# Database Size over 583G **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-docker\ **Created:** [February 13, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343 "2026-02-13T19:46:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vdk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vdk/32/303053_2.png) [@vdk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vdk)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/1 "2026-02-13T19:46:08Z")
Server Version: 1.43.0.10492 I notice that all bases are duplicated every 3 days with a “-tmp”? Can I delete all these “-tmp” files? Can I delete all “-tmp” files while the system is running? That is, without interrupting or restarting the Plex service? ```auto plex-0:/config$ du -sh Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/* 524K Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Caches 228K Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Data 583G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases 104K Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Metadata Combination 12K Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Preferences ``` ```auto plex-0:/config$ du -sh Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/Databases/* 2.6G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db 356K Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-11-01 105M Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-11-04-tmp 306M Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-11-07-tmp 242M Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-11-10-tmp 582M Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-11-13-tmp 604M Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-11-16-tmp 670M Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-11-19-tmp 761M Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-11-22-tmp 876M Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-11-25-tmp 983M Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-11-28-tmp 1.1G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-12-01-tmp 1.1G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-12-04-tmp 1.2G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-12-07-tmp 1.2G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-12-10-tmp 1.2G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-12-13-tmp 1.2G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-12-16-tmp 1.2G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-12-19-tmp 1.3G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-12-22-tmp 1.3G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-12-25-tmp 1.4G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-12-28-tmp 1.4G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2024-12-31-tmp 1.4G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-01-03-tmp 1.5G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-01-06-tmp 1.5G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-01-09-tmp 1.5G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-01-12-tmp 1.5G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-01-15-tmp 1.5G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-01-18-tmp 1.5G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-01-21-tmp 1.6G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-01-24-tmp 1.6G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-01-27-tmp 1.6G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-01-30-tmp 1.6G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-02-02-tmp 1.6G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-02-05-tmp 1.6G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-02-08-tmp 1.6G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-02-11-tmp 1.6G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-02-14-tmp 1.6G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-02-17-tmp 1.7G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-02-20-tmp 1.7G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2025-02-23-tmp 1.7G Library/Application 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Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-2024-12-07-tmp ... 2.1G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-2026-01-16-tmp 2.1G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-2026-01-19-tmp 2.1G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-2026-01-22-tmp 2.1G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-2026-01-25-tmp 2.2G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-2026-01-28-tmp 2.2G Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-2026-01-31-tmp 64K Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-shm 4.1M Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-wal ``` Why duplicate all the databases every 3 days knowing that you already perform a database backup in /backup every 3 days? ```auto plex-0:/backup$ ls -alh total 19G drwxrwsr-x. 3 root 36548 4.0K Feb 12 04:13 . drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 71 Feb 13 01:52 .. -rw-r--r--. 1 36548 36548 2.4G Feb 3 04:11 com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2026-02-03 -rw-r--r--. 1 36548 36548 2.4G Feb 6 04:09 com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2026-02-06 -rw-r--r--. 1 36548 36548 2.5G Feb 9 04:12 com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2026-02-09 -rw-r--r--. 1 36548 36548 2.5G Feb 12 04:14 com.plexapp.plugins.library.blobs.db-2026-02-12 -rw-r--r--. 1 36548 36548 2.2G Feb 3 04:06 com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-2026-02-03 -rw-r--r--. 1 36548 36548 2.2G Feb 6 04:05 com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-2026-02-06 -rw-r--r--. 1 36548 36548 2.2G Feb 9 04:08 com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-2026-02-09 -rw-r--r--. 1 36548 36548 2.3G Feb 12 04:09 com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-2026-02-12 ``` How to avoid generating all these -tmp files? ---
**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/2 "2026-02-13T20:05:35Z")
That, in short, is not normal. You shouldn’t have any “-tmp” files living in your Databases directory permanently. You may have a corrupt database (the main one and the blobs). You can use this utility (created by a Plex team member, but not a Plex-sponsored project) to check for, and correct, structural problems with the DB. > **[GitHub - ChuckPa/DBRepair: Database repair utility for Plex Media Server...](https://github.com/ChuckPa/DBRepair)** > > Database repair utility for Plex Media Server databases Something you can likely do immediately is delete all of those “-tmp” files; Plex Media Server doesn’t use them. But maybe wait until you check for corruption. ---
**Author:** ![vdk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vdk/32/303053_2.png) [@vdk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vdk)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/3 "2026-02-13T20:12:03Z")
Thank you, I will try this script. In any case, it’s already good news that I can delete all these temporary files. ---
**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/4 "2026-02-13T20:21:03Z")
Just be really, really sure not to delete anything that doesn’t include “-tmp” in its name. In fact, I wouldn’t delete anything until I was sure (using the script) that the database was healthy again. @ChuckPa may have some other suggestions as well. He’s the author of the script above and the resident Linux Plex expert here. ---
**Author:** ![vdk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vdk/32/303053_2.png) [@vdk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vdk)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/5 "2026-02-13T20:35:36Z")
The deletion of temporary files went well. The database does not appear to be corrupted. I really don’t know where these temporary files came from. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/6 "2026-02-13T20:47:11Z")
I seem to remember that faulty permissions or unsuitable docker settings can have this as a side effect. Are you using the official docker configuration, or is this something from somewhere on the net? ---
**Author:** ![vdk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vdk/32/303053_2.png) [@vdk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vdk)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/7 "2026-02-13T21:02:23Z")
I made a rootless docker image for run Plex in K8S. (I used the following project to create my own docker image [https://github.com/home-operations/containers/blob/main/apps/plex/Dockerfile](https://github.com/home-operations/containers/blob/main/apps/plex/Dockerfile)) The problem seems to stem from the maintenance tasks. But I haven’t noticed any right issues, either in the logs or elsewhere. Furthermore, it can create temporary files of databases. I believe that for some maintenance tasks, the application becomes unavailable on port 32400. And in Kubernetes, I have set up probes to know if the port is available or not. I think it restarts the service before the maintenance task is finished. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/d/d/e/dde017cf7032b581ad7198b0ed25ae203f617f9e.jpeg) I am continuing my investigation. If I find anything, I will let you know. But if you have any ideas, I’m open to them too. ---
**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/8 "2026-02-13T21:12:45Z")
The main thing is to ensure that the PMS container has rwx rights to the mapped config directory. As you’ve stated, the fact that these files are written/updated suggests that is the case. It is also important to ensure that the period during which scheduled tasks are run (this is configurable) is not interrupted. This would be akin to powering off your system while updates were being applied, It looks like you have a 6-hour period specified. You should ensure the system isn’t restarted for any reason during this period. Out of curiosity, why Kubernetes for your Plex server? ---
**Author:** ![vdk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vdk/32/303053_2.png) [@vdk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vdk)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/9 "2026-02-13T21:18:39Z")
For the moment, I have deactivated all maintenance tasks except for the backup. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/3/f/c/3fcac2c389c3e799cb8ecacb1ba0c2a6c0a198e5.jpeg) I will reactivate tasks incrementally until I find the task that generates these temporary files. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/10 "2026-02-13T21:26:00Z")
It might be the backup, during which the tmp files are created. > [@vdk](#): > > And in Kubernetes, I have set up probes to know if the port is available or not. I think it restarts the service before the maintenance task is finished. Prolong the timeout. These maintenance tasks can take sometimes quite long. If they always get aborted by your watchdog, the health of the database won’t get better as well. ---
**Author:** ![vdk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vdk/32/303053_2.png) [@vdk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vdk)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/11 "2026-02-13T21:26:59Z")
Why K8S ? Initially, I had one NUC per service that I wanted to run at home. One NUC for Plex, one NUC for Roon, one NUC for Radarr, one NUC for Sonarr, …. Then I started learning K8S and decided to take all the NUCs to create a K8S cluster and put all the services in a single cluster. The goal was to practice everything I was learning on K8S. and I am very happy to have made this choice because I learned a lot. ---
**Author:** ![vdk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vdk/32/303053_2.png) [@vdk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vdk)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/12 "2026-02-13T21:33:45Z")
> [@OttoKerner](#): > > Prolong the timeout. These maintenance tasks can take sometimes quite long. If they always get aborted by your watchdog, the health of the database won’t get better as well. Currently, I have defined the probes as follows: (The displayed times are in seconds.) ```yaml startupProbe: tcpSocket: port: 32400 initialDelaySeconds: 15 periodSeconds: 10 timeoutSeconds: 5 failureThreshold: 6 readinessProbe: tcpSocket: port: 32400 initialDelaySeconds: 5 periodSeconds: 10 timeoutSeconds: 5 failureThreshold: 3 livenessProbe: tcpSocket: port: 32400 initialDelaySeconds: 5 periodSeconds: 30 timeoutSeconds: 10 failureThreshold: 3 ``` Should I increase the timeout to 10 minutes, for example? Or more? The part that I don’t understand is that I’m doing a TCP test. So normally, a TCP test takes a few milliseconds. Technically, the application should not interrupt communication on the port during the maintenance task, but rather display a maintenance message. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/13 "2026-02-13T21:39:13Z")
Sorry, I’m not qualified to answer that. Actually, I don’t even know if something fundametal has changed since @ChuckPa wrote this: [https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-on-kubernetes-a-story-of-a-total-disaster/771908/5](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-on-kubernetes-a-story-of-a-total-disaster/771908/5) ---
**Author:** ![vdk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vdk/32/303053_2.png) [@vdk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vdk)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/14 "2026-02-13T21:42:42Z")
I confirm that I am indeed using block level I/O devices for everything related to Plex, with the exception of movies and TV shows. ---
**Author:** ![vdk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vdk/32/303053_2.png) [@vdk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vdk)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/15 "2026-02-13T21:46:20Z")
One good thing about all this is that I was able to free up 570 Go ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/16 "2026-02-13T21:53:05Z")
To comment on the referred post: 1. PMS still requires a monolithic kernel / host architecture to operate. ASMP (multiple independent CPUs on multiple kernels) will fail. 2. Those ‘-tmp’ files are the manifestation of in-use locks colliding with delete operations not completing. The default condition in these cases is to not remove the inode (keep the file) ---
**Author:** ![vdk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vdk/32/303053_2.png) [@vdk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vdk)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/17 "2026-02-13T22:24:44Z")
Thank you for the explanation. > [@ChuckPa](#): > > Those ‘-tmp’ files are the manifestation of in-use locks colliding with delete operations not completing. The default condition in these cases is to not remove the inode (keep the file) In this case, I think i know what caused this. It’s the Block storage that i used. I will change it. I’m noting this here just in case for information if anyone else has the same problem as me. I think we should not use Erasure-Coding Block Storage with Plex as it creates too much latency. I’m going to do the test, I’m going to change it and I’m going to see if it still creates -tmp files or not. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/18 "2026-02-13T22:53:02Z")
Plex on any kind of storage not under the direct control of the kernel is not supported. You can setup an ISCSI device but, as you know, it’s locked to that singular host. ---
**Author:** ![vdk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vdk/32/303053_2.png) [@vdk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vdk)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/19 "2026-02-14T00:05:25Z")
If we look at the Helm chart proposed by Plex ([https://github.com/plexinc/pms-docker/tree/master/charts/plex-media-server](https://github.com/plexinc/pms-docker/tree/master/charts/plex-media-server)), i can use Block Storages and Block Storages aren’t under the direct control of the kernel. Now, I understand the recommendation to use local storage. I can use a solution like OpenEBS Local Storage ([https://openebs.io/docs/concepts/data-engines/localstorage](https://openebs.io/docs/concepts/data-engines/localstorage)) or Rancher Local Path ([https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner](https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner)) or else Let’s say I use one of these solutions. My problem now is that, since there is no replication or data loss protection, is it possible to replicate Plex on multiple nodes simultaneously under the same CLAIM\_TOKEN? Do you support plex replication ? ---
**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:** [February 14, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343/20 "2026-02-14T00:49:23Z")
> [@vdk](#): > > is it possible to replicate Plex on multiple nodes simultaneously under the same CLAIM\_TOKEN? Absolutely not possible to do so. Each PMS host has a unique set of ID numbers maintained by [Plex.tv](http://Plex.tv). If you try to replicate to multiple nodes: 1. You will end up with something that doesn’t work. 2. You’ll violate the ToS as that will be considered Commercial Usage which will end up in the account being terminated. Clusters are not the answer for PMS. They just aren’t. The most you can share between PMS servers is the source media (Read-only) [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-size-over-583g/936343.md?page=2)