Library Import Directories not working properly

[knn2001]

I store my video files (both DVD and MPEG) in external USB hard drives hooked to my HTPC. While the basic functions of SageTV are working well, I have run across a problem when trying to view and play my collection of DVD and MPEG files. SageTV does NOT list all the directories under the root directory I specify (under 'Detailed Setup/Imported Directory') for each of my external drives. The directory listing I see when I try to view (under 'Media Library and DVD') is partial..and seems to be a mix of sub-directories - some from each drive.

Is there any limitation of SageTV working with external USB drives?

I tried 'Refresh Media Library' several times. No go.

Thanks for any pointers.

[stanger89]

No, but Sage doesn't really let you browse directories, it scans and imports media it recognizes and then uses their paths to organize/display them. So if you have directories with stuff that isn't recognized it won't display them.

[knn2001]

Thanks stanger89 for the reply. I did find my problem. The DVD files have to be in a directory with the name VIDEO_TS. After I renamed the directories where the DVD files were accordingly, SageTV displayed them all.

The following organization of DVD files worked:
<drive letter>:<DVD title>/VIDEO_TS/<store DVD files here>

Hopefully, this is useful information for other newbees like me!