Media sharing location / external USB drives #3477

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opened 2020-01-12 13:47:10 +01:00 by FatBirdie · 3 comments

FatBirdie commented

2020-01-12 13:47:10 +01:00

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Running small drives for system is a problem when sharing videos.

Describe the solution you'd like
Having lost of media stored on larger external drives, I'd like to see the app able to get media directly from a source instead of having to copy it to the lbry folder. Running a system disk with 120gb while having TBs of data to share becomes a problem with how the LBRY app currently works.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Setting up a link to external drive and point it to the lbry data folder, although this would limit you to only one drive with one location still making it a hassle as lbry wants to make a copy of everything when the data is already there.

If there is anything I've missed in regards of sharing data directly from source/external drive, or misunderstood I'd be happy to be corrected.

Cheers!

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** Running small drives for system is a problem when sharing videos. **Describe the solution you'd like** Having lost of media stored on larger external drives, I'd like to see the app able to get media directly from a source instead of having to copy it to the lbry folder. Running a system disk with 120gb while having TBs of data to share becomes a problem with how the LBRY app currently works. **Describe alternatives you've considered** Setting up a link to external drive and point it to the lbry data folder, although this would limit you to only one drive with one location still making it a hassle as lbry wants to make a copy of everything when the data is already there. If there is anything I've missed in regards of sharing data directly from source/external drive, or misunderstood I'd be happy to be corrected. Cheers!