DLNA - File Sorting on Panasonic Viera TV --> File Date not read/updated

My Cloud OS 3 Personal & Network Attached Storage My Cloud
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HI,

I am having difficulty sorting my video collection when streaming to my Panasonic TV using DLNA.

It appears my video files by default sort by the last modified date/time stamp.

Is there a way to change this so it sorts by filename by default?

I have searched for a way to do this, but the only work around I could find is to set the last modified date of all my video files to be the same. Then the secondary level of sorting becomes the filename, thus problem solved.

I have done this, and to an extent, works well.

However, There are about 20 video files which I have changed the modified date that does not update in the media server both on the TV as well as from Twonky Media Server. I have performed a database scan and rebuild and the date is still not updated. I can verify the date has successfully been changed when viewing the files from a PC.

Any ideas on how to ensure any database indexing or caching within Twonky is cleared or reset?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

SD

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Hi SD

Type in whatever your My Cloud’s IP address is (or on some browser, you can just type “wdmycloud” in the address field), followed by:

:9000

So, for example

192.168.1.1:9000

This will bring you into Twonky setup, IIRC it is under “Advanced” that you will find options to clear cache, rescan etc.

I know what you mean about the DLNA sorting, it is a nightmare and I don’t understand why it’s so **bleep** hard. It is different on all my devices, changes with a mind of its own, and usually makes no sense…

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Thanks SophieH,

Yes I know about the clear cache button on the Twonky admin page, but I don’t get any confirmation that its been cleared.

Im tempted to delete the contents on the twonkymedia/db directory.

Anyway even after hitting the clear cache and rescan buttons (from both the twonky adamin page and the MyCloud Settings page) my file dates on the twonky server don’t update/refresh.

-------->>>>>>    Some additional information. I’ve noticed this may only be the case for MP4 files. AVI files look like they behave as expected.     <<<<<<<<--------

Cheers,

SD