diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/Configuration/BaseConfigurationManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/Configuration/BaseConfigurationManager.cs
index 2f50f5f7a..317a288ff 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/Configuration/BaseConfigurationManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/Configuration/BaseConfigurationManager.cs
@@ -99,8 +99,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations.Configuration
             lock (_configurationSaveLock)
             {
                 XmlSerializer.SerializeToFile(CommonConfiguration, CommonApplicationPaths.SystemConfigurationFilePath);
-            } 
-            
+            }
+
+            OnConfigurationUpdated();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called when [configuration updated].
+        /// </summary>
+        protected virtual void OnConfigurationUpdated()
+        {
             EventHelper.QueueEventIfNotNull(ConfigurationUpdated, this, EventArgs.Empty, Logger);
         }
 
@@ -109,7 +117,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations.Configuration
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="newConfiguration">The new configuration.</param>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">newConfiguration</exception>
-        public void ReplaceConfiguration(BaseApplicationConfiguration newConfiguration)
+        public virtual void ReplaceConfiguration(BaseApplicationConfiguration newConfiguration)
         {
             if (newConfiguration == null)
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/IServerApplicationPaths.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/IServerApplicationPaths.cs
index 1898f862c..09f2f5e8e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/IServerApplicationPaths.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/IServerApplicationPaths.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller
         /// Gets the path to the Images By Name directory
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The images by name path.</value>
-        string ImagesByNamePath { get; }
+        string ItemsByNamePath { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the path to the People directory
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/BaseProviderInfo.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/BaseProviderInfo.cs
index 5a72491c1..23779d382 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/BaseProviderInfo.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/BaseProviderInfo.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The provider version.</value>
         public string ProviderVersion { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the custom data.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The custom data.</value>
+        public string CustomData { get; set; }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/ImagesByNameProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/ImagesByNameProvider.cs
index 1c4c783c4..98b9e9315 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/ImagesByNameProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/ImagesByNameProvider.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.IO;
 using System;
@@ -41,6 +43,23 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Needses the refresh internal.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
+        /// <param name="providerInfo">The provider info.</param>
+        /// <returns><c>true</c> if XXXX, <c>false</c> otherwise</returns>
+        protected override bool NeedsRefreshInternal(BaseItem item, BaseProviderInfo providerInfo)
+        {
+            // Force a refresh if the IBN path changed
+            if (!string.Equals(providerInfo.CustomData, ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.ItemsByNamePath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return base.NeedsRefreshInternal(item, providerInfo);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether [refresh on file system stamp change].
         /// </summary>
@@ -80,9 +99,25 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The us culture
+        /// Fetches metadata and returns true or false indicating if any work that requires persistence was done
         /// </summary>
-        private static readonly CultureInfo UsCulture = new CultureInfo("en-US");
+        /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
+        /// <param name="force">if set to <c>true</c> [force].</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+        /// <returns>Task{System.Boolean}.</returns>
+        public override async Task<bool> FetchAsync(BaseItem item, bool force, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            var result = await base.FetchAsync(item, force, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            BaseProviderInfo data;
+
+            if (item.ProviderData.TryGetValue(Id, out data))
+            {
+                data.CustomData = ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.ItemsByNamePath;
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the location.
@@ -91,10 +126,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers
         /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
         protected string GetLocation(BaseItem item)
         {
-            var invalid = Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars();
-
-            var name = item.Name ?? string.Empty;
-            name = invalid.Aggregate(name, (current, c) => current.Replace(c.ToString(UsCulture), string.Empty));
+            var name = FileSystem.GetValidFilename(item.Name);
 
             return Path.Combine(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.GeneralPath, name);
         }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
index 554e7afd1..522b2a4f8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
         /// <value>The weather location.</value>
         public string WeatherLocation { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the item by name path.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The item by name path.</value>
+        public string ItemsByNamePath { get; set; }
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the weather unit to use when displaying weather
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Configuration/ServerConfigurationManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Configuration/ServerConfigurationManager.cs
index cb4c5a6cd..bdc4fcf45 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Configuration/ServerConfigurationManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Configuration/ServerConfigurationManager.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
+using System.IO;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Configuration
         public ServerConfigurationManager(IApplicationPaths applicationPaths, ILogManager logManager, IXmlSerializer xmlSerializer)
             : base(applicationPaths, logManager, xmlSerializer)
         {
+            UpdateItemsByNamePath();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -51,5 +53,47 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Configuration
         {
             get { return (ServerConfiguration)CommonConfiguration; }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called when [configuration updated].
+        /// </summary>
+        protected override void OnConfigurationUpdated()
+        {
+            UpdateItemsByNamePath();
+
+            base.OnConfigurationUpdated();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Updates the items by name path.
+        /// </summary>
+        private void UpdateItemsByNamePath()
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Configuration.ItemsByNamePath))
+            {
+                ApplicationPaths.ItemsByNamePath = Configuration.ItemsByNamePath;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Replaces the configuration.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="newConfiguration">The new configuration.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException"></exception>
+        public override void ReplaceConfiguration(BaseApplicationConfiguration newConfiguration)
+        {
+            var newConfig = (ServerConfiguration) newConfiguration;
+
+            if (!string.Equals(Configuration.ItemsByNamePath, newConfig.ItemsByNamePath))
+            {
+                // Validate
+                if (!Directory.Exists(newConfig.ItemsByNamePath))
+                {
+                    throw new DirectoryNotFoundException(string.Format("{0} does not exist.", newConfig.ItemsByNamePath));
+                }
+            }
+
+            base.ReplaceConfiguration(newConfiguration);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index 315abd49d..132dca4e2 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -212,9 +212,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
 
         private bool _internetProvidersEnabled;
         private bool _peopleImageFetchingEnabled;
+        private string _itemsByNamePath;
 
         private void RecordConfigurationValues(ServerConfiguration configuration)
         {
+            _itemsByNamePath = ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.ItemsByNamePath;
             _internetProvidersEnabled = configuration.EnableInternetProviders;
             _peopleImageFetchingEnabled = configuration.InternetProviderExcludeTypes == null || !configuration.InternetProviderExcludeTypes.Contains(typeof(Person).Name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
         }
@@ -239,6 +241,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
                 refreshPeopleAfterUpdate = newConfigurationFetchesPeopleImages && !_peopleImageFetchingEnabled;
             }
 
+            var ibnPathChanged = !string.Equals(_itemsByNamePath, ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.ItemsByNamePath);
+
+            if (ibnPathChanged)
+            {
+                _itemsByName.Clear();
+            }
+
             RecordConfigurationValues(config);
 
             Task.Run(() =>
@@ -528,7 +537,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
         /// <returns>Task{Person}.</returns>
         private Task<Person> GetPerson(string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken, bool allowSlowProviders = false, bool forceCreation = false)
         {
-            return GetImagesByNameItem<Person>(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.PeoplePath, name, cancellationToken, allowSlowProviders, forceCreation);
+            return GetItemByName<Person>(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.PeoplePath, name, cancellationToken, allowSlowProviders, forceCreation);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -539,7 +548,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
         /// <returns>Task{Studio}.</returns>
         public Task<Studio> GetStudio(string name, bool allowSlowProviders = false)
         {
-            return GetImagesByNameItem<Studio>(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.StudioPath, name, CancellationToken.None, allowSlowProviders);
+            return GetItemByName<Studio>(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.StudioPath, name, CancellationToken.None, allowSlowProviders);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -550,7 +559,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
         /// <returns>Task{Genre}.</returns>
         public Task<Genre> GetGenre(string name, bool allowSlowProviders = false)
         {
-            return GetImagesByNameItem<Genre>(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.GenrePath, name, CancellationToken.None, allowSlowProviders);
+            return GetItemByName<Genre>(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.GenrePath, name, CancellationToken.None, allowSlowProviders);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -574,7 +583,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
         /// <returns>Task{Artist}.</returns>
         private Task<Artist> GetArtist(string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken, bool allowSlowProviders = false, bool forceCreation = false)
         {
-            return GetImagesByNameItem<Artist>(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.ArtistsPath, name, cancellationToken, allowSlowProviders, forceCreation);
+            return GetItemByName<Artist>(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.ArtistsPath, name, cancellationToken, allowSlowProviders, forceCreation);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -596,13 +605,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
                 throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
             }
 
-            return GetImagesByNameItem<Year>(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.YearPath, value.ToString(UsCulture), CancellationToken.None, allowSlowProviders);
+            return GetItemByName<Year>(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.YearPath, value.ToString(UsCulture), CancellationToken.None, allowSlowProviders);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The images by name item cache
         /// </summary>
-        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, BaseItem> _imagesByNameItemCache = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, BaseItem>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, BaseItem> _itemsByName = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, BaseItem>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Generically retrieves an IBN item
@@ -616,7 +625,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
         /// <returns>Task{``0}.</returns>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">
         /// </exception>
-        private async Task<T> GetImagesByNameItem<T>(string path, string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken, bool allowSlowProviders = true, bool forceCreation = false)
+        private async Task<T> GetItemByName<T>(string path, string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken, bool allowSlowProviders = true, bool forceCreation = false)
             where T : BaseItem, new()
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
@@ -633,11 +642,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
 
             BaseItem obj;
 
-            if (forceCreation || !_imagesByNameItemCache.TryGetValue(key, out obj))
+            if (forceCreation || !_itemsByName.TryGetValue(key, out obj))
             {
-                obj = await CreateImagesByNameItem<T>(path, name, cancellationToken, allowSlowProviders).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                obj = await CreateItemByName<T>(path, name, cancellationToken, allowSlowProviders).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-                _imagesByNameItemCache.AddOrUpdate(key, obj, (keyName, oldValue) => obj);
+                _itemsByName.AddOrUpdate(key, obj, (keyName, oldValue) => obj);
             }
 
             return obj as T;
@@ -653,7 +662,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
         /// <param name="allowSlowProviders">if set to <c>true</c> [allow slow providers].</param>
         /// <returns>Task{``0}.</returns>
         /// <exception cref="System.IO.IOException">Path not created:  + path</exception>
-        private async Task<T> CreateImagesByNameItem<T>(string path, string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken, bool allowSlowProviders = true)
+        private async Task<T> CreateItemByName<T>(string path, string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken, bool allowSlowProviders = true)
             where T : BaseItem, new()
         {
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/ServerApplicationPaths.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/ServerApplicationPaths.cs
index a723eb38e..6d345a99c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/ServerApplicationPaths.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/ServerApplicationPaths.cs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations
         /// Gets the path to the Images By Name directory
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The images by name path.</value>
-        public string ImagesByNamePath
+        public string ItemsByNamePath
         {
             get
             {
@@ -121,6 +121,18 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations
 
                 return _ibnPath;
             }
+            set
+            {
+                _ibnPath = value;
+
+                _peoplePath = null;
+                _studioPath = null;
+                _genrePath = null;
+                _yearPath = null;
+                _musicArtistsPath = null;
+                _generalPath = null;
+                _ratingsPath = null;
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -137,7 +149,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations
             {
                 if (_peoplePath == null)
                 {
-                    _peoplePath = Path.Combine(ImagesByNamePath, "People");
+                    _peoplePath = Path.Combine(ItemsByNamePath, "People");
                     if (!Directory.Exists(_peoplePath))
                     {
                         Directory.CreateDirectory(_peoplePath);
@@ -162,7 +174,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations
             {
                 if (_genrePath == null)
                 {
-                    _genrePath = Path.Combine(ImagesByNamePath, "Genre");
+                    _genrePath = Path.Combine(ItemsByNamePath, "Genre");
                     if (!Directory.Exists(_genrePath))
                     {
                         Directory.CreateDirectory(_genrePath);
@@ -187,7 +199,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations
             {
                 if (_studioPath == null)
                 {
-                    _studioPath = Path.Combine(ImagesByNamePath, "Studio");
+                    _studioPath = Path.Combine(ItemsByNamePath, "Studio");
                     if (!Directory.Exists(_studioPath))
                     {
                         Directory.CreateDirectory(_studioPath);
@@ -212,7 +224,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations
             {
                 if (_yearPath == null)
                 {
-                    _yearPath = Path.Combine(ImagesByNamePath, "Year");
+                    _yearPath = Path.Combine(ItemsByNamePath, "Year");
                     if (!Directory.Exists(_yearPath))
                     {
                         Directory.CreateDirectory(_yearPath);
@@ -237,7 +249,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations
             {
                 if (_generalPath == null)
                 {
-                    _generalPath = Path.Combine(ImagesByNamePath, "General");
+                    _generalPath = Path.Combine(ItemsByNamePath, "General");
                     if (!Directory.Exists(_generalPath))
                     {
                         Directory.CreateDirectory(_generalPath);
@@ -262,7 +274,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations
             {
                 if (_ratingsPath == null)
                 {
-                    _ratingsPath = Path.Combine(ImagesByNamePath, "Ratings");
+                    _ratingsPath = Path.Combine(ItemsByNamePath, "Ratings");
                     if (!Directory.Exists(_ratingsPath))
                     {
                         Directory.CreateDirectory(_ratingsPath);
@@ -363,7 +375,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations
             {
                 if (_musicArtistsPath == null)
                 {
-                    _musicArtistsPath = Path.Combine(ImagesByNamePath, "Artists");
+                    _musicArtistsPath = Path.Combine(ItemsByNamePath, "Artists");
                     if (!Directory.Exists(_musicArtistsPath))
                     {
                         Directory.CreateDirectory(_musicArtistsPath);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/App.xaml.cs b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/App.xaml.cs
index 3c1524eec..762eb4cd2 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/App.xaml.cs
@@ -222,34 +222,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
             var url = "http://localhost:" + configurationManager.Configuration.HttpServerPortNumber + "/" +
                       Kernel.Instance.WebApplicationName + "/dashboard/" + page;
 
-            if (loggedInUser != null)
-            {
-                url = AddAutoLoginToDashboardUrl(url, loggedInUser);
-            }
-
             OpenUrl(url);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Adds the auto login to dashboard URL.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="url">The URL.</param>
-        /// <param name="user">The user.</param>
-        /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
-        public static string AddAutoLoginToDashboardUrl(string url, User user)
-        {
-            if (url.IndexOf('?') == -1)
-            {
-                url += "?u=" + user.Id;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                url += "&u=" + user.Id;
-            }
-
-            return url;
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Opens the URL.
         /// </summary>