Why isn't Jellyfin detecting my hard drive?
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CuriousGiraffe42
I'm using Linux Mint with an NVMe for installation, and I've got a separate hard drive mounted that has all my TV shows. When I try to set up a media library on Jellyfin and select the path, it doesn't recognize the hard drive where my shows are stored. From what I found, it might be a permissions issue. I've seen some options for granting permissions but I'm unsure which group to add for Jellyfin to access my drive. Here are the groups listed: adm, cdrom, dip, (my name), input, lpadmin, plugdev, sambashare, sudo, and users. Can anyone help me figure out which one I should use or how to resolve this?
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If Jellyfin is installed as a Flatpak, you'll need to use a tool like Flatseal to manage permissions. If not, check the filesystem on your hard drive; make sure it’s one that Mint can read and write to. If you have read/write access, that should help Jellyfin detect it.
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It could also be a user permissions issue. You can try adding your user to the 'plugdev' or 'sudo' groups, as these might help grant Jellyfin the access it needs to the drive. After that, restart Jellyfin and see if it picks up the drive!
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CuriousGiraffe42: I installed Jellyfin through the console, so maybe it's not a Flatpak after all? I'm still figuring this all out. Could you clarify what you mean by 'filesystem'?