diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Localization/Core/en-US.json b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Localization/Core/en-US.json
index c09d5af96c..c40448151c 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Localization/Core/en-US.json
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Localization/Core/en-US.json
@@ -130,9 +130,7 @@
"TaskOptimizeDatabaseDescription": "Compacts database and truncates free space. Running this task after scanning the library or doing other changes that imply database modifications might improve performance.",
"TaskKeyframeExtractor": "Keyframe Extractor",
"TaskKeyframeExtractorDescription": "Extracts keyframes from video files to create more precise HLS playlists. This task may run for a long time.",
- "TaskCleanCollectionsAndPlaylists": "Clean up collections and playlists",
- "TaskCleanCollectionsAndPlaylistsDescription": "Removes items from collections and playlists that no longer exist.",
- "TaskExtractMediaSegments": "Media Segment Scan",
+"TaskExtractMediaSegments": "Media Segment Scan",
"TaskExtractMediaSegmentsDescription": "Extracts or obtains media segments from MediaSegment enabled plugins.",
"TaskMoveTrickplayImages": "Migrate Trickplay Image Location",
"TaskMoveTrickplayImagesDescription": "Moves existing trickplay files according to the library settings.",
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/Tasks/CleanupCollectionAndPlaylistPathsTask.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/Tasks/CleanupCollectionAndPlaylistPathsTask.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c2038d839..0000000000
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/Tasks/CleanupCollectionAndPlaylistPathsTask.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,145 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Jellyfin.Extensions;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Collections;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Movies;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Playlists;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Globalization;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Tasks;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-
-namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.ScheduledTasks.Tasks;
-
-///
-/// Deletes path references from collections and playlists that no longer exists.
-///
-public class CleanupCollectionAndPlaylistPathsTask : IScheduledTask
-{
- private readonly ILocalizationManager _localization;
- private readonly ICollectionManager _collectionManager;
- private readonly IPlaylistManager _playlistManager;
- private readonly ILogger _logger;
- private readonly IProviderManager _providerManager;
- private readonly ILibraryManager _libraryManager;
-
- ///
- /// Initializes a new instance of the class.
- ///
- /// Instance of the interface.
- /// Instance of the interface.
- /// Instance of the interface.
- /// Instance of the interface.
- /// Instance of the interface.
- /// Instance of the interface.
- public CleanupCollectionAndPlaylistPathsTask(
- ILocalizationManager localization,
- ICollectionManager collectionManager,
- IPlaylistManager playlistManager,
- ILogger logger,
- IProviderManager providerManager,
- ILibraryManager libraryManager)
- {
- _localization = localization;
- _collectionManager = collectionManager;
- _playlistManager = playlistManager;
- _logger = logger;
- _providerManager = providerManager;
- _libraryManager = libraryManager;
- }
-
- ///
- public string Name => _localization.GetLocalizedString("TaskCleanCollectionsAndPlaylists");
-
- ///
- public string Key => "CleanCollectionsAndPlaylists";
-
- ///
- public string Description => _localization.GetLocalizedString("TaskCleanCollectionsAndPlaylistsDescription");
-
- ///
- public string Category => _localization.GetLocalizedString("TasksMaintenanceCategory");
-
- ///
- public async Task ExecuteAsync(IProgress progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
- {
- var collectionsFolder = await _collectionManager.GetCollectionsFolder(false).ConfigureAwait(false);
- if (collectionsFolder is null)
- {
- _logger.LogDebug("There is no collections folder to be found");
- }
- else
- {
- var collections = collectionsFolder.Children.OfType().ToArray();
- _logger.LogDebug("Found {CollectionLength} boxsets", collections.Length);
-
- for (var index = 0; index < collections.Length; index++)
- {
- var collection = collections[index];
- _logger.LogDebug("Checking boxset {CollectionName}", collection.Name);
-
- await CleanupLinkedChildrenAsync(collection, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
- progress.Report(50D / collections.Length * (index + 1));
- }
- }
-
- var playlistsFolder = _playlistManager.GetPlaylistsFolder();
- if (playlistsFolder is null)
- {
- _logger.LogDebug("There is no playlists folder to be found");
- return;
- }
-
- var playlists = playlistsFolder.Children.OfType().ToArray();
- _logger.LogDebug("Found {PlaylistLength} playlists", playlists.Length);
-
- for (var index = 0; index < playlists.Length; index++)
- {
- var playlist = playlists[index];
- _logger.LogDebug("Checking playlist {PlaylistName}", playlist.Name);
-
- await CleanupLinkedChildrenAsync(playlist, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
- progress.Report(50D / playlists.Length * (index + 1));
- }
- }
-
- private async Task CleanupLinkedChildrenAsync(T folder, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
- where T : Folder
- {
- List? itemsToRemove = null;
- foreach (var linkedChild in folder.LinkedChildren)
- {
- if (linkedChild.ItemId.HasValue
- && !linkedChild.ItemId.Value.IsEmpty()
- && _libraryManager.GetItemById(linkedChild.ItemId.Value) is not null)
- {
- continue;
- }
-
- _logger.LogInformation("Item in {FolderName} with ItemId {ItemId} no longer exists in library", folder.Name, linkedChild.ItemId);
- (itemsToRemove ??= []).Add(linkedChild);
- }
-
- if (itemsToRemove is not null)
- {
- _logger.LogDebug("Updating {FolderName}", folder.Name);
- folder.LinkedChildren = folder.LinkedChildren.Except(itemsToRemove).ToArray();
- await _providerManager.SaveMetadataAsync(folder, ItemUpdateType.MetadataEdit).ConfigureAwait(false);
- await folder.UpdateToRepositoryAsync(ItemUpdateType.MetadataEdit, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
- }
- }
-
- ///
- public IEnumerable GetDefaultTriggers()
- {
- yield return new TaskTriggerInfo
- {
- Type = TaskTriggerInfoType.StartupTrigger,
- };
- }
-}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/BoxSets/BoxSetMetadataService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/BoxSets/BoxSetMetadataService.cs
index 3a872f687c..5f80151dd3 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/BoxSets/BoxSetMetadataService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/BoxSets/BoxSetMetadataService.cs
@@ -70,12 +70,18 @@ public class BoxSetMetadataService : MetadataService
if (mergeMetadataSettings)
{
- // TODO: Change to only replace when currently empty or requested. This is currently not done because the metadata service is not handling attaching collection items based on the provider responses
+ // Only merge LinkedChildren from metadata for external collections (not managed by Jellyfin).
+ // For internal collections, the database LinkedChildren table is the source of truth.
+ var targetPath = targetItem.Path;
+ if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(targetPath)
+ && !FileSystem.ContainsSubPath(ServerConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.DataPath, targetPath))
+ {
#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete - fallback for legacy path-based dedup
- targetItem.LinkedChildren = sourceItem.LinkedChildren.Concat(targetItem.LinkedChildren)
- .DistinctBy(i => i.ItemId.HasValue && !i.ItemId.Value.Equals(Guid.Empty) ? i.ItemId.Value.ToString() : i.Path ?? string.Empty)
- .ToArray();
+ targetItem.LinkedChildren = sourceItem.LinkedChildren.Concat(targetItem.LinkedChildren)
+ .DistinctBy(i => i.ItemId.HasValue && !i.ItemId.Value.Equals(Guid.Empty) ? i.ItemId.Value.ToString() : i.Path ?? string.Empty)
+ .ToArray();
#pragma warning restore CS0618
+ }
}
}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Playlists/PlaylistMetadataService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Playlists/PlaylistMetadataService.cs
index 429830c70c..0438bc7c95 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Playlists/PlaylistMetadataService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Playlists/PlaylistMetadataService.cs
@@ -67,17 +67,24 @@ public class PlaylistMetadataService : MetadataService
{
targetItem.PlaylistMediaType = sourceItem.PlaylistMediaType;
- if (replaceData || targetItem.LinkedChildren.Length == 0)
- {
- targetItem.LinkedChildren = sourceItem.LinkedChildren;
- }
- else
+ // Only merge LinkedChildren from metadata for external playlists (not managed by Jellyfin).
+ // For internal playlists, the database LinkedChildren table is the source of truth.
+ var targetPath = targetItem.Path;
+ if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(targetPath)
+ && !FileSystem.ContainsSubPath(ServerConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.DataPath, targetPath))
{
+ if (replaceData || targetItem.LinkedChildren.Length == 0)
+ {
+ targetItem.LinkedChildren = sourceItem.LinkedChildren;
+ }
+ else
+ {
#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete - fallback for legacy path-based dedup
- targetItem.LinkedChildren = sourceItem.LinkedChildren.Concat(targetItem.LinkedChildren)
- .DistinctBy(i => i.ItemId.HasValue && !i.ItemId.Value.Equals(Guid.Empty) ? i.ItemId.Value.ToString() : i.Path ?? string.Empty)
- .ToArray();
+ targetItem.LinkedChildren = sourceItem.LinkedChildren.Concat(targetItem.LinkedChildren)
+ .DistinctBy(i => i.ItemId.HasValue && !i.ItemId.Value.Equals(Guid.Empty) ? i.ItemId.Value.ToString() : i.Path ?? string.Empty)
+ .ToArray();
#pragma warning restore CS0618
+ }
}
if (replaceData || targetItem.Shares.Count == 0)