New Beta Version Breaks Local Metadata

Plex Media Server Plex Pass Betas
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Server Version: 1.43.0.10231-ca3956848
Player Version: 1.110.0.351-4e48eb83

The latest Beta Version has broken local metadata implementation for me.

I’ve archived some videos via ytdl-sub which saves metadata in an attached .json file. In the previous public version (1.42.2.10156) this metadata was loaded into plex just fine.

I’ve then updated to the new Beta version today and metadata is no longer being loaded in.

After clicking on “refresh Metadata” it loads for a split second and than appears to be done with the task, but all videos remain metadata free.

I’ve then rolled back to 1.42.2.10156 and now “refresh Metadata” is working as intended again.

Please check as this could potentially break some libraries that are reliant on local metadata files.

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I don’t think, Plex itself ever imported metadata from attached json files – maybe if the metadata was also embedded in your files themselves?

Are you by chance using some 3rd party agent / metadata plug-in for that purpose?

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Yeah, very likely that the metadata was already embedded to the file and that the .json is just a reference. (I’m not sure how to check this further)

However, the case remains that in the public version the metadata is being loaded, in the beta version it is missing. Same file, same library and generally same setup, only difference being the Plex Media Server Version.

I’m using the Plex Series Agent with “Prefer Local Metadata” enabled in the library settings

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Can you run a refresh for an affected title then download your PMS logs and share them? Also, could you share a sample file that is affected so that we can attempt to reproduce?

Thanks for reporting.

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[Req#feeb5] MetadataAgentPostProcessor: error refreshing metadata for local://645529

Jon

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We would need the entire server log zip file.

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At the moment, I would prefer to stay on the public version, as I am afraid the beta update might break my library further

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Think I tracked this down to where unmatched items are skipping local metadata. Will have the fix in the next beta.

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You are a gentleman and a scholar <3

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Ah, I wonder if this is why any newly added but ‘unmatched’ albums simply refused to show the album art (even though it’s there in the folder) until it was matched a few days later?

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