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This includes sharing video files, watched status, and some settings. == Files ==

<section begin="intro"/>The File Manager allows the maintenace of files from within {{kodi}} on platforms that have no underlying and easily access ...rer or equivelant may be easier and have more functionality to manage your files.

...quire a correctly scraped library as it uses the folder paths to the media files. As the playlist is based on paths, different classes of media can be mixed = Playlist Files =

== Copying files == The easiest ways to copy files onto the Fire TV for Kodi is to use the Kodi '''[[file manager]]'''.

Building Kodi and depends writes a few hundred thousand small files, so it's recommended that you disable the Baloo indexer: === Create CMake files ===

...ll only have about 4GB of available space when you deduct the OS and other files that are used, and this is rarely enough space for a full length movie. If ...pty such temporary files. <!-- If Kodi crashes then it should clean up the files the next time Kodi is opened. -->

** '''[[Smart_playlists/Examples|Example XSP files]]'''

...user nominated folder that {{kodi}} will look in first for artwork or NFO files for ''any'' artist. <br> ...lly fetch local art and information from NFO files depended upon the music files being in a strict '''Artist > Album > Songs''' folder structure.

{{mininav|[[NFO files]]}} ...odes must abide by the standard filenaming conventions even when using nfo files. {{kodi}} determines the season and episode numbering ''(S01E01)'' from the

== Preparing files == It is also possible to setup nfo files locally but I personally only use this if there is a problem with the scrap

**The first step reads the tags embedded in the music files. This is referred to as '''scanning'''. If there is any embedded artwork, ...ork can be downloaded from either online sources or fetched from local nfo files. This is referred to as '''scraping''' and is covered in detail in the next

...it Movie Sets. This is a Library only feature and cannot be used in Videos>Files. Movies must have already been scraped into the library. == nfo Files ==

{{mininav|[[NFO files]]}} ::{{#lst:NFO files/Creating|NFOnaming}}

...you want to make your own skin, then starting by copying an existing skins files over into a new folder (let's say skin.myskin) is a good place to start. Do You can then edit each of the files as you become more familiar with the skinning system. Try modifying a windo

{{mininav|[[NFO files]]}} ...the embedded tags in the song files to create the library entries. The nfo files can then be used to add additional information to what has already been sca

{{mininav|[[NFO files]]}} ...Videos require one nfo for '''each''' music video in the folder. These nfo files need to be named exactly as the Music Video file is named, but with the nfo

...ox|orange||'''Note:''' Path substitution or any kind of sharing of setting files is not officially supported (with the exception of playlists). It probably ...orks with both directories and single files. The following directories and files are generally safe to share between Kodi devices:

== Special notes about path substitution for userdata files == Path substitution is not officially supported for settings files. It probably won't hurt anything, but some things might not always work rig

==Make files accessible over the network== ...s for this setup. Most operating systems have built-in methods for sharing files to the network, or a NAS device can be used.

To browse local or network files, the source can be added to the Games window. This is similar to how videos ...dded but no games appear, then you are missing emulators that support your files. This will be fixed when Kodi is able to install emulators from the add-on