refactor: update and remove anything to do with NFO files

moving to an all DB approach since radarr overwrites .nfo files

.env.example

@@ -97,18 +97,22 @@ ALLOW_FILE_DATE_FALLBACK=false
 TMDB_COUNTRY=US
 
 # ===========================================
-# NFO FILE MANAGEMENT
+# NFO FILE MANAGEMENT (DEPRECATED - Phase 1 Migration)
 # ===========================================
-# Create/update .nfo files
-MANAGE_NFO=true
+# NFO file operations have been removed in favor of database-only architecture
+# These settings are preserved for backward compatibility but no longer have effect
+# The PostgreSQL database is now the single source of truth for all metadata
 
-# Update file modification times to match import dates
-FIX_DIR_MTIMES=true
+# Create/update .nfo files (DEPRECATED - no longer used)
+MANAGE_NFO=false
 
-# Add lockdata tags to prevent metadata overwrites
-LOCK_METADATA=true
+# Update file modification times to match import dates (DEPRECATED - no longer used)
+FIX_DIR_MTIMES=false
 
-# Brand name in NFO comments
+# Add lockdata tags to prevent metadata overwrites (DEPRECATED - no longer used)
+LOCK_METADATA=false
+
+# Brand name in NFO comments (DEPRECATED - no longer used)
 MANAGER_BRAND=NFOGuard
 
 # ===========================================