# Plex Media Server **URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/c/plex-media-server/114.md?page=70 [Latest](https://forums.plex.tv/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.plex.tv/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.plex.tv/tags.md) **Page:** 71 --- ## [Sonic Analysis fails due to ~259 character file path limit in Plex Transcoder](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sonic-analysis-fails-due-to-259-character-file-path-limit-in-plex-transcoder/936182)
**Author:** [@mprachar](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mprachar)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sonic-analysis-fails-due-to-259-character-file-path-limit-in-plex-transcoder/936182 "2026-03-04T23:15:40Z")
Server Version#: 1.42.2.10156 Player Version#: N/A Hello - I have had sonic analysis problems forever and I have a hypothesis (with some help from Claude…) - see below: On Windows, Sonic Analysis frequently fails with … --- ## [Plex Metadata bugs](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-bugs/936849)
**Author:** [@lasvegas\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lasvegas_1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-bugs/936849 "2026-03-04T22:48:36Z")
Server Version#: 4.158.0 This issue has been covered previously at Plex loading incorrect version of Chronicles of Narnia (1988) from TVDB Plex will not supply the correct information for the BBC series Chronicles of N… --- ## [PMS crashing when recording live TV](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-crashing-when-recording-live-tv/936240)
**Author:** [@drackerby](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drackerby)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-crashing-when-recording-live-tv/936240 "2026-03-04T22:44:25Z")
Server Version#:1.42.2.10156 Player Version#: 4.147.1 What am I looking for? 72DE6833-F329-4DEF-99F8-1D4651FEF6DE.log (6.2 MB) --- ## [Use local ID3 tags instead of Plex agent matching, but only for certain albums](https://forums.plex.tv/t/use-local-id3-tags-instead-of-plex-agent-matching-but-only-for-certain-albums/936850)
**Author:** [@jurgenschaub](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jurgenschaub)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/use-local-id3-tags-instead-of-plex-agent-matching-but-only-for-certain-albums/936850 "2026-03-04T21:38:04Z")
Server Version#: 1.43.0.10492 I’ve got an esoteric music collection, and not everything is in MusicBrainz (nor will it be). It’s also very well tagged. I do like the extras that Plex Agent gets me though. Is there a wa… --- ## [Playback Errors](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-errors/936862)
**Author:** [@ohitsmicah](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ohitsmicah)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-errors/936862 "2026-03-04T20:11:00Z")
Server Version#: 1.43.0.10492 Player Version#: Latest The last several days, I have been getting issues with media not playing. My server contains Movies, TV Shows, and Music and all are affected. Reproducible on brows… --- ## [Plex matching is bad and I've exhausted all tricks](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-matching-is-bad-and-ive-exhausted-all-tricks/936864)
**Author:** [@Steaps](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Steaps)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-matching-is-bad-and-ive-exhausted-all-tricks/936864 "2026-03-04T19:30:30Z")
Server Version#: Version 1.43.0.10492 Player Version#: Server is broken not player I have 2 TV Shows with the same name and year: https://thetvdb.com/series/the-stranger-quibi Folder name: The Stranger (2020) {tvdb… --- ## [Remote access says it's working for ~30secs then goes not reachable](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-access-says-its-working-for-30secs-then-goes-not-reachable/936523)
**Author:** [@fra702](https://forums.plex.tv/u/fra702)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-access-says-its-working-for-30secs-then-goes-not-reachable/936523 "2026-03-04T17:45:59Z")
Server Version#:1.43.0.10492 Player Version#:n/a My plex server, which is using the linuxserver.io docker plex container running under podman, rather than docker (makes no difference) will not create a stable connectio… --- ## [Server update has removed TV series cover art](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-update-has-removed-tv-series-cover-art/935818)
**Author:** [@gregor.smith](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gregor.smith)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-update-has-removed-tv-series-cover-art/935818 "2026-03-04T17:00:18Z")
Server Version#: 1.43.0.10467-2b1ba6e69 Player Version#: Plex for Android 2026.0.0 Downloaded the latest server update and a metadata refresh has wipes out all my TV series title card cover art, these are embedded in t… --- ## [Remote access suddenly stopped working](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-access-suddenly-stopped-working/936861)
**Author:** [@christopherwatkinson](https://forums.plex.tv/u/christopherwatkinson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-access-suddenly-stopped-working/936861 "2026-03-04T16:24:38Z")
Server Version#:1.43.0.10492 Player Version#:1.112.0.359-0d79a49f I watch Plex on my Smart TV app (running Vivo) regularly, and it was working fine last night. Today when I tried to use it it came up with a message say… --- ## [Problems with PMS 1.43.0.10467 on Synology server](https://forums.plex.tv/t/problems-with-pms-1-43-0-10467-on-synology-server/936023)
**Author:** [@hcclayton\_comcast\_net](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hcclayton_comcast_net)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/problems-with-pms-1-43-0-10467-on-synology-server/936023 "2026-03-04T13:45:07Z")
Server Version#: 1.43.0.10467 Player Version#: \ --- ## [ETA for AV1 Decode support on Windows?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/eta-for-av1-decode-support-on-windows/936856)
**Author:** [@Feanorl](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Feanorl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/eta-for-av1-decode-support-on-windows/936856 "2026-03-04T09:56:45Z")
Server Version#:1.43.0.10492 Player Version#: 2026.3.0 (1604) Computer: Asus Nuc Pro 14+. CPU: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H iGPU: Intel Arc Graphics RAM: 32 GB DDR5 Hi, i’d like to know if there is an ETA for AV1 Decode… --- ## [Multiple Issues: Remote Control, Library Visibility, and Playback Stuttering](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-issues-remote-control-library-visibility-and-playback-stuttering/936854)
**Author:** [@ibrahemalkhaldi](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ibrahemalkhaldi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-issues-remote-control-library-visibility-and-playback-stuttering/936854 "2026-03-04T09:46:08Z")
Server Version#: Player Version#: \ 1. Remote Control Issue: I cannot use the “Remote Control” feature. I’m unable … --- ## [When did the situation with using hardware transcoding while running as a service change?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/when-did-the-situation-with-using-hardware-transcoding-while-running-as-a-service-change/936841)
**Author:** [@SolidSonicTH](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SolidSonicTH)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/when-did-the-situation-with-using-hardware-transcoding-while-running-as-a-service-change/936841 "2026-03-03T23:27:28Z")
I’ve been using Plex’s service wrapper for the longest time and one of the key shortcomings of doing it like this was losing out on a hardware transcoder as a Pass subscriber (but not having to constantly be logged into … --- ## [PMS shuts down (crashes) about the same time every week... Logs included](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-shuts-down-crashes-about-the-same-time-every-week-logs-included/933603)
**Author:** [@Hoggorm](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Hoggorm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-shuts-down-crashes-about-the-same-time-every-week-logs-included/933603 "2026-03-03T19:49:11Z")
Server Version#: 4.152.0 Player Version#: N/A My server seem to crash at about the same time every week. Can you help me identify a solution based on the logs? These are the logs from the 10 minutes prior to the serve… --- ## [Episode not marked as watched if subtitle length exceeds video length](https://forums.plex.tv/t/episode-not-marked-as-watched-if-subtitle-length-exceeds-video-length/927007)
**Author:** [@rrintoul](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rrintoul)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/episode-not-marked-as-watched-if-subtitle-length-exceeds-video-length/927007 "2025-07-28T16:14:38Z")
Server Version#: 1.41.9.9961 Player Version#: 1.109.0.329-ea562b95 I have come across a number of files where the video & audio are like 45 minutes, but the subtitles are 53 minutes, so after 45 minutes plex finishes p… --- ## [Plex unnecessarily burning subtitles](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-unnecessarily-burning-subtitles/936828)
**Author:** [@jmbelli8](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jmbelli8)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-unnecessarily-burning-subtitles/936828 "2026-03-03T09:03:52Z")
Server Version#:1.43.0.10492 Player Version#:Multiple different clients Why is Plex suddenly burning subtitles? None of these multiple clients on my server have changed their default settings, yet all of a sudden Plex … --- ## [\[Help\]Skip Trickplay Scanning](https://forums.plex.tv/t/help-skip-trickplay-scanning/936833)
**Author:** [@HK4LifeB](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HK4LifeB)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/help-skip-trickplay-scanning/936833 "2026-03-03T08:24:07Z")
I have trickplay (BIF) files from another applicaiton alongside my media files. Ideally, Plex could just use those, but that is a seperate request :sweat\_smile: I have a .plexignore file in my main library folder and a… --- ## [When will Plex support Synology DSM 7.3.2 version?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/when-will-plex-support-synology-dsm-7-3-2-version/936831)
**Author:** [@mikkyboy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mikkyboy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/when-will-plex-support-synology-dsm-7-3-2-version/936831 "2026-03-03T07:32:50Z")
When will Plex support Synology DSM 7.3.2 version? --- ## [No Library after upgrading Synology 218+ NAS](https://forums.plex.tv/t/no-library-after-upgrading-synology-218-nas/936733)
**Author:** [@CineFanatic](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CineFanatic)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/no-library-after-upgrading-synology-218-nas/936733 "2026-03-03T02:02:47Z")
Server Version#: 1.41.5.9626-7009626 Player Version#: 1.112.0.359-0d79a49f I updated my Synology 218+ server to DSM 7.0.1 and now all of a sudden I can’t access my library. When I open the Media Server package from the… --- ## [Incorrect episode names for Bluey (2018)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/incorrect-episode-names-for-bluey-2018/936708)
**Author:** [@Soundsound](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Soundsound)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/incorrect-episode-names-for-bluey-2018/936708 "2026-03-02T18:32:43Z")
Server Version#: Version 1.43.0.10492 Hi there, noticed that the episode names for Bluey Season 3 all go a bit off from episode 40 onwards. All episodes are numbered the same as on TheTVDB, so wondering if this is a Ple… --- ## [Unable to connect server to qnap randomly help please](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unable-to-connect-server-to-qnap-randomly-help-please/936411)
**Author:** [@jbridges84\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jbridges84_gmail_com)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unable-to-connect-server-to-qnap-randomly-help-please/936411 "2026-03-02T15:56:35Z")
Server Version#: QTS 5.2.8.3359 Player Version#: PMS 1.42.2 Randomly Logs.zip (1.1 MB) lost connection to my server and can’t figure out how to get it back online --- ## [Lost remote access connecting after updating server](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lost-remote-access-connecting-after-updating-server/936287)
**Author:** [@diver733](https://forums.plex.tv/u/diver733)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lost-remote-access-connecting-after-updating-server/936287 "2026-03-02T15:26:30Z")
Server Version#: 7.3.2-86009 update1 Player Version#: 1.43.0.10492 \ I just updated synology DSM to 7.3.2-86009 upda… --- ## [Conversion failed. A required codec could not be found or failed to install](https://forums.plex.tv/t/conversion-failed-a-required-codec-could-not-be-found-or-failed-to-install/936693)
**Author:** [@Soong](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Soong)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/conversion-failed-a-required-codec-could-not-be-found-or-failed-to-install/936693 "2026-03-02T08:11:36Z")
I have a TrueNAS server and it’s been running Plex fine for years. All this time I have been downloading 1080p movies and it’s played everywhere no problems. I recently got a C5 so thought I would download some movies i… --- ## [Debian 13 GPG key is not bound, no binding signature at time + SHA1](https://forums.plex.tv/t/debian-13-gpg-key-is-not-bound-no-binding-signature-at-time-sha1/919206)
**Author:** [@yverry](https://forums.plex.tv/u/yverry)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/debian-13-gpg-key-is-not-bound-no-binding-signature-at-time-sha1/919206 "2026-03-02T06:04:45Z")
I’m started to migrate to Debian Trixie and I’m facing about issue about the signature key with this error message: Warning: https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/deb/dists/public/InRelease: Policy will reject signature withi… --- ## [Huge thank you to Chris Decker](https://forums.plex.tv/t/huge-thank-you-to-chris-decker/936815)
**Author:** [@Kilgry](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Kilgry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/huge-thank-you-to-chris-decker/936815 "2026-03-02T04:38:15Z")
@chris\_decker08 you deserve a huge thank you for the amazing amount of work you put into PMS v1.43. I realize it wasn’t perfect sailing but overall it was an amazing feat. Thank you for your diligent hard work! I’m very… --- ## [Remote connection available on 5g but not wifi remotely](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-connection-available-on-5g-but-not-wifi-remotely/936719)
**Author:** [@adiojoe627](https://forums.plex.tv/u/adiojoe627)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-connection-available-on-5g-but-not-wifi-remotely/936719 "2026-03-02T04:17:30Z")
Server Version#: 1.43.0.10492 Player Version#: 4.156.0 \ All plex apps I use whether it be on plex mobile app, andro… --- ## [Cant transcode video - ERROR Occured](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-transcode-video-error-occured/934134)
**Author:** [@jach0o](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jach0o)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-transcode-video-error-occured/934134 "2026-03-02T00:01:43Z")
Server Version#: 1.112.0.359-0d79a49f Player Version#: Android TV up to date Plex Media Server Logs\_2025-12-02\_20-01-42.zip (796.2 KB) Hello, So… I’ve already posted that on reddit and also asked for help on unRAID … --- ## [Need help setting up plex server](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-setting-up-plex-server/936809)
**Author:** [@andrewrobinson840](https://forums.plex.tv/u/andrewrobinson840)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-setting-up-plex-server/936809 "2026-03-01T23:46:17Z")
Server Version#: plexmediaserver-1.43.0.10492-121068a07.x86\_64 I need help getting started with plex server. I installed the rpm on Fedora Linux. Following the instructions, I loaded http://127.0.0.1:32400/web, then cli… --- ## [Server Migration — what data backup to use?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-migration-what-data-backup-to-use/936785)
**Author:** [@Chewbaccaman](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Chewbaccaman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-migration-what-data-backup-to-use/936785 "2026-03-01T19:05:46Z")
Server Version#: latest (Windows 11) Player Version#: latest (Shield TV) Hi. I have a Plex data backup from before a botched migration to a new Windows machine, and a current one from my original server that I went bac… --- ## [PMS permission error after running DBRepair](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-permission-error-after-running-dbrepair/936767)
**Author:** [@Michs342](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Michs342)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-permission-error-after-running-dbrepair/936767 "2026-03-01T15:38:32Z")
Server Version#: 1.43.0.10492 DBRepair Version#: 1.14.00 I had some issues where when I entered most of my collections I got the error message “An unexpected error occurred” after doing some googling I saw that people … [Previous page](https://forums.plex.tv/c/plex-media-server/114.md?page=69) [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/c/plex-media-server/114.md?page=71)