# Credits detection doesn't clean after itself in /tmp

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/credits-detection-doesnt-clean-after-itself-in-tmp/905577>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [February 14, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/credits-detection-doesnt-clean-after-itself-in-tmp/905577 "2025-02-14T20:49:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![rafaels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@rafaels](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rafaels)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/credits-detection-doesnt-clean-after-itself-in-tmp/905577/5 "2025-02-17T00:43:05Z")

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My sister told me transcoding stopped again. With the increased limits, Plex just used up more space for Credits Detection 😅. All 8 million inodes used up and 29 GB of RAM through tmpfs.

```auto
root@rafael-pc ~# df -hi /tmp
Sist. Arq. Inós IUsado ILivre IUso% Montado em
tmpfs 7,8M 7,8M 0 100% /tmp
root@rafael-pc ~# df -h /tmp
Sist. Arq. Tam. Usado Disp. Uso% Montado em
tmpfs 31G 29G 2,6G 92% /tmp
root@rafael-pc ~# du -sh /tmp/*/
29G	/tmp/PlexCreditsDetection-ee05a44a-4a3b-4e05-b7f8-df40b0fd086c/
(...)
root@rafael-pc ~# ls -l /tmp/PlexCreditsDetection-ee05a44a-4a3b-4e05-b7f8-df40b0fd086c/
(...)
-rw-r--r--. 1 plex plex 1300 fev 16 06:46 thumb-9958312.jpeg
-rw-r--r--. 1 plex plex 1300 fev 16 06:46 thumb-9958313.jpeg
-rw-r--r--. 1 plex plex 1300 fev 16 06:46 thumb-9958314.jpeg

```

I saved the logs again, in case any Plex employee needs for investigating the issue (no one asked for it yet).  
Since this is just wasting RAM, I will decrease the /tmp’s tmpfs limits to the original values, disable “Generate credits video markers” in Plex Media Server and hope someone fixes this issue in the future.  
I will try to keep this thread alive for the coming months since [this report](https://forums.plex.tv/t/credits-detection-leaves-behind-large-folders-in-tmp/856484) was locked and the issue still exists.

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