I have a TV library that spans multiple folders (of about 2TB each) of which one (let’s call it the working folder) receives new content and the remainder are finalised and will never have any further modifications. Whenever new content is added to the working folder, the only way to get Plex to sc…

Settings - Server - Library - ‘Show Advanced’ - “Run a partial scan when changes are detected” Does this not work for you? Is the clocktime correct on both your server and your media storage device (whatever it is - NAS, server etc.)

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tom80H Closed March 26, 2021, 2:07am 3

Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate

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