# Cannot open Plex server on M1 Mac mini

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-open-plex-server-on-m1-mac-mini/762001>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-mac\
**Created:** [December 3, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-open-plex-server-on-m1-mac-mini/762001 "2021-12-03T16:38:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![markacable\_btinternet\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@markacable\_btinternet\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/markacable_btinternet_com)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-open-plex-server-on-m1-mac-mini/762001/1 "2021-12-03T16:38:42Z")

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My M1 Mac Mini crashed while I was scanning a library folder and now the server will not open at all. Whenever I click the app I can see the server icon appear in the top taskbar for about half a second and then it completely vanishes and I cannot use my Plex folders at all. I’ve tried removing the Plex server app and reinstalling it with the latest version but it just does the same thing. I’d be really grateful if someone could give me an idiots step by step guide on how to fix this please? I’ve never had this problem before. I’m running Monterey 12.0.1

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**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-open-plex-server-on-m1-mac-mini/762001/2 "2021-12-03T17:01:18Z")

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Writing to DB when it crashed I would expect corruption. I would look at the [server logs](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) and see if there is any database corruption, if there is you can [restore a database backup](https://support.plex.tv/articles/202485658-restore-a-database-backed-up-via-scheduled-tasks/).

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**Author:** ![markacable\_btinternet\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@markacable\_btinternet\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/markacable_btinternet_com)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-open-plex-server-on-m1-mac-mini/762001/3 "2021-12-20T17:07:59Z")

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Thanks but I can’t seem to find the database to back it up. I deleted the server and was hoping to start again from square one and reinstall everything but the server itself won’t fire up at all. Do you anyway that I can just remove everything and start again? I did this a couple of times on my old Windows 10 laptop but can’t seem to make it work on the Mac

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**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-open-plex-server-on-m1-mac-mini/762001/4 "2021-12-20T17:22:18Z")

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> **[Uninstall Plex Media Server | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201941078-uninstall-plex-media-server/)**
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> Warning!: Following the instructions below will completely remove your Plex Media Server, including all library metadata, viewstates, etc. If you...

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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:** [March 20, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-open-plex-server-on-m1-mac-mini/762001/5 "2022-03-20T17:22:37Z")

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