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[Bug]: Series splitting into multiple on commas #1429

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opened 2026-04-24 23:45:15 +02:00 by adam · 6 comments
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:45:15 +02:00
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Originally created by @keaganhilliard on GitHub (Oct 1, 2023).

Describe the issue

On the most recent update, ABS is splitting book series into multiple parts, "Books, Swords, & Stealth" becomes "Books", "Swords", "& Stealth"... "Memory, Sorrow and Thorn" becomes "Memory", "Sorrow", "and Thorn". Any idea why that would happen? Having commas in a series title is fairly common apparently.

Steps to reproduce the issue

  1. Tag a book with a series like "Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn"
  2. Scan it

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v2.4.4

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

Originally created by @keaganhilliard on GitHub (Oct 1, 2023). ### Describe the issue On the most recent update, ABS is splitting book series into multiple parts, "Books, Swords, & Stealth" becomes "Books", "Swords", "& Stealth"... "Memory, Sorrow and Thorn" becomes "Memory", "Sorrow", "and Thorn". Any idea why that would happen? Having commas in a series title is fairly common apparently. ### Steps to reproduce the issue 1. Tag a book with a series like "Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn" 2. Scan it ### Audiobookshelf version v2.4.4 ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker
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adam commented 2026-04-24 23:45:16 +02:00
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@nichwall commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2023):

This should be fixed in 2.4.4. Do you have metadata stored in a .abs file?
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/2100

@nichwall commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2023): This should be fixed in 2.4.4. Do you have metadata stored in a `.abs` file? https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/2100
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:45:17 +02:00
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@keaganhilliard commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2023):

No I don't actually have the library configured to store metadata with the item... I did move my ABS instance to another server using the backup feature (the file layout was the same but the inodes were different). It rescanned all of the files and messed up a ton of metadata, in that process the series were split.

@keaganhilliard commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2023): No I don't actually have the library configured to store metadata with the item... I did move my ABS instance to another server using the backup feature (the file layout was the same but the inodes were different). It rescanned all of the files and messed up a ton of metadata, in that process the series were split.
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:45:18 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2023):

In 2.4.4 I updated the scanner so that it will use the metadata file as the source of truth no matter if it is stored with your item or in the /metadata/items/ folder. That is something I had wanted to do for a while and didn't think about this case since we've been on .json for a while now.
I recommend switching to .json now before fixing everything because the .abs will be replaced once something is changed.
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2023): In 2.4.4 I updated the scanner so that it will use the metadata file as the source of truth no matter if it is stored with your item or in the `/metadata/items/` folder. That is something I had wanted to do for a while and didn't think about this case since we've been on `.json` for a while now. I recommend switching to `.json` now before fixing everything because the .abs will be replaced once something is changed. ![image](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/assets/67830747/c1addc83-3778-4604-89cf-676f4643792b)
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:45:19 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2023):

We should probably drop support for .abs and write a migration script that migrates everyone over. I'm just not sure how many people wrote their own scripts based around that .abs format.

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2023): We should probably drop support for .abs and write a migration script that migrates everyone over. I'm just not sure how many people wrote their own scripts based around that .abs format.
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:45:19 +02:00
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@keaganhilliard commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2023):

Yeah I guess I just assumed the database was the source of truth. I will switch it over to json and fix things. Thanks

@keaganhilliard commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2023): Yeah I guess I just assumed the database was the source of truth. I will switch it over to json and fix things. Thanks
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:45:19 +02:00
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@hobesman commented on GitHub (Oct 2, 2023):

We should probably drop support for .abs and write a migration script that migrates everyone over. I'm just not sure how many people wrote their own scripts based around that .abs format.

I was one of those people but I've already switched to the json files.

@hobesman commented on GitHub (Oct 2, 2023): > We should probably drop support for .abs and write a migration script that migrates everyone over. I'm just not sure how many people wrote their own scripts based around that .abs format. I was one of those people but I've already switched to the json files.
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