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| Check for new video content every time {{kodi}} is started. | | Check for new video content every time {{kodi}} is started. | ||
If your content does not change often, leave this disabled as it will be running and scanning for no benefit and possibly making internet API calls for unscrapable media. | {{note|If your content does not change often, leave this disabled as it will be running and scanning for no benefit and possibly making internet API calls for unscrapable media.<br> | ||
The linked page gives alternate methods to scan new items into the library.}} | |||
{{see|Updating or removing videos}} | {{see|Updating or removing videos}} | ||
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== Hide progress of library updates == | == Hide progress of library updates == |
Revision as of 21:46, 15 December 2022
Settings | Media | Library |
Manage Sources
Videos
Settings level: | Standard |
Description: | This provides access to the Video Sources. It is an alternate access to Videos>Files from the main menu. |
Music
Settings level: | Standard |
Description: | This provides access to the Music Sources. It is an alternate access to Music>Files from the Music menu. |
Pictures
Settings level: | Standard |
Description: | This provides access to the Picture Sources. It is an alternate access to Pictures from the Pictures menu.
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Video Library
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Update library on startup
Settings level: | Standard |
Description: | Check for new video content every time Kodi is started.
Note: If your content does not change often, leave this disabled as it will be running and scanning for no benefit and possibly making internet API calls for unscrapable media. |
Hide progress of library updates
Settings level: | Standard |
Description: | Hide the pop-up library scanning progress bar during scans. |
Clean library
Settings level: | Advanced |
Description: | Remove items from the library. |
Export library
Settings level: | Advanced |
Description: | Export the contents of the video library. Used as a backup of your library, or to create a new Kodi installation.
Note: For the Video library, we recommend using the Separate Files method. |
Import library
Settings level: | Advanced |
Description: | If you exported your library using the Single File method, use this to import the single file into the video library. |
Music Library
Update library on startup
Settings level: | Standard |
Description: | Check for new music content every time Kodi is started.
If your content does not change often, leave this disabled as it will be running and scanning for no benefit and possibly making internet API calls for unscrapable media. For alternate methods to scan new items into the library...
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Hide progress of library updates
Settings level: | Standard |
Description: | Hide the pop-up library scanning progress bar during scans. |
Clean library
Settings level: | Advanced |
Description: | Performs cleanup tasks on the Music database. Used to de-clutter the database of unused records. Used if you have moved, deleted or renamed files. If a source is located on removable storage that is not connected at the time of the Clean Library, you will be asked to choose to remove or keep the library entries from that drive.
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Export library
Settings level: | Advanced |
Description: | Export the contents of the video library. Used as a backup of your library or to create a new Kodi installation.
For the Music library, we recommend using the Single Files method as this will also export play counts, user ratings and last played data. |
Import library
Settings level: | Advanced |
Description: | If you exported your library using the Single File method, use this to import the single file into the music library. |
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