# Delete music still showing up

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/delete-music-still-showing-up/798228>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [June 23, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/delete-music-still-showing-up/798228 "2022-06-23T18:19:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![lofftjm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e4f/32.png) [@lofftjm](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lofftjm)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/delete-music-still-showing-up/798228/1 "2022-06-23T18:19:25Z")

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Server Version#: 1.27.1.5916 on Ubuntu  
Player Version#: Plex for Mac Version 1.46.1.3056-ab91bdc0

I’ve removed some music from my Library by physically deleting the files via the command line in Ubuntu. I then re-scanned the Library and did “Empty Trash”. The delete music still shows up in Plex but is obvioulsy not playable.

How do I fix this?

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**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:** [June 24, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/delete-music-still-showing-up/798228/2 "2022-06-24T04:03:55Z")

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All paths in the properties of the library must be:

- still existent
- accessible
- not completely empty

If there is even one which doesn’t fulfill these criteria, you will be unable to remove deleted items from your library.

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**Author:** ![lofftjm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e4f/32.png) [@lofftjm](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lofftjm)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/delete-music-still-showing-up/798228/3 "2022-06-24T11:48:43Z")

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Is this a recent change? I have ALWAYS removed the files from the OS and then re-scanned the library it has worked fine. In fact I don’t even see a way to delete items from the Plex interface itself.

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**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:** [June 24, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/delete-music-still-showing-up/798228/4 "2022-06-24T11:49:50Z")

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No, it has always been that way.

> [@lofftjm](#):
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> In fact I don’t even see a way to delete items from the Plex interface itself.

The “delete” feature is locked by a global server setting.  
Settings - Server - Library - ‘Show Advanced’ - “Allow media deletion”

[Edit your library](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200289266-editing-libraries/),  
go to the tab “Add Folders”,  
see which (and how many) folder paths are there.  
Is there more than one?

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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:** [September 22, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/delete-music-still-showing-up/798228/5 "2022-09-22T11:50:27Z")

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