[Feature] Ability to use symbolic links for videos

[cambiph]

It would be nice to see if stash can correctly handle symbolic links. Because of torrenting and seeding, I have a specific directory structure. At the moment of writing, I need to copy my videos to a different folder. It would be excellent if I could just create symbolic links and stash would be able to pick them up.

I tested it with the current version of stash but the symbolic link does not get picked up (created with ln -s).

[MrX292]

symbolic links work for me on windows. can you describe the problem more?

[cambiph]

I created the symbolic link using ln -s originalFile newFile and it is showing as follows on my filesystem:

However, when I click 'Scan' in Stash settings, no new file is detected.

[7dJx1qP]

What do you see in the scan logs (Settings -> Logs)? It's possible you have an exact duplicate file already in Stash, in which case it will skip the new file saying it's a duplicate. Example:

Finished counting files. Total files to scan: 6, 1 new files found
newfile.mp4 already exists. Duplicate of original.mp4
Scan finished

If your log shows 0 new files found then it's truly not being detected

[cambiph]

The log is showing the following:

error scanning /data/Kiwi Sweet.mp4: lstat /data/Kiwi Sweet Gets Banged & Enjoys A Hard Cock Before Getting Facialized - Teen Tryouts Audition 11 - Remaster & AI Upscale 1080p (Request) [Epaminondas].mp4: no such file or directory

I am using stash inside a Docker image. I assume that the volume mapping might be an issue or something?

[WithoutPants]

This does not look like a stash issue. Closing as stale in any case.