Server Version#: 1.21.3.4021
Yesterday I discovered my storage was filling up. I found that it was my Plex DVR folder. There is a subfolder called #recycle that is full of what appears to be every DVR episode I’ve ever deleted that totals over 3TB. I found my Plex server wasn’t set to empty the trash automatically so I enabled it and then tried to manually empty the trash for all my libraries. That did not empty the #recycle folder though. Looking at the logs I see the following happens:
Feb 15, 2021 08:49:11.143 [8680] DEBUG - Request: [127.0.0.1:52626 (Loopback)] PUT /library/sections/11/emptyTrash (10 live) GZIP Signed-in Token (me)
Feb 15, 2021 08:49:11.146 [8680] DEBUG - About to destroy 0 deleted items.
Feb 15, 2021 08:49:11.147 [8680] DEBUG - About to destroy 0 deleted directories.
Feb 15, 2021 08:49:11.147 [19468] DEBUG - Completed: [127.0.0.1:52626] 200 PUT /library/sections/11/emptyTrash (10 live) GZIP 3ms 274 bytes (pipelined: 23)
