local info provider

[snookums]

My first time trying to use mrmc, also I have never used Kodi. Please be gentle with me.

I'm on tvOS but I'm sure this is a generic issue, not specific to ATV/ATV4K.

Settings > Extensions > Extensions > Information Providers > Album information

Here there is a 'Local information only' add-on that is enabled.

In all the other categories, this add-on is not even listed.

1. None of the info provider add-ons are able to be disabled. I see viewtopic.php?f=27&t=5223&p=26843&hilit=disable#p26843 that maybe this is a new bug or new intentional behavior? So my first question, how to disable an info provider add-on?

2. How to get local info (.nfo) for the other categories?

3. Is embedded metadata (https://kodi.wiki/view/Video_file_taggi ... ag_options) supported by mrmc? Given I can't disable the other info providers, will info from those sources augment or replace any embedded metadata?

I would test this, however I worry that I in the initial step of testing I will pollute the metadata cache and then my test results will be inconclusive. On the tvOS version, there does not seem to be a control/setting to purge the local metadata cache (eg infuse has this as a button).

thanks all

[snookums]

Found what I think are some answers.

1. Can't disable these add-ons because they are in a certain category of system add-ons that are always enabled. I definitely do not agree with that decision. It would be better to be able to disable specific remote scapers globally. But ok.

2. Apparently, the local provider add-on is really specifically intended for music albums, and maybe music videos (which aren't normal videos). It seems that .nfo data for video is always read and doesn't actually require a metadata scraper add-on at all.

3. Probably embedded metadata is supported, for the same reason that .nfo is always read. I also found https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=285713 which indicates I can indeed disable info providers, once I go forward and add the media sources I'll have that option, per media source. I actually rather like that approach.

And to my un-numbered question, I still couldn't find a way to purge locally-cached metadata on tvOS. I mean aside from remove and re-install of course.

Can anyone comment are my above found answers correct? I really should have tried adding some media sources before even posting, but as noted I want some specific functionality and without local cache purge I didn't/don't want to get into a situation where I'm chasing my tail during testing.

[amet]

Quick answer.... if you remove the source, it will ask you if you want to remove metadata for it... that would effectively remove all data for it from library.