skip unchanged folders in cleanup and lower service worker process priority

2026-08-27 00:09:25 -07:00
parent 981f4bf40e
commit f6cbaa1a6f
2 changed files with 82 additions and 10 deletions
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ python plex-library-tool.py --service start               # start using the curr
 python plex-library-tool.py --service stop                # stop the service
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-Each cycle runs the equivalent of `-rcy` (rename + cleanup, no prompts) on every configured share. It runs as a detached background process, so it keeps running after you close the terminal. Progress is written to `logs/service.log` instead of the screen. Settings (shares + interval) are stored in `service.json` next to the script; you can add more shares later by running `--service <path>` again while it's running, no need to stop it first.
+Each cycle runs the equivalent of `-rcy` (rename + cleanup, no prompts) on every configured share. It runs as a detached background process, so it keeps running after you close the terminal, at a lowered OS priority so it yields to things like Plex during playback. Progress is written to `logs/service.log` instead of the screen. Settings (shares + interval) are stored in `service.json` next to the script; you can add more shares later by running `--service <path>` again while it's running, no need to stop it first.
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+Both rename and cleanup skip folders that haven't changed since the last pass, so most cycles do little more than a quick unchanged-folder check rather than a full rescan.

 The service reuses your saved TMDb API key and language from `.env`, so run the script normally at least once first if you haven't already.