Can i force deep scan?

[chris0101]

I’ve tried to force deep scanning with

“plex media scanner --analyze-deeply force” i’ve taken out the path but obviously thats in there to.

It just doesn’t do anything, i’ve also tried to specific the individual file or section but it still doesn’t seem to budge

[OttoKerner]

If you want to manually trigger the deep analysis which is normally performed by the Butler at night, try WebTools NG

[chris0101]

Thanks for the tip! will try this

[chris0101]

Great thanks that does work, just out of curiosity though, is that not possible via the command line like i was trying to do ?

[OttoKerner]

Sorry, I don’t know what this tool is doing differently.

[axemanuk666]

You can initiate a deep scan via command line like this, however do bear in mind this is for Windows… Mac’s and Linux might be different…

Deep Analysis:

"C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex Media Server\Plex Media Scanner.exe" --analyze-deeply --item RatingKeys --log-file-suffix " Manual Deep Analysis"

Credit Detection:

"C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex Media Server\Plex Media Scanner.exe" --analyze --server-action credits --item RatingKeys --log-file-suffix " Manual Credits Analysis"

Chapter Generation:

"C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex Media Server\Plex Media Scanner.exe" --generate --chapter-thumbs-only --item RatingKeys --log-file-suffix " Manual Chapter Thumbnails" --force

You can find the RatingKeys in the xml for an item…

And you can do multiple items at once by separating with a comma…

"C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex Media Server\Plex Media Scanner.exe" --analyze-deeply --item 60894,60895,60896 --log-file-suffix " Manual Deep Analysis"

[chris0101]

Thanks I’ll try this

[claynz]

How do I download a install WebToolNG?

[Divideby0]

At the bottom of the page for the tools, there is a tiny Next link to read more info. After 2 clicks, it took me to this page, with instructions on how to install and run the program.

[claynz]

Thanks, I was going around in circles on that site