# Library update issues

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-update-issues/148883
**Category:** General Discussions
**Created:** [June 24, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-update-issues/148883 "2016-06-24T03:22:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![Martorious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@Martorious](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Martorious)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-update-issues/148883/1 "2016-06-24T03:22:01Z")

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The last few days I noticed my library is not auto refreshing even though “Update Library Automatically” is enabled. It had been working, but now is not. Everything updates when I manually refresh it.

I had a one month plex pass. Do I need to have it for auto-update to work, or should it work without plex pass? Any ideas of what might be happening?

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### Author: ![kegobeer-plex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kegobeer-plex/32/17444_2.png) [@kegobeer-plex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kegobeer-plex)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-update-issues/148883/2 "2016-06-24T03:27:19Z")

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No, a Plex Pass isn’t required for auto updating libraries. What version of Plex server are you running? Have you tried disabling the auto update and then enabling it again?

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### Author: ![Martorious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@Martorious](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Martorious)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-update-issues/148883/3 "2016-06-25T00:22:13Z")

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1.0.0.2261 on my QNAP TS-253A. I actually just logged in and saw there was an update. I downloaded and installed it, and disabled and re-enabled the auto-update. I’ll see if that does it.

Thanks

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### Author: ![Martorious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@Martorious](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Martorious)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-update-issues/148883/4 "2016-06-26T03:47:09Z")

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Seems like updating and turning off then on the update worked. Thanks.

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### Author: ![robbiea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/958977/32.png) [@robbiea](https://forums.plex.tv/u/robbiea)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-update-issues/148883/5 "2016-06-26T17:13:05Z")

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Hi guys ,I am having the same issues.I can manually add my files to my library ,but plex used to automatically add to my library once download finishes.  
I have tried disabling & enabling auto update in my library settings.  
I am also running on mac & have current version of server 1.0.0.2261 and web version 2.7.0.

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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, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-update-issues/148883/6 "2020-01-07T21:31:09Z")

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