Custom folders for multimedia

[dizzeenl]

Is there an option to change the default media folder ((Q)Multimedia) to a custom folder for each multimedia application (photo station, Mulitmedia station and music station)?

I have a multiple disk NAS and the default system shares are located on a disk with a low amount of GB's.

Unfortunatly there is no default option to get rid of those default folders

[ggibby]

This would be great.

I tried putting in a link to my Music folder in Multimedia via WinSCP,
but seems to not be found...

-G

[vhenninot]

Hello,
It is not possible to change default, but you can create links...
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=10895

Vincent

[dizzeenl]

Vhenninot, thanks for the repley. But the topic you reffering to seems to be a bit old and not valid anymore

Still can't understand why qnap gives so many limitations by assigning one default folder for all the multimedia files.

[fickle]

This is doable within Twonky as I used to have a DNS-323 and multiple folders for media content & distribution. Unfortunately, it took a lot of hacking within Twonky to do it as it is not native to it.

Assuming this is a default build for twonky into QNAP, twonky of course would not build this in. May have to actually ask twonky and not QNAP

[cdc]

Hi guys,

maybe that I found a way to change the default folder as you ask. I have a TS259PRO+ but I think it may work also for other models

The real problem is that it is not permanent...if you stop the PhotoStation app and then you restart it the changes you made will be lost.

Following the steps you need to do:

1) Create a new share if you don't have one to use. In example I create the share FotoAlbum
2) connect using ssh and the admin user to your device
3) create a simbolic link in the root of the device:
cd /
[/] # ln -s /share/FotoAlbum Qfotoalbum
[/] # ls -lrth Q*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 admin administ 17 Mar 13 16:02 Qmultimedia -> /share/Multimedia/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 admin administ 16 Apr 5 13:22 Qfotoalbum -> /share/FotoAlbum/

4) edit the file /etc/config/def_share.info adding the definition for you new share:
[/] # vi /etc/config/def_share.info

[SHARE_DEF]
defPublic = Public
defDownload = Download
defMultimedia = Multimedia
defRecordings = Recordings
defUsb = Usb
defWeb = Web
defFotoAlbum = FotoAlbum

I have added the last line

5) Edit the config file of the app
[/] # cd /mnt/ext/opt/photostation2/api/libs/

make a security copy of the file inc_common.php

[/mnt/ext/opt/photostation2/api/libs] cp inc_common.php inc_common.php.ORIG

6) edit the file inc_common.php
[/mnt/ext/opt/photostation2/api/libs] vi inc_common.php

changing Multimedia with FotoAlbum starting from the line
//define('MS_FILE_ROOT','/share/QfMultimedia');

In my config I obtained the following lines :

.....
//define('MS_FILE_ROOT','/share/Qfotoalbum');
$MSShareName = exec(CMD_PATH_GETCFG . ' SHARE_DEF defFotoAlbum -d Qfotoalbum -f /etc/config/def_share.info');
$MSSharePath = exec(CMD_PATH_GETCFG . ' '.$MSShareName.' path -f /etc/config/smb.conf');

if ($MSSharePath != '')
define('MS_FILE_ROOT',$MSSharePath);
else
define('MS_FILE_ROOT','/share/Qfotoalbum');
.....


7) Make a copy of the new configuration file so if you have to restart the application you have only to restore this copy of the file :
[/mnt/ext/opt/photostation2/api/libs] cp inc_common.php inc_common.php.NEW

Obviously the Photo Station app was running while you made the changes otherwise you will loose them as soon as you start it.

Hope this helps

Bye bye

Carlo

[cdc]

I forgot to tell that this changes the base dir only for Photo Station but I think that you can change also other base dirs looking in the same configuration file inc_common.php and acting in the same way in order to create the new share

Bye bye

Carlo