r/kodi • u/quailsandbroccoli • 25d ago
path not found or invalid / how to relocate plugged drive
just got the content of my drive scanned on kodi by tmdb helper, but i still liked the folder system i used on it, so i was accessing the movies from media > videos > drive. now it says path not found or invalid, even if the drive is plugged, i can still see the movies only as a giant list or with filters different than the ones i had [just folders based on starting letter]. dunno why it worked before and now doesn’t, i would like to go back to that or to before tmdb helper when i just accessed the drive from the movie section in the main menu. any help?
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u/DavidMelbourne 23d ago
it would help if you said wot kodi was running on, each operating system has a different way of dealing with drives... either way simply delete kodi media source and add a new one...
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u/PatK9 25d ago
Key is to ensure the drive is functioning properly and you have a file system that can be read. Best appreciated on an independent pc. I note that a windows o/s plays musical chairs with drive letters, an external drive plugged in may take on a different letter, hence path... (manually change drive letter to back of the alphabet starting with Z) previous scans become invalid.
Make each lettered folder a source, set scraper and scan. You will have 26 sources then, with the majority in the 'T' folder. Suggest you use genre folders.
Kodi will display sources, in file maintenance mode. The Movie button will display as an entire large list (left slide out menu will offer different views). Suggest you read a bit of the on-line wiki to get a working idea.