Folder watcher doesn't

[jglazer63]

Problem Description

I put a folder in the folder watcher and it adds the videos to the queue. But when I put a new video there it doesn't pick it up unless I disable and enable it. What am I missing?

What version of VidCoder are you running?

12.12

Encode Log

[RandomEngy]

You could try changing this in Advanced options:

Sometimes the system watcher doesn't fire correctly. If you change to Watcher Mode: Polling, VidCoder will periodically check the watched folders for videos, rather than relying on system callbacks.

[jglazer63]

Thanks, I'll try that

[jglazer63]

This has helped quite a bit but I discovered that if the video file is locked open when the watcher first sees it, the watcher will never pick it up, even if the video file is closed later. I have to restart vidcoder for it to pick up these files.

[RandomEngy]

I do have code that is supposed to retry locked files: https://github.com/RandomEngy/VidCoder/blob/beta/VidCoderFileWatcher/Services/SystemFolderWatcher.cs#L197

Could you send the Watcher log file from %appdata%\VidCoder\Logs , and use the System watcher mode? That will give me more information about what's going on.