KODI scan local files to build database !
#1
Hello

I installed Kodi fresh on a fresh windows 8.1 HTPC
i have 12tera bytes of Movies and TV shows
all the Movies and TV shows are indexed with Media companion with their posters and related .nfo files in the movie/show folder
-movies
--- mov1
--- mov2
--- etc ..
-shows
--- show1
------- s1
------- s2
--- show2
------- s1
------- etc ...


Kodi had to scan all the folders and access internet to pull data for several hours to build the database

MY Question is , if i format my HTPC for some reason , i will have to wait for this scan all over again
HOW can I make KODI save the scan result locally in each movie/show folder

there by making the new scan finish in a couple of minutes ?


THANK YOU
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#2
In settings>video>export library you will be presented with a requester to back-up with serrate or single file. Choose separate and follow along, this will put a copy of your meta-data in each folder next to your video. Next time you need to scan/scrape, this local meta-data should be used first. I thought MC had a Kodi/XBMC compatibility format, but in some cases if there is missing data or the meta-data is in a format that is not 100% compatible with XBMC/Kodi, a web search is needed.

It's also healthy to back-up to a single file and save to a different place, then an import is all that is needed.
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#3
Use local content scraper
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