# Com.plexapp.plugins.library.db growing rapidly – statistics\_bandwidth table increasing

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/com-plexapp-plugins-library-db-growing-rapidly-statistics-bandwidth-table-increasing/919089>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [May 18, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/com-plexapp-plugins-library-db-growing-rapidly-statistics-bandwidth-table-increasing/919089 "2025-05-18T13:05:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![X4V1R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9d8465/32.png) [@X4V1R](https://forums.plex.tv/u/X4V1R)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/com-plexapp-plugins-library-db-growing-rapidly-statistics-bandwidth-table-increasing/919089/1 "2025-05-18T13:05:49Z")

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Server Version#: 4.146.0 (running on debian 12)  
Player Version#: NA

**Server Version#:** 1.41.7.9795-b8182f5e6  
**OS:** Debian 12

Hi,

I’m seeing abnormal growth in Plex’s `com.plexapp.plugins.library.db` file. It suddenly jumped from ~4 GB to over **11 GB in less than 10 hours** , even though **no new media was added** and Plex had minimal usage.

This Plex VM has been stable for years and usually grows slowly over time, but this sudden spike is not normal.

After investigating, I identified that the issue comes from the `statistics_bandwidth` table inside the database.

### Example:

```auto
10:00 AM — statistics_bandwidth: ~946,000 rows  
06:00 PM — statistics_bandwidth: ~166,385,000 rows

```

When I manually cleared this table, the database size went back down to its usual ~4 GB.

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### ❓My questions:

- What causes `statistics_bandwidth` to fill up so aggressively?
- Is this a bug, or is there something in my setup triggering excessive bandwidth tracking?
- Is there a way to limit or disable this behavior?
- Is there a proper/official way to manage or rotate the data in `statistics_bandwidth`?

Any insights would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Xavier

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**Author:** ![charlie2alpha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/charlie2alpha/32/281791_2.png) [@charlie2alpha](https://forums.plex.tv/u/charlie2alpha)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/com-plexapp-plugins-library-db-growing-rapidly-statistics-bandwidth-table-increasing/919089/2 "2025-05-18T13:27:28Z")

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Already reported here: [Library.db size more than doubled in latest version](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-db-size-more-than-doubled-in-latest-version/918851)

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**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/com-plexapp-plugins-library-db-growing-rapidly-statistics-bandwidth-table-increasing/919089/3 "2025-05-18T16:26:48Z")

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