First time error: Conversion failed. The transcoder failed to start up

Server Version#: 3.95.2
Player Version#:

Both the people who stream my plex remotely and my local machine are having trouble streaming off my PC. I’ve never had this error before.
I’ve attached my logs here. Hopefully, one of you understands these things better than me.

UPDATE: If I go to the individual video files on my drive, they play fine in VLC player.

Thanks in advance and have a great day
Plex Media Server Logs_2019-04-28_16-16-35.zip (2.3 MB)

Thanks for the logs.

Why have you setup the transcoder temp directory within the windows protected "C:\Program Files (x86)" area ?

This directory is locked down by windows and meant to be for programs

Apr 28, 2019 16:15:49.182 [11092] ERROR - Error creating directory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Plex\Transcoder Temp\Transcode\Sessions\plex-transcode-ff8zv8u9yz5iol4frrrxhhp3-9d161bc4-4256-4bde-be20-0947b781bb23": boost::filesystem::create_directories: Access is denied: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Plex\Transcoder Temp\Transcode\Sessions"

Apr 28, 2019 16:15:49.184 [11092] ERROR - Failed to calculate available disk space for path '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Plex\Transcoder Temp\Transcode\Sessions"': 1 (Incorrect function)

Please delete the setting for the Plex Transcoder Temp directory in the server transcoder settings so the default location is used, or specify a path to directory within the "C:\Users\Baker" directory structure

That worked! Thank you.

I tried to use that directory because it was on my SSD and I figured that might improve transcoder performance. I’ve been getting a lot of CPU usage when folks stream off my box. In the end though, this worked and I moved the computer out of my entertainment center so it can cool itself easier.

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