I have a few shows that Jellyfin isn't able to fetch the proper metadata for; they just display blank in the listings with only the original filename. Is it possible for me to select that show, and manually override Jellyfin to identify it as a specific show without renaming the actual file?

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[–] Mountaineer@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Whilst you can override it manually, I heartily recommend modifying the folder/file names so that autodetection works correctly.

Otherwise you'll end up just manually fixing it again next time there's a significant library change.

[–] TrippyHippyDan@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

This is the best fix, the second would be to find the IMDB id and place it in it on the GUI, then pull the metadata automatically and to make sure it's not reverted lock it.

[–] Hazrod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On that note, is there a way to find the media for which I used the identify function? And cancel to return it to its default state ?

[–] Mountaineer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Not that I'm aware of.
The information would certainly be in the database, but I don't know how to access it.

[–] Vittelius@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I assume, the show is still grouped as a show, with all the seasons being recognised correctly, it just doesn't know from what they are? If that's the case, you can select "identify" in the three dot menu of that particular show and search for the show, ideally by adding a moviedb ID. That should fix your problem