Hello,

I was wondering if something like this could be possible in the futur. I have a 2 level split folder which allow me to have shows where each series is possibily split on different disk like season 1 on disk 1, season 2 on disk 2, etc.

But, I found out that I also had small file on the root of that folder scattered accross multiple disk. What I would love is something that split the folders but not the file, unsure if that make sense.

For exemple.

tv\ - split level 1 (split everything)

tv\showA - disk 1 (split level 2, split folders but not files)

tv\showA\filea.txt - disk1

tv\showA\fileb.txt - disk 1

tv\showA\season1 - disk 1

tv\showA\season2 - disk 2

What I found out on my installation is since I'm using high water and that I have some stuff working after everything is created, I had some file on the root drive present on a totally different drive then anything that's on the show. Likle a filex.txt on disk 3 in that exemple. Which made that drive spin when someone access that show for no reason.

Right now, I'm running unbalance and gathering each show one by one on a drive to fix that but I know it will come back due to high water and split level 2. I did right now switched to split level 1 but that mean a serie could stop getting files if it's on a full drive.

So that's why having something that would say I split the leaf folder but not the leaf file of that level would be a nice to have. It has a specific use case, I do agree with it. It is for small stuff like metadata and images for shows and such.

Thank you

On 10/11/2025 at 4:11 PM, Nodiaque said:

What I would love is something that split the folders but not the file, unsure if that make sense.

If I understand what you mean, that is already how it works.

With a share set to split level=2, and referring to your example, any files written to the TVshow name will follow the allocation method, any files written to the next folder, the season, will follow the split level (assuming it already exists)

What I describe poorly is a bit different.

In my exemple, all files under tv\showA\asdf.txt will be written, like you said, per allocation method. What I would like is to be fixed on one drive. so tv\showA\asdf.txt is the first file written on this share, it follow allocation method. The next files, tv\showA\qwerty.txt to be on the same drive as asdf.txt and not follow allocation (like if it was inside a level 3 folder). But I still want new folder created on that leaf to be created following allocation method. Like tv\showA\FolderA on drive 1, tv\showA\folderB on drive 2 following allocation method.

Edited October 13, 2025Oct 13 by Nodiaque

I think I get it now, but AFAIK that would not be an easy change. Split levels are by folder.

Oh, I see. Well it's not something urgent. I just saw this today and I'm using unbalanced right now to balance things out. This would maybe be a split level 1.5 or something, but I do get it's not easy to do.

I guess something else I could do is put the metadata in the cache drive instead since Emby does offer that.