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I cannot browse to and select my Artist Info Folder in settings unless the folder is write enabled. Otherwise even though I can browse to it, I get an error saying that I can't select it.
I have several installations around the house (and over the internet) retreiving my media and files from my Synology NAS; including my AIF. I have one 'master' install that has write permission to all my shared folders, and the 1 installation I run Artwork Beef from to download my info to AIF. The remaining installations log into my NAS with read only access and just need to read & serve up the files & AIF pics, but shouldn't (?) need to ever write to that folder.
Is there a way to have a read-only AIF?
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If you only want the Master install to be able to media updates and exports to the NAS, then why don't you run a MySQL setup whereby the other installs can connect to the same database? this would mean you wouldn't have to scan the AIF on each individual install.
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While I would love to have that kind of setup, I severely lack the knowledge/skills to implement a MySQL setup. The Wiki says it is a "advanced (complicated) and experimental feature" and there a 39 pages of comments in the How To section - I find that very intimidating. I use the WatchedList addon as my easy workaround for at least tracking what's been watched; that's a write-enabled folder and looks like I will have to relocate my AIF to a similar spot if Kodi continue's requiring write permission to AIF. That's about my limit unfortunately.
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I have no idea why Kodi wants write permission to the AIF, it certainly does not actually write anything there. Perhaps try adding it as a music source.
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The add-on "Artist slideshow" can be configured to download art and/or information into that folder.
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Interesting to know. But of course whatever addons may do with your folders etc. is not Kodi, and when I talk about "Kodi doing X" or "not doing X" I always implcitly mean Kodi core fresh out the box without addons or plugins.
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2020-03-28, 11:33
(This post was last modified: 2020-03-28, 11:33 by HeresJohnny.)
When querying "album info" and "artist info" via regular scraper (in my case Universal Album/Artist scraper), all associated artwork and information is written into the AIF.
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Actually, nobody is blaming you for any of the stuff but I can understand if you're protective of your "baby" :-)
I think the user here just wants a practical solution and for all intents and purposes that means the AIF folder should be write enabled. How to do that is OS and network stuff.