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Prevent recording of movie/episode if it exist on disk? - Shuu - 2023-09-23
Is there an option in Kodi to prevent duplicates? 4000+ recordings in my library.
I downloaded Kodi for the first time 3 days ago.
RE: Prevent recording of movie/episode if it exist on disk? - Karellen - 2023-09-23
Which PVR service are you using?
RE: Prevent recording of movie/episode if it exist on disk? - Shuu - 2023-09-23
NextPVR and Conflate skin
RE: Prevent recording of movie/episode if it exist on disk? - Atreyu - 2023-09-23
I am not familiar with NextPVR, but it does seem to have (limited) options to avoid duplicates
https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=60987
I switched to TVHeadend some time ago from a solution with even fewer options. Tvh provides a number of criteria to handle duplicates, and does a great job at it.
Hope it helps.
RE: Prevent recording of movie/episode if it exist on disk? - Shuu - 2023-09-23
I am chose NextPVR because it is recommended for new users.
I will try TVHeadEnd. Thanks.
RE: Prevent recording of movie/episode if it exist on disk? - Atreyu - 2023-09-23
Maybe first have a look at the option in NPVR, see how that works.
I must add that TvHeadend might have a bit of a steep learning curve for first time users, at least that's the feedback I have gotten before.
Good luck and have fun 😊
RE: Prevent recording of movie/episode if it exist on disk? - Karellen - 2023-09-23
I'll move your thread to the NextPVR forum and hopefully the developer there can help.
RE: Prevent recording of movie/episode if it exist on disk? - Shuu - 2023-09-23
From google it seems tvh can not run on Windows. I am using Windows.
RE: Prevent recording of movie/episode if it exist on disk? - Atreyu - 2023-09-23
If a Linux backend is not an option, than that voids TvHeadend indeed.
RE: Prevent recording of movie/episode if it exist on disk? - Shuu - 2023-09-23
I will investigate using MediaPortal with Kodi.
RE: Prevent recording of movie/episode if it exist on disk? - emveepee - 2023-09-27
NextPVR certainly has a option to not record duplicates and also an option to only record new episodes. Check the Settings General page in NextPVR web page.
These options are based on the guide data so the richer the metadata the better the experroence.
Not sure how much info you will get from users who don't use NextPVR. In general the NextPVR forum and wiki will give you more help than you will get here, which usually Kodi specific
Martin