# Cannot add or delete media?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-add-or-delete-media/811443>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-mac\
**Created:** [September 19, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-add-or-delete-media/811443 "2022-09-19T17:08:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrFancyPants1999](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mrfancypants1999/32/4855_2.png) [@MrFancyPants1999](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MrFancyPants1999)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-add-or-delete-media/811443/1 "2022-09-19T17:08:52Z")

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First time this has ever happened. I have a pretty large library and recently went to add a new TV series (properly named with Filebot). But it will not add the tv series at all. And secondly I was trying to delete a TV Show, and although the show has been deleted from my external hard drive, it will not disappear from the Plex Library.

This is happening for Movies as well and I cannot understand what is happening. Scanning library files don’t seem to add new files or remove deleted files. Any tips as I have no clue what is happening? The server is claimed BTW.

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**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-add-or-delete-media/811443/2 "2022-09-19T18:45:05Z")

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Plex Media Server version & platform?

Check the log files for any ERROR lines that mention SQLITE3 or database corruption. INFO and WARN entries are usually not a problem.

1. Configure server for debug, not verbose, level logs (default).  
Settings → Server\_Name → General  

2. Scan the libraries, empty trash, clean bundles (to generate activity).

3. Pull the [server log](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) files, Settings → Troubleshooting.

4. Look in `Plex Media Server.log` (and `.1.log` to `.5.log`) for database errors.

  

If the database is corrupt, you can [repair](https://support.plex.tv/articles/repair-a-corrupted-database/), [restore](https://support.plex.tv/articles/202485658-restore-a-database-backed-up-via-scheduled-tasks/), or delete it.

If it is not a database problem, then attach the entire ZIP file of [server logs](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) to the thread, and someone can take a look for other problems.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-add-or-delete-media/811443/3 "2022-12-18T18:45:51Z")

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