Question Delete some default folders in the Windows Media Player Library, which appear unnecessarily on the TV.

[jmcole]

I would like to know if it is possible to delete some folders and subfolders that appear by default in the Windows 10 Media Player catalog, "Pictures, Playlists, Rating, Recorded TV, Series, etc." I do not want to use them and appear unnecessarily when you connect to the Smart TV, Air Video player or VLC Player. To explain myself further I would like to have only three folders, "Movies, TV Shows, Temporary".
Thus, eliminating all those folders and subfolders (for me) totally useless.
Is this possible?

 

[Ralston18]

Do those undesired folders appear in Windows Explorer?

 

[USAFRet]

I would like to know if it is possible to delete some folders and subfolders that appear by default in the Windows 10 Media Player catalog, "Pictures, Playlists, Rating, Recorded TV, Series, etc." I do not want to use them and appear unnecessarily when you connect to the Smart TV, Air Video player or VLC Player. To explain myself further I would like to have only three folders, "Movies, TV Shows, Temporary".
Thus, eliminating all those folders and subfolders (for me) totally useless.
Is this possible?

Are those actual "folders", or just columns of metadata?

 

[jmcole]

Do those undesired folders appear in Windows Explorer?

No, they do not.

 

[jmcole]

Are those actual "folders", or just columns of metadata?

Metadata I'm guessing.

 

[USAFRet]

Metadata I'm guessing.

Right. Not folders.
Nothing to "delete".

Just make them 'not appear'.

 

[jmcole]

Right. Not folders.
Nothing to "delete".

Just make them 'not appear'.

Any ideas on how to "hide" them?

 

[USAFRet]

Any ideas on how to "hide" them?

What application do you use to view this data and the associated metadata?
If regular Windows File Explorer, you can deselect whichever columns you want.

 

[jmcole]

What application do you use to view this data and the associated metadata?
If regular Windows File Explorer, you can deselect whichever columns you want.

They don't show in file explorer at all. They show up on our Samsung Smart TV, iPad using Air Video and iPhone using VLC.

 

[USAFRet]

They don't show in file explorer at all. They show up on our Samsung Smart TV, iPad using Air Video and iPhone using VLC.

Then I'd expect you'd have to go into each of those applications, and deselect the offending columns.
Or, just ignore them.

 

[jmcole]

Then I'd expect you'd have to go into each of those applications, and deselect the offending columns.
Or, just ignore them.

If it was only that easy. None of those applications offer that choice.

 

[USAFRet]

If it was only that easy. None of those applications offer that choice.

No idea then.

Those columns are the same as Date Created and Modified, or File Size.
They just...exist.