April 21, 201115 yr Doing research before I begin my first Unraid build but I'm confused over split level. My server will hold Blu-Rays/DVDs only. I'd like to have the folder structure setup with User Shares as follows: //HTPC_Server/Movies/Movie A ---------------------/Movie B ---------------------/Movie C ---------------------/etc... So my question is, do I set the top level directory of "Movies" to level 1? Then Unraid sets all other directories under "Movies" to split level 2 automatically?
April 21, 201115 yr Bottom line ... you want a split level of 1. There is only one split level setting for each user share. The split level determines how the directory structure within a user share can be spread across the disks within a user share. In your scenario, the Movies directory is a user share. So if you assign a split level of 1 that means that the contents of any folder placed within that share will all be stored on the same disk. So if you rip a DVD and place all the VOBs in the Movie A in your Movies share all the VOBs (and other files) would be placed on the same disk. This is what you want -all files for a single movie on the same disk - to ensure seamless playback.
April 21, 201115 yr Author Thank you for clarifying that! Ok, so I set Movies to Level 1 and all directories under that will take care of themselves. Something just came to me as I posted that though. I rip all my BD/DVD's to .mkv containers so I only have 1 movie file per movie directory. So really, I don't need split levels but I suppose there is no downside to split levels so I might as well set it up that way in case I decide in the future not to rip to .mkv...
April 21, 201115 yr Exactly..that is how mine are setup and I rip only to mkv. A related thread that may help decide your user share setup: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=12469.msg118512#msg118512 Having subcategories can help with troubleshooting naming/identification ,playback problems etc.
April 21, 201115 yr If you have all mkvs then split levels won't affect video playback but you may still find it useful to place them in individual folders. My unRAID server streams to XBMC on my HTPC and sometimes I find it necessary to place a movie.nfo file in the same folder with the mkv file because the scraper is picking up the wrong info.
April 21, 201115 yr Author If you have all mkvs then split levels won't affect video playback but you may still find it useful to place them in individual folders. My unRAID server streams to XBMC on my HTPC and sometimes I find it necessary to place a movie.nfo file in the same folder with the mkv file because the scraper is picking up the wrong info. So you are saying i should do split level 1 on /Movies like intended, correct? Just want to make sure I am following properly..
April 21, 201115 yr If you have all mkvs then split levels won't affect video playback but you may still find it useful to place them in individual folders. My unRAID server streams to XBMC on my HTPC and sometimes I find it necessary to place a movie.nfo file in the same folder with the mkv file because the scraper is picking up the wrong info. So you are saying i should do split level 1 on /Movies like intended, correct? Just want to make sure I am following properly.. He's saying that you should do split level 1. And still put your MKV's in separate folders (a bit belt and suspenders) //tower/Movies/The Attack of the Killer Whales/The Attack of the Killer Whales.mkv //tower/Movies/The Worst Movie Known to Man/The Worst Movie Known to Man.mkv Done like the above, the split level doesn't matter. It's just one file per folder anyway. But as the OP stated, sometimes the *.MKV also has another ancillary files - a movie.nfo, etc along with it... for certain media players. Then, the extra level of folders makes sense, and so does having the movie.nfo (or folder art, etc) in the SAME folder on the SAME DRIVE using 'split level 1' does make sense. //tower/Movies/The Attack of the Killer Whales/The Attack of the Killer Whales.mkv //tower/Movies/The Attack of the Killer Whales/The Attack of the Killer Whales.jpg <- cover art //tower/Movies/The Attack of the Killer Whales/movie.nfo //tower/Movies/The Worst Movie Known to Man/The Worst Movie Known to Man.mkv //tower/Movies/The Worst Movie Known to Man/The Worst Movie Known to Man.jpg //tower/Movies/The Worst Movie Known to Man/movie.nfo By making a folder-per-movie, and split-level 1, you can ensure that the mkv + any other files related to that mkv, always end up on the same physical disk. Clear as mud?
April 21, 201115 yr ^^That is exactly what I meant, thanks @chuck23322 I was just too lazy to type it all out. I think it makes sense to organize your files like this because it might be a lot of work later to re-do your directory structure after you have a bunch more files. Again, you don't HAVE to do this but I would recommend that you do.
April 21, 201115 yr Author He's saying that you should do split level 1. And still put your MKV's in separate folders (a bit belt and suspenders) //tower/Movies/The Attack of the Killer Whales/The Attack of the Killer Whales.mkv //tower/Movies/The Worst Movie Known to Man/The Worst Movie Known to Man.mkv Done like the above, the split level doesn't matter. It's just one file per folder anyway. But as the OP stated, sometimes the *.MKV also has another ancillary files - a movie.nfo, etc along with it... for certain media players. Then, the extra level of folders makes sense, and so does having the movie.nfo (or folder art, etc) in the SAME folder on the SAME DRIVE using 'split level 1' does make sense. //tower/Movies/The Attack of the Killer Whales/The Attack of the Killer Whales.mkv //tower/Movies/The Attack of the Killer Whales/The Attack of the Killer Whales.jpg <- cover art //tower/Movies/The Attack of the Killer Whales/movie.nfo //tower/Movies/The Worst Movie Known to Man/The Worst Movie Known to Man.mkv //tower/Movies/The Worst Movie Known to Man/The Worst Movie Known to Man.jpg //tower/Movies/The Worst Movie Known to Man/movie.nfo By making a folder-per-movie, and split-level 1, you can ensure that the mkv + any other files related to that mkv, always end up on the same physical disk. Clear as mud? Yup, I got it. I do this right now as well by keeping each .mkv in its own directory. I am too OCD to have all the .mkv and scraped meta data jumbled together in one directory! Ok. Thanks guys. I'll make sure to set my /Movies directory to Split level 1 when I get it all setup!
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