[DerekCuster]

As above really

I'm going to move a drive, therefore all my media will be missing from xbmc.
When doing this, should I add the new drive and scan the media back in (different location and structure etc) or do I clean the library and then re add the media?

Upshot:
Relocating some files from "A:\Movies" to B:\blah\movies"

The media is the same media, it's just moving location. Is there a nice way to do this for xbmc? Do I clean first and re add, or re add and clean second?

Does it even make a difference?
I'm hoping that xbmc will notice the movies are the same and just point the files to the new location.

[Powerhouse]

Whenever I move media to a different drive, I always clean first, then scan for new content. Have never had a problem doing it this way.

When adding new drives (which I've moved media too), I still clean first, then add the Source, then Scan for new content.

Hope this helps...

[boyofford]

Might be worth backing up your library to the individual media folders first. Will make rescan lot quicker.
I forget exactly what the setting is called but it's under video settings I think.

Plus I reckon remove source, then clean, attach 'new' source, scan.

I'm pretty sure scanning before cleaning made a mess of it for me at some point in past. And had to remove sources again and clean to sort it.

[DerekCuster]

Cool!

Thanks guys. I'm current,y moving the files now to there new locations. Will then clean the library, then scan for new. I did export the library prior to moving it as you say

The reason I ask, is I'm sure last time I did this all hell broke loose and my DB was borked. My only real issue now is that some files are moving to a different (but pre existing location). But hopefully that won't matter too much.

Basically folder location - "A:\Movies A-B" Is getting the "C" folder added to it from "B:\Movies C-D" so it will now be "A:\Movies A-C" so shall I just move the files (cut and paste to new location) then clean, then re scan... Or cut and paste... Scan and then clean?

I think you guys confirmed clean and then scan is the best option, so I'll stick with that if it's the best way to go

Thanks for the input