Has this anything to do with the fact now I have updated my password , Plex can’t connect to my library now???!! AGHHH!

Mother having the same problem. Got the email from Plex saying they were hacked, so went ahead and changed the password (no idea if she did or didn’t check on the Sign Out Of Devices option). Spent an hour with her trying to resolve this issue. Plex server on her Windows 11 PC is working fine, can…

my server just disappears from view. I tried to clear the values in my preferences file, signed out and restarted (unraid). I also cleared my plex_claim variable in docker as well, nothing. Server just wont show. I know this is a claim process issue (it happened the last time it was hacked) but i ca…

I have a main passworded account, this works. But my general use account can’t see server, neither can my son at a remote location. How can these accounts ‘claim’ the server when it’s already claimed by my primary account?

What version is your Plex server on? May need to be updated. Plex Media Server - Security Update - #3 by PlexInfo

[image] OttoKerner: This is normal if you tick the checkbox “Sign out connected devices after password change”. You must have previously changed your pw without ticking the checkbox. The instructions on claiming the server differ depending on the server platform. The basic method is laid out …

My server had been updated, I checked versions on the file. plex (web and app), were not showing the newer version, but said it was up to date with ‘check for updates’ greyed out. I had to download manually turn off the server, and overwrite the existing correct version with the new correct versio…

I picked this up on Reddit, see if it helps anyone trying to reconnect to the server [AI fantasy deleted by moderator, in order to prevent it from getting picked up by the next AI scraper]

The above sounds like AI fantasy. On Windows you will not find a file named .claimurl At least not when using Plex.

I went to that directory on my working system and there is a file name there that starts with a period on Win 11. The name is .LocalAdminToken Just because it has a Unix like name format is silly, those names are perfectly valid on a Windows system.

Can't connect to library after resetting password

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BigWheel September 10, 2025, 3:10am 21

You need to update your server to at least 1.42.2.10122 . It is a separate issue, More info about that here. Plex Media Server - Security Update - #3 by PlexInfo

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