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Add option to move source files to a directory before replacing them with transcoded version

Open SLemons13 opened this issue 5 years ago • 2 comments

This feature would allow for ease of automation of archiving original source files. A user could have the source file of a transcode moved to an "already transcoded" directory, where source video files can be written to tape backups/cloud backup/etc in case of the desire to re-transcode the library in the future. I know something similar could be achieved using an output folder, but that will require extra space to store both the source files and the transcoded files, as completed source files could not be offloaded until the entire library is finished transcoding.

SLemons13 avatar Mar 16 '20 19:03 SLemons13

I've got a lot of mpeg4 stuff hanging out on my server that I want to transcode for compatibility reasons rather than space. I want to keep the files around for the time being as this is an unfamiliar process for me and I want the security of keeping my library of difficult to replace files in addition to the convenience of using software like tdarr to make this a less manual process. I currently plan on using the output folder option in addition to manually moving the files in/out but this would be a huge upgrade for me, making it a seamlessly automated risk-free process start to finish.

accelaptd avatar May 21 '20 02:05 accelaptd

I very much am looking for this functionality as well. I know this is an old issue, but it describes EXACTLY what I am hoping to accomplish.

dkanzlemar avatar Sep 17 '22 19:09 dkanzlemar

This is a default feature of Radarr and Sonarr 'Recycling Bin' in file management

I've just started trying to use Tdarr but I won't be turn it loose on my collection without being able to check it and revert back if needed, its unfortunate based on the comments here and in the closed issue #155 that there isn't a plugin or way to accomplish this I'd personally rate it as a core v1 feature requirement

duindain avatar Dec 12 '22 01:12 duindain

Added to Tdarr Flow so you can just use the copy to directory plugin e.g.: image

HaveAGitGat avatar Aug 29 '23 17:08 HaveAGitGat

Beta released the other day, feel free to reopen if you have any issues.

HaveAGitGat avatar Sep 05 '23 07:09 HaveAGitGat