Companion Files

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FileBot does support processing companion files alongside their primary media file.


1.
If companion files are derived-by-name and thus linked-by-name to the corresponding primary media file, then FileBot will automatically match them to the the same Movie or Episode object:

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Avatar.mp4
Avatar.xml
Avatar-poster.jpg

Using {ny} as format:

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{ny}

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Avatar (2009).mp4
Avatar (2009).xml
Avatar (2009).jpg

In this case, companion files are matched to the same Movie or Episode object as the primary media file, and so the format will likely produce the same destination path for each file. If you want to preserve custom tags, then you may need to copy them over from the original file path.

Adding fn.match() to the format:

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{ny}{'.'+fn.match('poster')}

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Avatar (2009).mp4
Avatar (2009).xml
Avatar (2009).poster.jpg

2.
Alternatively, you can also use the Import companion files post-processing feature to simply copy along any files or folders that were left behind in the original folder:

Copy companion files (e.g. trailers, subtitles, artwork, etc) along from the original folder to the new location:

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--apply import

Links

• Clutter File Size and Video Length Limits