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Clean library dry run - Intropy - 2014-04-20
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RE: Clean library dry run - Ned Scott - 2014-04-21
You could use profiles (wiki) to make a duplicate library of the main (original) profile/user. Then you can compare the two libraries. Just make sure to select the option to copy the database from master profile, rather than share database with master profile.
RE: Clean library dry run - pr0xZen - 2014-04-21
What about export library -> clean library and see changes -> import library? Or did I miss simething?
RE: Clean library dry run - Intropy - 2014-04-22
Is there a "clean library and see changes" command, or do you just mean "clean library" then see what changes? How would I do that? Is it logged somewhere?
RE: Clean library dry run - pr0xZen - 2014-04-22
You should see any changes in the xbmc log, but what I suggested was to first export your library "to single file". Then, run a normal "clean library" session. Make note of the changes that is discovered. After that, you import the library you exported before "clean library".
RE: Clean library dry run - Intropy - 2014-04-23
The log helps. I didn't realize it would do that. With logging either of the techniques you two have mentioned sounds pretty similar and reasonable (without logging they didn't really sound any better than comparing the library against the filesystem).
RE: Clean library dry run - pr0xZen - 2014-04-23
Both options pretty much do the same, with the former you just take the extra profile out of the equation, along with any (low-level) risk of making library cleaning changes permanent without "backup" - in case you got accidentally got the "use same library" / "clone library" wrong.
Manually comparing libary to filesystem would be a tedious task. If you do the "clean library", XBMC will throw a pop-up for each missing library entry. This method can be useful if you just have a few "missing" videos. If the ammount is beyond "a few", then I agree - referring to the log afterwards for a "listing" would probably be a much better option.