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Sorry if this has been discussed before, but I wasn’t able to find something about my topic:
My question is, how do I name in my music library the artist folder for artists with a name not supported by the underlying file system?
After having tried almost everything I am now lost
You and I know that it is important to name the folder exactly as the artist name in order to get the correct fanart etc. displayed. For AC/DC, this fails obviously, as slashes are not allowed in folder names. For R.E.M., this fails either, since e.g. Windows and all Windows-based things like SMB etc. do not allow a folder name to end with a dot for a reason only Bill Gates may know.

Any suggestions? I cannot be the only one with R.E.M. and AC/DC in his music archive?!

Thanks in advance!

i dont use kodi for music but it seems to be a reasonable assumption that one would simply name them "ACDC" and "R.E.M"

or by album

"ACDC - Back In Black"
"R.E.M. - Murmur"

(2023-08-20, 21:57)UlfSchmidt Wrote: [ -> ]For AC/DC, this fails obviously

AC/DC = AC_DC
B*Witched = B_Witched
D:Ream = D_Ream
Robert John "Mutt" Lange = Robert John _Mutt_ Lange

Illegal characters are replaced with an Underscore _

Thanks. That did the trick.

(2023-08-21, 00:16)Karellen Wrote: [ -> ]

(2023-08-20, 21:57)UlfSchmidt Wrote: [ -> ]For AC/DC, this fails obviously

AC/DC = AC_DC
B*Witched = B_Witched
D:Ream = D_Ream
Robert John "Mutt" Lange = Robert John _Mutt_ Lange

Illegal characters are replaced with an Underscore _

B*Witched <-- these are all illegal characters when used in that combination and that order.

A possible option is to create the parent "actor info" folder, then in Kodi settings media / library / music export take the option to create folders or export artist nfo files, then Kodi will do the naming for you.  Can help when you have artists with identical name as Kodi will append the first 4 chars of the mbid (if you use mbid) to make the name unique.

scott s.
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