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Exactly - Virtual Folders

I was thinking that exact same thing.
Basically the same way I setup "virtual" folders on my FTP.

The root for the FTP may be on C:, but I can make a virtual folder that shows up on the FTP as being on Drive C:, but the files are coming from my D; or E: drives. A virtual pointer.

Be nice if Media Portal would recognize if the Descriptive Names were the same in the setup portion for two drives folders , and combine the listings from both drives into one, all the while keeping the pointers to the separate drives behind the scenes.

Even if I had to do it manually, do you think there is a place in the files or database that I could edit directly to have them show up in the Descriptive "Movies I" folder, but have all the links pointing from the "Movies II" directory structure?

Then, I'd only ever have to go into "Movies I" folder to see a complete movie listing for all my files even across multiple drives.

<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 10031">Exactly - Virtual FoldersI was thinking that exact same thing.Basically the same way I setup &quot;virtual&quot; folders on my FTP.The root for the FTP may be on C:, but I can make a virtual folder that shows up on the FTP as being on Drive C:, but the files are coming from my D; or E: drives.&nbsp; A virtual pointer.Be nice if&nbsp; Media Portal would recognize if the Descriptive Names were the same in the setup portion for two drives folders , and combine the listings from both drives into one, all the while keeping the pointers to the separate drives behind the scenes.Even if I had to do it manually, do you think there is a place in the files or database that I could edit directly to have them show up in the Descriptive &quot;Movies I&quot; folder, but have all the links pointing from the &quot;Movies II&quot; directory structure?Then, I'd only ever have to go into &quot;Movies I&quot; folder to see a complete movie listing for all my files even across multiple drives.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 10031"] [b]Exactly - Virtual Folders[/b] I was thinking that exact same thing. Basically the same way I setup "virtual" folders on my FTP. The root for the FTP may be on C:, but I can make a virtual folder that shows up on the FTP as being on Drive C:, but the files are coming from my D; or E: drives. A virtual pointer. Be nice if Media Portal would recognize if the Descriptive Names were the same in the setup portion for two drives folders , and combine the listings from both drives into one, all the while keeping the pointers to the separate drives behind the scenes. Even if I had to do it manually, do you think there is a place in the files or database that I could edit directly to have them show up in the Descriptive "Movies I" folder, but have all the links pointing from the "Movies II" directory structure? Then, I'd only ever have to go into "Movies I" folder to see a complete movie listing for all my files even across multiple drives. [/QUOTE]