# library refresh tab for all section

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-refresh-tab-for-all-section/155880
**Category:** Feature Suggestions
**Created:** [August 27, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-refresh-tab-for-all-section/155880 "2016-08-27T13:47:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![TwistedEndz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/twistedendz/32/16850_2.png) [@TwistedEndz](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TwistedEndz)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-refresh-tab-for-all-section/155880/1 "2016-08-27T13:47:05Z")

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Can we get the option to refresh witch section we want?  
movies/music/photo etc should all have there own refresh , so adding stuff to a 6TB nas wont be a pain

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### Author: ![Wunderwally](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/wunderwally/32/81949_2.png) [@Wunderwally](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Wunderwally)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-refresh-tab-for-all-section/155880/2 "2016-08-27T15:12:03Z")

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Did you turn on “run partial scan”? It should only scan the folder in which something has changed (like adding a movie) and not scan everything.

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### Author: ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-refresh-tab-for-all-section/155880/3 "2016-08-27T15:13:16Z")

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duplicate of

> **[refreshing library for each section](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/229823/refreshing-library-for-each-section)**
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> Can we get a refresh for each section we have so it doesn’t refresh the whole thing? I mean refreshing 6TB when you only added a simple movie to the NAS is anoying

and already available  
closing

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### Author: ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-refresh-tab-for-all-section/155880/4 "2021-01-14T16:31:43Z")

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Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate

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### Author: ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-refresh-tab-for-all-section/155880/5 "2021-06-10T00:44:37Z")

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