# Library stopped adding files

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-stopped-adding-files/706552>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-synology\
**Created:** [April 2, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-stopped-adding-files/706552 "2021-04-02T13:33:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![timtrace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/timtrace/32/229914_2.png) [@timtrace](https://forums.plex.tv/u/timtrace)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-stopped-adding-files/706552/1 "2021-04-02T13:33:05Z")

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Server Version#: DS415+ @ DSM 6.2.4-25556, Plex v1.22.1.4275-48e10484b

Out of the blue, my PMS stopped displaying new media files.

While reviewing the Plex Media Server.log, I found many, many instances of “Failed to add watch for…” followed by the path to one of many, many folders under my media directory.

I looked in the Syno interface to make sure the perms were correct - yep, the Plex user had RO perms to the entire tree.

Rebooted, looked at the logs again, same error.

Found [a similar problem](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-stopped-adding-files/575374) with an answer by @ChuckPa and tried his fix. Restarted PMS. No more errors. All files visible.

Thanks, Chuck 😀

```auto
find /volume11/Videos -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
find /volume11/Videos -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;

```

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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:** [July 1, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-stopped-adding-files/706552/2 "2021-07-01T13:33:22Z")

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