Libraries not updating

Server Version#: 1.23.0.4459-20536d6fc

None of my libraries are updating changes. I will delete a file or add a folder and it will detect the change but not add or remove the item form Plex Libraries. I have tried “scan Library files” under Server>Manage. I have even edited the library to monitor the folders again. This is also leading to being unable to change any of the metadata on any of my items.

I can play and access all items that have an existing file on the HD but can in no way add or delete new material.

Example 1: I will delete the movie from the HD folder. Plex will then detect that the file is gone but not remove it as an item from my Plex movies library. If I then tell Plex to remove item it says “There was a problem deleting this item” and it stays in my Plex library. The reverse is also true. If I tell Plex to remove the item first it will delete the item from the HD folder but continue to keep the item in the Plex library.

Example 2: I added photos to a photo library. Plex will detect that there is a new folder but not add the photos. I have also move a folder out of the photo folder and it will not detect that those photos are no longer in my library in the same manor as in Example 1.

Can you check your check your database? Sounds like there might be some corruption…

Also try going to Settings → Library → and enable Empty trash automatically after every scan and Save it.
Once that’s done, click on the elipse next to your library and Clean Trash.

This setting was on and I had already tried that.

I was able to enter time machine and restore my Plex Media Server folder to a older version and was able to run a scan of libraries and have to actually preform updates.

I am having this same issue and it is driving me crazy, everything was working fine a few days ago… Suddenly nothing new is being detected. I haven’t made any changes on my end except for plex updates.

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