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zip [Forcing POLLER scanner]
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 ====== Manual scan ====== ====== Manual scan ======
  
-Manual scan is automatically started on the server start-up. That is, unless you uncheck the [[serviio_console_explained|'Keep library automatically updated']] checkbox. It checks all shared folders (which are currently available and connected) and compares their files with the current state of the media library. It performs any additions / deletions and updates (if [[serviio_console_explained|'Search for updates of currently shared files']] is enabled). This operation may take some time for large libraries.+Manual scan is automatically started on the server start-up. That is, unless you uncheck the [[pc5dczc_console_explained|'Keep library automatically updated']] checkbox. It checks all shared folders (which are currently available and connected) and compares their files with the current state of the media library. It performs any additions / deletions and updates (if [[pc5dczc_console_explained|'Search for updates of currently shared files']] is enabled). This operation may take some time for large libraries.
  
 The Force refresh button will kick off this scan. The Force refresh button will kick off this scan.
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 ====== Delta scan ====== ====== Delta scan ======
  
-Once the Manual scan has finished, Serviio registers all your available shared folders for Delta scan (again, only if you enable [[serviio_console_explained|'Keep library automatically updated']]). This process will hook into to OS level file monitoring and will perform addition / updates and removal of files in real-time as they happen.+Once the Manual scan has finished, Serviio registers all your available shared folders for Delta scan (again, only if you enable [[pc5dczc_console_explained|'Keep library automatically updated']]). This process will hook into to OS level file monitoring and will perform addition / updates and removal of files in real-time as they happen.
  
 Once a folder is registered to this mechanism, you will see this in your log: Once a folder is registered to this mechanism, you will see this in your log:
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 ======= Forcing POLLER scanner ======= ======= Forcing POLLER scanner =======
  
-Sometimes NATIVE scanner doesn't work. That is especially the case in some combinations of the host operating system and shared remote drives (e.g. Samba/CIFS mapped drives on Linux). If you don't see any automatic updates, try forcing POLLER mechanism by setting ''serviio.forceLibraryPoller'' [[http://serviio.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21#q3|system property]] to ''true''+Sometimes NATIVE scanner doesn't work. That is especially the case in some combinations of the host operating system and shared remote drives (e.g. Samba/CIFS mapped drives on Linux). If you don't see any automatic updates, try forcing POLLER mechanism by selecting the checkbox on the details page of the Shared Folder
  
 ====== External drives management ====== ====== External drives management ======
library_scanning_mechanism.1428527988.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/04/08 21:19 by zip