fixed in the way transcode is set up, all scripts in that folder adjusted

Transcodes/transcode_cleanup.sh

@@ -131,9 +131,12 @@ cleanup_location() {
 
     done < <(find "$location" -type f -mmin +"$max_age" 2>/dev/null)
 
-    # Remove empty directories left behind
+    # Remove empty directories left behind — but NEVER remove transcoding-temp itself
+    # transcoding-temp must always exist on the ramdisk so Emby finds it there first
+    # If deleted Emby falls back to the SSD version and all new sessions land on SSD
     if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == false ]]; then
-        find "$location" -mindepth 1 -type d -empty -delete 2>/dev/null
+        find "$location" -mindepth 1 -type d -empty \
+            ! -name "transcoding-temp" -delete 2>/dev/null
     fi
 
     # Format bytes freed for display