# Manually trigger "Deep Analysis" & MDE Bandwidth Inaccurate

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**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-linux, apple-tv, media-optimizer\
**Created:** [March 7, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/manually-trigger-deep-analysis-mde-bandwidth-inaccurate/833743 "2023-03-07T22:46:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/manually-trigger-deep-analysis-mde-bandwidth-inaccurate/833743/4 "2023-03-08T23:12:07Z")

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Does Plex’s [XML info](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201998867-Investigate-Media-Information-and-Formats) agree with MediaInfo on the total bandwidth required by all tracks? Can you post the [XML info](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201998867-Investigate-Media-Information-and-Formats) here?

> [@speeddemon](#):
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> Is it possible to manually trigger `Deep Analysis`?

You can. There’s a pretty good description of it here:

> [@Can i force deep scan?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/can-i-force-deep-scan/833598/6):
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> You can initiate a deep scan via command line like this, however do bear in mind this is for Windows… Mac’s and Linux might be different… Deep Analysis: "C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex Media Server\Plex Media Scanner.exe" --analyze-deeply --item RatingKeys --log-file-suffix " Manual Deep Analysis" Credit Detection: "C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex Media Server\Plex Media Scanner.exe" --analyze --server-action credits --item RatingKeys --log-file-suffix " Manual Credits Analysis" Chapter Generation: …

It’s Windows-centric, but the principal applies to Linux as well. The caveat is that under Linux, you must run the command with an environment variable specifying your Plex Media Server data directory. On my own system, I use this (for example):

```auto
PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_APPLICATION_SUPPORT_DIR=/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application\ Support/ /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Plex\ Media\ Scanner --analyze-deeply --item 279 --force

```

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