1 files changed, 0 insertions, 70 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryHelpers.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryHelpers.cs
index e40cb7dd4..3836a0860 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryHelpers.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryHelpers.cs
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Library
             var rootFolderPath = user != null ? user.RootFolderPath : appPaths.DefaultUserViewsPath;
             var virtualFolderPath = Path.Combine(rootFolderPath, virtualFolderName);
 
-            ValidateNewMediaPath(fileSystem, rootFolderPath, path);
-
             var shortcutFilename = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(path);
 
             var lnk = Path.Combine(virtualFolderPath, shortcutFilename + ShortcutFileExtension);
@@ -82,73 +80,5 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Library
 
             fileSystem.CreateShortcut(lnk, path);
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Validates that a new media path can be added
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="fileSystem">The file system.</param>
-        /// <param name="currentViewRootFolderPath">The current view root folder path.</param>
-        /// <param name="mediaPath">The media path.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentException">
-        /// </exception>
-        private static void ValidateNewMediaPath(IFileSystem fileSystem, string currentViewRootFolderPath, string mediaPath)
-        {
-            var pathsInCurrentVIew = Directory.EnumerateFiles(currentViewRootFolderPath, ShortcutFileSearch, SearchOption.AllDirectories)
-                    .Select(fileSystem.ResolveShortcut)
-                    .ToList();
-
-            // Don't allow duplicate sub-paths within the same user library, or it will result in duplicate items
-            // See comments in IsNewPathValid
-            var duplicate = pathsInCurrentVIew
-              .FirstOrDefault(p => !IsNewPathValid(fileSystem, mediaPath, p));
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(duplicate))
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("The path cannot be added to the library because {0} already exists.", duplicate));
-            }
-            
-            // Make sure the current root folder doesn't already have a shortcut to the same path
-            duplicate = pathsInCurrentVIew
-                .FirstOrDefault(p => string.Equals(mediaPath, p, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(duplicate))
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("The path {0} already exists in the library", mediaPath));
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Validates that a new path can be added based on an existing path
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="fileSystem">The file system.</param>
-        /// <param name="newPath">The new path.</param>
-        /// <param name="existingPath">The existing path.</param>
-        /// <returns><c>true</c> if [is new path valid] [the specified new path]; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
-        private static bool IsNewPathValid(IFileSystem fileSystem, string newPath, string existingPath)
-        {
-            // Example: D:\Movies is the existing path
-            // D:\ cannot be added
-            // Neither can D:\Movies\Kids
-            // A D:\Movies duplicate is ok here since that will be caught later
-
-            if (string.Equals(newPath, existingPath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            // If enforceSubPathRestriction is true, validate the D:\Movies\Kids scenario
-            if (fileSystem.ContainsSubPath(existingPath, newPath))
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            // Validate the D:\ scenario
-            if (fileSystem.ContainsSubPath(newPath, existingPath))
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            return true;
-        }
     }
 }