Library scanning does not follow symlinks
jeremypw opened this issue · comments
I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates.
Describe the bug
If the library folder contains a symlink to another folder, that folder does not get scanned for videos.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Create a symlink to a folder containing videos and put it in the library folder (default
~/Videos) - Start Videos and choose Browse Library.
- The library page does not show the videos in the symlinked folder
Expected behavior
The library page includes the videos in the symlinked folder
Platform Information
Hera daily
I'm using the latest version from git that I've manually compiled
It is not too difficult to include symlinked folders but there are some difficulties in handling when the links are deleted without having to reinitialise Videos. I am working on it.