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snap and saving to another folder
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:39 am
by dennis__
I installed Makemkv 1.17.6 onto ubuntu 20.04.6 via snap. My OS and ~ are on a tiny drive. I changed my "Defalut destination" to "SemiAuto" and then entered a different disk as the path.
When I rip a blue ray I get this error
Directory /media/dennis/2_TB_DISK/Movies/The Hunger Games- The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes is invalid
Is this because I am using snaps? If so, is there a work around?
Re: snap and saving to another folder
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:33 am
by Woodstock
Sometimes, names that contain spaces don't QUITE work out. One test is to copy the whole file name, and try creating it manually. Can it be "opened"?
Spaces are a big "gotcha". Also, file names that don't match up with what is actually there can be a problem.
Re: snap and saving to another folder
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:45 am
by dennis__
For me, this was an issue with snap. I have avoided them in the past and so ran into this beginners problem.
sudo snap connect makemkv:removable-media
sudo snap disconnect makemkv:removable-media
I plan on using automatic ripping machine or something like it eventually but these work for now.
Re: snap and saving to another folder
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:54 am
by dennis__
Thanks for your response. I should have been more clear. The error prevented Makemkv from even creating a folder let alone starting the ripping process. It just bombed immediately.
Re: snap and saving to another folder
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:29 pm
by Woodstock
That's possibly because of the snap; I cannot say, but I have heard that they limit abilities to protect users from malicious files. It MAY be that "create a directory on a remote drive" is one of those protections.
If you've created the directory, does it allow you to write to it?
Re: snap and saving to another folder
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:12 pm
by flojo
That's a bad error message! Post the whole log, maybe it can be demystified. This could be a permission issue, a whitespace issue or a Makemkv issue (the error message certainly is).
Why do you have this stuff in "/media/dennis" and not "/home/dennis"? What is $HOME set to?
Re: snap and saving to another folder
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:09 pm
by dcoke22
flojo wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:12 pm
Why do you have this stuff in "/media/dennis" and not "/home/dennis"? What is $HOME set to?
I'd guess /media is where external drives are mounted.
Re: snap and saving to another folder
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:09 pm
by flojo
dcoke22 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:09 pm
I'd guess /media is where external drives are mounted.
You are correct, sorry, I forgot that's a default for auto mounting (I put them in home).