Library not scanning automatically

Plex Media Server Metadata & Adding Files
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Server Version#:1.22.0
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Hello,

My Plex media Server is working okay. If I set the Library scan interval to 15 mins, it works okay.

I’m using a DS1520+ so it should be plenty powerful for this task.

However, if I set it to scan automatically when a new folder is added, nothing ever happens.

I thought this might be a problem with permissions but surely, the 15 minute interval would not work either in that instance.

Any help appreciated.

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Is this about a Plex Media Server running on this Synology Disk Station or a Plex Media Server on a different platform (Linux, Windows, Mac), using the Synology NAS as its storage.

If you’re not seeing automatic scans for the Syno Server detecting changes on the NAS itself, you might have exceeded the number of folders the DSM is monitoring.

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Hi there,

This is Plex Media on a NAS. Is there a folder limit? How can I tell if the DSM has exceeded a limit?

Kind Regards

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I believe there’s no user interface for this.
You’ll need to log into your NAS via SSH and execute some Linux commands.

  • you can run cat /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches to get the current limit
  • you can change it following the procedure linked above

The support article also describes a way to get an accurate # of folders in your system.
For a finger-in-the-air estimate you can also take a look at the properties of your shares (via Synology File Station) and check the “Size” information (e.g. “3.31 GB (3,551,570,571 Bytes). Contain 184 file(s), 33 folder(s)”)

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Ok, great. will try that out.
Thanks for the tip.

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