# Huge metadata folder

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/huge-metadata-folder/174280>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [January 4, 2017, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/huge-metadata-folder/174280 "2017-01-04T10:00:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![lalumart\_hotmail.com](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/lalumart_hotmail.com/32/100578_2.png) [@lalumart\_hotmail.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lalumart_hotmail.com)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2017, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/huge-metadata-folder/174280/1 "2017-01-04T10:00:22Z")

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Hi,

The metadata folder for my Plex server is ginormous (56gb), is there something I can delete safely without compromising my library ??

Thanks !

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**Author:** ![BobSnot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@BobSnot](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BobSnot)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2017, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/huge-metadata-folder/174280/2 "2017-01-04T10:01:15Z")

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[https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/202529153-Why-is-my-Plex-Media-Server-directory-so-large-](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/202529153-Why-is-my-Plex-Media-Server-directory-so-large-)

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**Author:** ![lalumart\_hotmail.com](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/lalumart_hotmail.com/32/100578_2.png) [@lalumart\_hotmail.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lalumart_hotmail.com)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2017, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/huge-metadata-folder/174280/3 "2017-01-04T10:03:28Z")

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Ho, great, thanks man !!

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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:** [January 7, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/huge-metadata-folder/174280/4 "2020-01-07T22:32:04Z")

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