local SSD
- Media Storage: CIFS
- External Integrations: none

Jellyfin logs

as described above

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Originally created by @FrankBKK on GitHub (Nov 11, 2025). ### Description of the bug Installed JF 10.11.2 via ppa on Linux Mint 22.2 XFCE from scratch. Media is on an attached NAS and properly mounted. Movies are properly named (Plex recognizes 9982 from 9989). Folder structure: media/movies/english A few hundred of those movies are in additional sub-folders named by Actor, Genre or Theme e.g. media/movies/english/James Bond media/movies/english/Imax Docus etc. **The movies in these sub-folders are scrapped, they show up in the media library when I sort by Community Rating Ascending but none of them are properly identified nor has any metadata downloaded.** Did not find anything in the logs but when I tried to explicitly add these sub-folders to the library got this: [2025-11-11 09:19:46.818 +07:00] [INF] Validating media library [2025-11-11 09:19:47.740 +07:00] [INF] Found duplicate path: "/mnt/Media/Movies/English/The Bible Collection (1993-2002)" [2025-11-11 09:19:47.740 +07:00] [INF] Found duplicate path: "/mnt/Media/Movies/English/Charlie Chan" [2025-11-11 09:19:47.740 +07:00] [INF] Found duplicate path: "/mnt/Media/Movies/English/Planet of the Apes" [2025-11-11 09:19:47.740 +07:00] [INF] Found duplicate path: "/mnt/Media/Movies/English/Sherlock Holmes (1939-1946)" [2025-11-11 09:19:47.740 +07:00] [INF] Found duplicate path: "/mnt/Media/Movies/English/IMAX Documentaries" I can identify them manually and metadata will be added correctly but with a few hundred of them that is tedious. ### Reproduction steps as described above ### What is the current _bug_ behavior? as described above ### What is the expected _correct_ behavior? as described above ### Jellyfin Server version 10.11.0+ ### Specify commit id _No response_ ### Specify unstable release number _No response_ ### Specify version number _No response_ ### Specify the build version 10.11.2 ### Environment ```markdown - OS: Linux Mint - Linux Kernel: 6.8.0-87 - Virtualization: - - Clients: Browser - Browser: FF 144.0.2 - FFmpeg Version: JF - Playback Method: n.a. - Hardware Acceleration: n.a. - GPU Model: n.a. - Plugins: TMDb Box Sets, FanArt - Reverse Proxy: none - Base URL: n.a. - Networking: n.a. - Jellyfin Data Storage: local SSD - Media Storage: CIFS - External Integrations: none ``` ### Jellyfin logs ```shell as described above ``` ### FFmpeg logs ```shell ``` ### Client / Browser logs _No response_ ### Relevant screenshots or videos _No response_ ### Additional information _No response_
OVERLORD added the bug label 2026-02-07 05:22:20 +03:00
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-07 05:22:21 +03:00
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@Shadowghost commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2025):

Check our documentation, your folder structure is unsupported.

@Shadowghost commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2025): Check our documentation, your folder structure is unsupported.
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-07 05:22:23 +03:00
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@FrankBKK commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2025):

hmm, worked before ....

@FrankBKK commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2025): hmm, worked before ....
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-07 05:22:24 +03:00
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@TheMelmacian commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2025):

I never had issues with Movies in subfolders. I'm using 10.11.2 and it works as before. Only movies with a non standard folder and/or file name sometimes can't be identified (like year before movie name etc.).

This works for me without any major problems. Each movie has its own subfolder and most folders and movies follows the recommended naming format.

/
└── movies (library root)
    ├── Awesome Movie 1 (2000)
    │   └── Awesome Movie 1 (2000).mkv
    ├── Another Awesome Movie (2005)
    │   └── Another Awesome Movie (2005).mkv
    ├── The Lord of the Rings
    │   ├── The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - Extended Edition
    │   │   └── The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - Extended Edition.mkv
    │   ├── The two Towers (2002) - Extended Edition
    │   │   └── The two Towers (2002) - Extended Edition.mkv
    │   └── The return of the King (2003) - Extended Edition
    │       └── The return of the King (2003) - Extended Edition.mkv
    ├── Disney Collection
    │   ├── Tangled (2010)
    │   │   └── Tangled (2010).mkv
    │   ├── Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
    │   │   ├── Wreck-It Ralph (2012) - BD.mkv
    │   │   └── Wreck-It Ralph (2012) - BD.3D.mvc.mk3d
    │   └── ...
    ├── STAR WARS
    │   ├── Star Wars (1977)
    │   │   └── Star Wars (1977) - Despecialized.mkv
    │   ├── The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    │   │   └── The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Despecialized.mkv
    │   └── Return of the Jedi (1983)
    │       └── Return of the Jedi (1983) - Despecialized.mkv
    └── ...
@TheMelmacian commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2025): I never had issues with Movies in subfolders. I'm using 10.11.2 and it works as before. Only movies with a non standard folder and/or file name sometimes can't be identified (like year before movie name etc.). This works for me without any major problems. Each movie has its own subfolder and most folders and movies follows the recommended naming format. ``` / └── movies (library root) ├── Awesome Movie 1 (2000) │ └── Awesome Movie 1 (2000).mkv ├── Another Awesome Movie (2005) │ └── Another Awesome Movie (2005).mkv ├── The Lord of the Rings │ ├── The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - Extended Edition │ │ └── The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - Extended Edition.mkv │ ├── The two Towers (2002) - Extended Edition │ │ └── The two Towers (2002) - Extended Edition.mkv │ └── The return of the King (2003) - Extended Edition │ └── The return of the King (2003) - Extended Edition.mkv ├── Disney Collection │ ├── Tangled (2010) │ │ └── Tangled (2010).mkv │ ├── Wreck-It Ralph (2012) │ │ ├── Wreck-It Ralph (2012) - BD.mkv │ │ └── Wreck-It Ralph (2012) - BD.3D.mvc.mk3d │ └── ... ├── STAR WARS │ ├── Star Wars (1977) │ │ └── Star Wars (1977) - Despecialized.mkv │ ├── The Empire Strikes Back (1980) │ │ └── The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Despecialized.mkv │ └── Return of the Jedi (1983) │ └── Return of the Jedi (1983) - Despecialized.mkv └── ... ```
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