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[Bug]: Bulk Quick Match with "Update Details" leaves empty series #1515
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Originally created by @amasover on GitHub (Nov 6, 2023).
Describe the issue
When initially scanning a library, series will automatically be created based on folder structure. If you then later do a quick match on all items in a series when "prefer matched metadata" is selected, the series metadata will be overwritten with the series name from the metadata provider. However, the old folder-based series will sometimes not be removed, and will show up as a series with zero items in it.
In this screenshot for some reason I did not encounter this issue with Culture, but I did with The Witcher.
Steps to reproduce the issue
Audiobookshelf version
v2.5.0
How are you running audiobookshelf?
Docker
@kieraneglin commented on GitHub (Nov 19, 2023):
I couldn't figure out how to remove empty series, but I did find that you can go into the new series -> edit one book to be in the old series -> manually run a match on that book. That should move it back to the new series AND delete the empty old series
@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jan 12, 2024):
That setting was removed in later versions and the scanner was rewritten. Let me know if you still have issues with the latest scanner
@amasover commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2024):
I can confirm that in the latest version (v2.7.2), I no longer see this issue.
@HikariNoKitsune commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2024):
Am currently on v2.7.2, and I have this exact same issue. Nothing I have done is working to remove this empty series.
Other than this issue, and a few other quirks, this project has been quite nice to work with and setup. My brother wanted to listen to some books that I had from ages ago, and they wanted to share some with me, so this is letting us 'trade books' with each other in a nicely organized manner :D Thank you all for having made such an easy to set up self hosting project!
@nyhil116 commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2024):
I can confirm that in Audiobookshelf v2.10.1 this is still an issue.
@nichwall commented on GitHub (Jul 7, 2024):
Is this with a new install or upgrading from an old version? You can add a book to the series, saee, then remove the book from the series to force the deletion of the old series.
@nyhil116 commented on GitHub (Jul 7, 2024):
It was installed recently (within the last month or so), I don't remember if I upgraded it though sadly. It's installed via docker on Unraid.
I added a book to the series and then removed it and it did clear that series yes. This originally occurred because I had the system automatically match the audiobooks which left me with a bunch of empty series.
@hornofabraxas commented on GitHub (Aug 4, 2024):
Same here, 2.11 new install, had this issue with quick match, had to add book manually back to original series and run a regular Match to fix.
@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 23, 2024):
Unfortunately this problem is apparent again with v2.17.2 and same fix as mentioned worked.. @advplyr
@advplyr commented on GitHub (Nov 23, 2024):
I was able to reproduce the issue using the bulk quick match feature and Update Details enabled.
That was the only way I was able to get an empty series. Did you use that method?
@advplyr commented on GitHub (Nov 23, 2024):
Update. I was also able to reproduce the issue with "Prefer matched metadata" enable in settings.
@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 23, 2024):
Interesting enough I've just re checked and I do not have the prefer matched setting enabled but still got the empty series. I've enabled Update Covers as well as Update Details.
@jallen810 commented on GitHub (Jan 2, 2025):
I can confirm I am having the same issue, running v2.17.5 on TrueNAS Scale. Any suggestions to resolve? Can we simply allow user to have a pencil ‘Edit’ button to allow us to hide (or delete)?
@nichwall commented on GitHub (Jan 2, 2025):
I believe this was fixed in 2.17.6?
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/releases/tag/v2.17.6
@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jan 2, 2025):
Oh yeah thanks this is fixed
@jallen810 commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2025):
Can confirm. Just figured out how to update on my end. running V2.17.7 now and the empty series are gone. Sorry if i freaked anyone out, still new the the env
@PhilippKammann commented on GitHub (May 1, 2025):
The issue still exists in v2.21.0
Adding the a book created the serie "00. Garro", I then deleted the book file and scanned. Audiobookshelf said the book was missing and I deleted the entry in the WebUI, but the series remained with 0 books