# Can i force deep scan?

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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…

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/f/a/5/fa5e519714de9e8a5944db99795afd956c1a7947.png)

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"`

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