Can Sonarr delete un-needed files in a shows directory?

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Moving from SickBeard to Sonarr (Damn, should have done that a long time ago!)

Can Sonarr remove unrelated files in a show directory?

For example, old metadata from sickbeard or metadata downloaded for some other type of device that I no longer want.

The main reason I ask is the naming convention I use now is different than before. So when I moved to Sonarr and let it rename everything, I’ve got a bunch of empty folders…

For example.

Before, I used

/mnt/TV/Becker/Becker.Season.01/

and now I use

/mnt/TV/Becker/Season.01

So there is an extra empty folder there named “Becker.Season.01” - Just curious if there is a way Sonarr can keep the “Becker” folder free of any files it doesn’t need.

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Sonarr will clean up empty folders after a rename of the series, but won’t if there are left over metadata files (though any Sonarr handles will be moved along with the file).

3

It is definitely leaving empty folders after a series rename process.

4

Were files actually renamed? It will only do it if it’s made changes.

5

Yes. The rename process works great! It just leave behind folders that the files were in.

6

Tough to say exactly why it’s not deleting them, but it could be a hidden file in there (if there aren’t any visible files) as Sonarr just checks if it’s empty, not what files are actually there.

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