I have my PMS installed on my computer (i7-6700k, 16g RAM , M.2 SSD at 32g/sec.) why then does my art lag when scrolling up or down my list? But on my ipad client the art once its loaded has no delay?
What client? Plex Web?
Not sure there’s anything you can do to be honest.
danjames92 a client is a device that communicates with your server PMS (Plex Media Server) in my case its a HTPC and an iPad both running PMS (Plex Media Player). I have read about deleting the cache where the art is stored (C:Users/xxxxxx/AppData/Local/PlexMediaServer/Cache) and have Plex fetch new metadataand rebuild the cache some had results but I noticed no change.
@Cyberspy71 said:
I have read about deleting the cache where the art is stored (C:Users/xxxxxx/AppData/Local/PlexMediaServer/Cache) and have Plex fetch new metadataand rebuild the cache some had results but I noticed no change.
If you want a speed increase, you don’t want to erase this cache regularly. Because then Plex needs to generate a new downscaled version of the poster, which takes time.
So disable the Butler job which clears this cache regularly.
Even though you’re running a SSD, the database still becomes fragmented (tables become slower). These tables take longer to search and resolve to find the location of the posters (in the metadata). Maybe only a millisecond per DB search but it does not take long to be 250, 500 , 750 ms (3/4 second) out. Before you know it, the lag is bad.
The first step:
Hover over “Libraries” to expose the ellipsis. Click it. See and click on “Optimize Database”
Now refresh the browser page and see if responsiveness improves. If the database was fragmented, it will be significantly better.
to prevent this from happening again, In Settings - Server - ScheduledTasks, enable weekly databse optimization .
ChuckPA I did as you sugested and there was no change in speed but when i run the app on my iPad the posters are all loaded with zero delay so I guess it’s a windows thing. Im surprised no one has any solution to this issue. If I scroll down really quickly i can be waiting as much as 3-4 seconds so were not just talking a fraction of a second.
It’s a browser thing. If you’re using the iOS app, the app is MUCH faster because it prepares them in advance