Path substitution - Revision history

Karellen at 21:16, 29 August 2020

2020-08-29T21:16:08Z

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	;Example - changing where thumbnails are stored		;Example - changing where thumbnails are stored
	{{note\|This will slowdown thumbnail loading, but might be worth it for low-memory devices~~. See also '''[[HOW-TO:Reduce disk space usage]]'''~~.}}		{{note\|This will slowdown thumbnail loading, but might be worth it for low-memory devices.}}
	<syntaxhighlight lang="XML" enclose="div">		<syntaxhighlight lang="XML" enclose="div">
	<advancedsettings>		<advancedsettings>
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	If you must use Path Substitution to relocate (rather than share) your Thumbnails folder, by all means do so but only for individual clients and their associated Thumbnails folder. Do <strong>not</strong> share a single Thumbnails folder between multiple clients, as the Texture Cache is simply not designed to support this and you will experience problems.		If you must use Path Substitution to relocate (rather than share) your Thumbnails folder, by all means do so but only for individual clients and their associated Thumbnails folder. Do <strong>not</strong> share a single Thumbnails folder between multiple clients, as the Texture Cache is simply not designed to support this and you will experience problems.

	~~== See also ==~~
	* [[advancedsettings.xml#<pathsubstitution>]]
	* [[MySQL/Sync other parts of Kodi]]
	* [[Special protocol]]

Karellen: Text replacement - "userdata folder" to "userdata folder"

2020-07-19T10:18:20Z

Text replacement - "userdata folder" to "userdata folder"

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	Save as "advancedsettings.xml" in your [[userdata folder]]:		Save as "advancedsettings.xml" in your [[Userdata\|userdata folder]]:

	;Example - changing where thumbnails are stored		;Example - changing where thumbnails are stored

Enen92: Fix note - stating it'll only work for 18.3 +

2019-04-24T15:10:09Z

Fix note - stating it'll only work for 18.3 +

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	The file path/URL can be partial, such as just the address for a server.		The file path/URL can be partial, such as just the address for a server.

	{{divbox\|red\|\|'''Note:''' Path substition for "sources" and profiles ~~is broken in current stable version (~~v18~~-Leia). It is fixed in v19-Matrix~~.}}		{{divbox\|red\|\|'''Note:''' Path substition for "sources" and profiles only works from v18.3}}

	=== Example ===		=== Example ===

Enen92: Update note due to https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/15971

2019-04-24T15:08:17Z

Update note due to https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/15971

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	The file path/URL can be partial, such as just the address for a server.		The file path/URL can be partial, such as just the address for a server.

	{{divbox\|red\|\|'''Note:''' Path substition for "sources" and profiles is broken~~, and will '''NOT''' be~~ fixed.}}		{{divbox\|red\|\|'''Note:''' Path substition for "sources" and profiles is broken in current stable version (v18-Leia). It is fixed in v19-Matrix.}}

	=== Example ===		=== Example ===

Davu at 22:33, 27 December 2018

2018-12-27T22:33:06Z

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	</syntaxhighlight >		</syntaxhighlight >

	{{divbox\|yellow\|\|'''Note:'''Not all special paths can be substituted. In particular, special://musicplaylists/ and special://videoplaylists/ should not be substituted, as internally these are multipaths that cannot be written to (thus saving of playlists will go elsewhere)~~. Instead, one should use the advanced setting <system><playlistpath> to change this~~.}}		{{divbox\|yellow\|\|'''Note:'''Not all special paths can be substituted. In particular, special://musicplaylists/ and special://videoplaylists/ should not be substituted, as internally these are multipaths that cannot be written to (thus saving of playlists will go elsewhere).}}

	== Moving the userdata folder on Android ==		== Moving the userdata folder on Android ==

Klojum at 08:39, 11 October 2018

2018-10-11T08:39:02Z

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	{{Updated\|17}}		{{Updated\|18}}

	[[Category:Settings]]		[[Category:Settings]]
	[[Category:Manual]]		[[Category:Manual]]
	[[Category:Advanced topics]]		[[Category:Advanced topics]]

Klojum: /* How it works */

2018-10-11T08:34:44Z

How it works

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	The file path/URL can be partial, such as just the address for a server.		The file path/URL can be partial, such as just the address for a server.

	{{divbox\|red\|\|'''Note:''' ~~Pathsubstition~~ for "sources" and profiles is broken, and will NOT be fixed.}}		{{divbox\|red\|\|'''Note:''' Path substition for "sources" and profiles is broken, and will '''NOT''' be fixed.}}

	=== Example ===		=== Example ===

Klojum: /* How it works */

2018-10-11T08:33:28Z

How it works

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	The file path/URL can be partial, such as just the address for a server.		The file path/URL can be partial, such as just the address for a server.

	=== ~~Examples~~ ===		{{divbox\|red\|\|'''Note:''' Pathsubstition for "sources" and profiles is broken, and will NOT be fixed.}}

			=== Example ===


	Save as "advancedsettings.xml" in your [[userdata folder]]:		Save as "advancedsettings.xml" in your [[userdata folder]]:

	;Example ~~1 - changing the path of music files~~		;Example - changing where thumbnails are stored
	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="XML" enclose="div">~~
	~~<advancedsettings>~~
	~~<pathsubstitution>~~
	~~<substitute>~~
	~~<from>SMB://192.168.1.19/Music/</from>~~
	~~<to>G:\Music\</to>~~
	~~</substitute>~~
	~~</pathsubstitution>~~
	~~</advancedsettings>~~
	~~</syntaxhighlight >~~


	~~;Example 2~~ - changing where thumbnails are stored
	{{note\|This will slowdown thumbnail loading, but might be worth it for low-memory devices. See also '''[[HOW-TO:Reduce disk space usage]]'''.}}		{{note\|This will slowdown thumbnail loading, but might be worth it for low-memory devices. See also '''[[HOW-TO:Reduce disk space usage]]'''.}}
	<syntaxhighlight lang="XML" enclose="div">		<syntaxhighlight lang="XML" enclose="div">
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	</syntaxhighlight >		</syntaxhighlight >

			{{divbox\|yellow\|\|'''Note:'''Not all special paths can be substituted. In particular, special://musicplaylists/ and special://videoplaylists/ should not be substituted, as internally these are multipaths that cannot be written to (thus saving of playlists will go elsewhere). Instead, one should use the advanced setting <system><playlistpath> to change this.}}
	{{Note\|Not all special paths can be substituted. In particular, special://musicplaylists/ and special://videoplaylists/ should not be substituted, as internally these are multipaths that cannot be written to (thus saving of playlists will go elsewhere). Instead, one should use the advanced setting <system><playlistpath> to change this.}}

	== Moving the userdata folder on Android ==		== Moving the userdata folder on Android ==

Ned Scott: Same for 17

2017-06-20T22:35:22Z

Same for 17

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	{{Updated\|16}}		{{Updated\|17}}

	[[Category:Settings]]		[[Category:Settings]]
	[[Category:Manual]]		[[Category:Manual]]
	[[Category:Advanced topics]]		[[Category:Advanced topics]]

Ned Scott at 19:25, 18 January 2016

2016-01-18T19:25:35Z

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	{{Note\|Not all special paths can be substituted. In particular, special://musicplaylists/ and special://videoplaylists/ should not be substituted, as internally these are multipaths that cannot be written to (thus saving of playlists will go elsewhere). Instead, one should use the advanced setting <system><playlistpath> to change this.}}		{{Note\|Not all special paths can be substituted. In particular, special://musicplaylists/ and special://videoplaylists/ should not be substituted, as internally these are multipaths that cannot be written to (thus saving of playlists will go elsewhere). Instead, one should use the advanced setting <system><playlistpath> to change this.}}

			== Moving the userdata folder on Android ==
			{{See\|HOW-TO:Change data location for Android}}

			The userdata folder can't normally be relocated completely, except on Android. See '''[[HOW-TO:Change data location for Android]]''' for more details.

	== Special notes about path substitution for userdata files ==		== Special notes about path substitution for userdata files ==