Server Version#:1.19.3.2831 Player Version#: I replaced a few files recently with ones that have a bit more stuff at the start (not more intro, just stuff before the intro). The intro detection had already ran so I ran it again (ran analysis on the files). Server console says that it is slipping…

We intend to fix this bug in the not-too-distant future (it’s the same bug we have around preview thumbnails) Doing the Plex Dance would fix it, but I do agree that it’s an imperfect (read: bad) workaround.

After googling what a Plex dance was I tried it and it worked! Thanks for the work around! (Love the intro skip feature btw)

I was writing up a post regarding this on Windows Server, until this post came up in the suggestions on the side (nice forum feature btw!). I assume the same bug will be resolved on Windows? I have the same issue because I have automatic emptying of trash disabled. Only way to get it to redetect the…

Getting spoiled by the ‘Skip Intro’ for newly added items. Currently watching stuff I’ve had for a while, and being able to rescan for ‘intro detection’ would be real nice. I know the scan takes a long time, so I’d prefer to only scan a series when I know I’ll be watching it.

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Force re-check of intro detection

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madhatter806 September 23, 2020, 1:50pm 6

Force Re-Detect Intros (Fix for File Replacement Bug)

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Force re-check of intro detection

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