You can probably make the warning go away by setting the JAVA_OPTS environment variable before the filebot call:

:?: What does filebot -script fn:sysinfo say? The warning message is normal and means nothing in terms of FileBot working or not working. It merely means that you're using a very new JDK 24 / 25 to run FileBot. It'll work but it might print a warning. FileBot itself is currently optimised for JDK 21 ...

The easiest way is probably to poll for changes in regular intervals, rather than watch actively watch for changes. See [Synology Download Station] Run filebot command only if there are new files for details on that approach.

:idea: You could use Plain File Mode to rewrite files paths ahead of time, and then do a second filebot call to process the movie / episodes files as usual.


:idea: e.g. find files that have no file extension but are media files for which the container format / file extension can be determined ...

That kind of network issue would be entirely unrelated to FileBot. It's definitely strange that it stopped working one day to the next, but the internet is very dynamic and changes every day, it just happens to work most of the time. You can always run ping api.themoviedb.org to check if you can ...

:idea: The error message says that FileBot cannot connect to api.themoviedb.org specifically. Maybe the site is temporarily not working. Maybe the site has blocked your IP. Maybe your ISP is blocking the site. You could try to use ChatGPT to troubleshoot your network (network debugging is ...

Are you using a VPN?

What does the log say?

Have you tried running tests with a small number of files / a single file? What is the file name of the file you're testing with?

https://www.filebot.net/help.html

:idea: Your format explicitly only collects codec / channels information from audio streams marked as English language:
audio.findAll{ it.language == /en/ }


:idea: The file you are testing with has only one audio stream with no language so that stream is correctly ignored according to your code ...

:idea: The target file path is entirely up to your custom format. Did you read Conditional Structures (if-then-else) yet?



I'm thinking of an "if/then" command that, during renaming, moves Blu-rays (or ISO, or DVDs) into separate folders

:?: How do you know if a given file / folder is a BD ...

:?: Do you have issues with any particular set(s) of files? Please paste file paths as text so that we can see what you can see.

:arrow: FileBot is perfectly capable of dealing with even the most tricky Anime naming and numbering. Please read the [Anime] Convert Absolute to SxE numbers manual ...

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:idea: You are using {plex} as --def seriesFormat and not the format you say you are using:

seriesFormat = {plex}
...
[MOVE] from [/watch/24- Legacy s01e01 - 12.00 Noon - 1.00 P.M..mkv] to [/output/TV Shows/24 - Legacy/Season 01/24 - Legacy - S01E01 - 12 00 PM - 1 00 PM.mkv]



If you want to ...

As wanted it's deleting the original folder "filebot-in\Movies\Big Bad Mama II (1987)", but what's not wanted is it's deleting its' parent folder "Movies" as well.

--def clean=y will delete any left-over that's in the input folder. You could watch /watch/Movies instead of /watch I guess ...

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You could keep the previously discussed --def clean=y if you want to delete left-behind files and folders. If you want to explicitly only delete left-behind empty folders, but not left-behind files if any, then you can use --apply prune to do just that.



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If you want a Movies folder, a Name ...

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You are using --action move so files are moved, thus no longer in the input folder. Use --action duplicate instead, i.e. set the Automated Media Center: Action field to duplicate . That would ideally hardlink / reflink the files instead of physically copying them, but since your input / output ...

I see. If your system drive is full then strange things can happen and applications may unexpectedly crash or not work as expected. FileBot will display an error message when your system drive is almost full, but if it's very nearly almost full then FileBot will refuse to launch the GUI entirely and ...

[DOCS] How do I monitor a folder and call filebot on newly added files?

:!: Note that you are using the jlesage/filebot container. This is not one of ours, not made nor maintained by us. See Installing FileBot on unRAID for details. If you have questions specific to the jlesage/filebot container then it's best to ask the developer directly.


:idea: The container you ...

:?: How did you install FileBot? Which version did you install?

:?: What does the console output say? Run filebot from console so we can see the error messages.

:idea: [FAQ] How do I run a filebot command on Windows?

:idea: The application crashing would be completely unrelated to any license ...

:arrow: Please uninstall all versions of FileBot that you may have installed and then only install FileBot via the Microsoft Store.

:arrow: [FAQ] How do I restore my Microsoft Store or Mac App Store purchase?

:idea: If FileBot is using a standalone license key or is asking for a standalone ...

Container paths:
\downloads\torrents\filebot-in
\downloads\torrents\filebot-out

:!: If you're using docker then you need to make sure that you have a single volume mount that contains both input and output folder, especially if you plan on moving files. Notes on --action MOVE and --action ...

I would not be able to combine both strings together for 100% for my needs, correct?

You can of course integrate my simple example code into your production code:
{(n + '.' + s00e00 + '.' + episode.title.replace('/':' & ')).replace ...

i'm just bemused as to why FileBot even has file associations in the first place!??!?

:idea: Right-Click ➔ Open with FileBot is very convenient when you want to quickly rename a few files.


:idea: It indeed does not make sense for double-click to open FileBot, but I can't control that. If an ...

:idea: AFAIK, if you're using the MSI installer package, then no file associations will be installed.

:idea: If you're using the Windows Store edition, then the the application manifest includes typical video file extensions as supported file extensions. Notably, no file associations are forced on ...

e.g.

:?: Which series / episode are you testing with?

:idea: Note that all top-level bindings such as {t} are sanitised preemptively, i.e. cannot contain / or \ and thus cannot introduce accidental file / folder structure.

:arrow: You can use {episode.title} if you need the raw episode title value ...