Invalid usage: output folder [...] must not start with input folder [...]

[ImNotOneOfUs]

I'm using 4.9.6 and would like to use qbittorrent to use amc to rename and sort movies and tv shows I download. I've looked through the forums on the filebot website and even the noob section is beyond my abilities.

What I'm wanting to do is take my downloads from d:/downloads and have the movies moved to e:\ movies and tv shows moved to f:\tv shows after they are renamed and have the associated artwork downloaded for my Jellyfin server.

I understand how to set up qb to run the filebot command after download, how to set up how I want the files named in the console, but combining those two in a way to automate the process is beyond me. Any help would be appreciated.

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FileBot 4.9.6 (r9125)
JNA Native: 6.1.2
MediaInfo: 21.09
7-Zip-JBinding: 16.02
Tools: fpcalc/1.5.0
Extended Attributes: OK
Unicode Filesystem: OK
Script Bundle: 2022-08-15 (r836)
Groovy: 3.0.9
JRE: OpenJDK Runtime Environment 17.0.2
JVM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM
CPU/MEM: 4 Core / 8 GB Max Memory / 52 MB Used Memory
OS: Windows 10 (amd64)
STORAGE: NTFS [C] @ 318 GB | NTFS [D] @ 807 GB | NTFS [E] @ 6 TB | NTFS [F] @ 6 TB
DATA: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\FileBot
Package: MSI
License: FileBot License P37277260 (Valid-Until: 2023-05-27)
Done ?(?????)?

Here is an example of qb triggering filebot.

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Run script [fn:amc] at [Fri Jan 13 23:18:48 CST 2023]
Parameter: unsorted = y
Parameter: music = y
Parameter: artwork = y
Parameter: ut_label = TV
Parameter: ut_state = %S
Parameter: ut_title = Tron Uprising (2012) Season 1 S01 (1080p AMZN WEB-DL x265 HEVC 10bit AAC 5.1 RCVR) [QxR]
Parameter: ut_kind = 87fc0b9209498dc8309b1bf783207a1c0ddd3da4
Parameter: ut_file = F:\TV Shows\Tron Uprising (2012) Season 1 S01 (1080p AMZN WEB-DL x265 HEVC 10bit AAC 5.1 RCVR)
Parameter: ut_dir = F:\TV Shows
Bad ut_state value: %S
Invalid usage: output folder [F:\TV Shows] must not start with input folder [F:\TV Shows]
Abort (╫_╫)

[rednoah]

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What is the filebot command template you have pasted into qBT?




2.
The console output suggests that you need to change the --output folder so that it does not overlap with your qBT download folder:

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Invalid usage: output folder [F:\TV Shows] must not start with input folder [F:\TV Shows]

The console log suggests that your qBT download folder is F:\TV Shows and not D:\Downloads. You will want to make sure that qBT is configured to use the latter as download folder.

The amc script does not allow you to use F:\TV Shows as both input folder and output folder, so that you cannot accidentally create an infinite loop.




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The console output also suggests that you have followed the uT instructions and not the qBT instructions:

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Parameter: ut_label = TV
Parameter: ut_state = %S
Parameter: ut_title = Tron Uprising (2012) Season 1 S01 (1080p AMZN WEB-DL x265 HEVC 10bit AAC 5.1 RCVR) [QxR]
Parameter: ut_kind = 87fc0b9209498dc8309b1bf783207a1c0ddd3da4
Parameter: ut_file = F:\TV Shows\Tron Uprising (2012) Season 1 S01 (1080p AMZN WEB-DL x265 HEVC 10bit AAC 5.1 RCVR)
Parameter: ut_dir = F:\TV Shows
Bad ut_state value: %S

You will want to follow the [qBittorrent] Setup for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X instructions and not the µTorrent instructions if you are using qBT and not µTorrent:

The qBittorrent setup is pretty similar to µTorrent. Just paste the following command into the Run an external program on torrent completion setting.


Instructions for Windows:

Options ► Downloads ► Run an external program on torrent completion:

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filebot -script fn:amc --output "X:/Media" --action duplicate --conflict skip -non-strict --log-file amc.log --def excludeList=amc.excludes --def unsorted=y music=y artwork=y "ut_label=%L" "ut_title=%N" "ut_kind=multi" "ut_dir=%F"

Use that, and then change --output "X:/Media" to --output "F:/Media" to use F:/Media as output folder.

You may also want to change your qBT downloads folder to F:/Downloads or F:/Downloads/TV Shows to clearly separate downloads and completed files.




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Now that we have covered the basic setup, we can go into the customizations you want:

What I'm wanting to do is take my downloads from d:/downloads and have the movies moved to e:\ movies and tv shows moved to f:\tv shows after they are renamed and have the associated artwork downloaded for my Jellyfin server.

You can use a custom --def movieFormat and --def seriesFormat to change how files are organized:

Change how files will be organized and renamed:
This script uses multiple format expressions, one for each content type. You can override the default naming schemes via the --def movieFormat, seriesFormat, animeFormat and musicFormat options. Relative paths will be resolved against --output and you can use absolute paths if you want to use multiple drives.

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--def movieFormat="M:/Movies/{ ~plex.id }" seriesFormat="S:/Series/{ ~plex.id }" animeFormat="J:/Anime/{ ~plex.id }" musicFormat="T:/Audio/{ ~plex.id }" unsortedFormat="U:/Unsorted/{ fn }"

• Start with the {plex.id} format and then modify your custom format bit by bit to fit your needs.
• Use @file syntax to read complex arguments from a text file.

e.g.

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--def movieFormat="E:/{plex}" seriesFormat="F:/{plex}"

tl;dr paste this into qBT:

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filebot -script fn:amc --output "F:" --action duplicate --conflict skip -non-strict --log-file "F:/amc.log.txt" --def movieFormat="E:/{plex}" seriesFormat="F:/{plex}" excludeList=amc.excludes --def unsorted=y music=y artwork=y "ut_label=%L" "ut_title=%N" "ut_kind=multi" "ut_dir=%F"