Not all my files appear in my library despite proper naming

After migrating from DSM 6 and the Plex shared folder
to DSM 7 and the PlexMediaServer shared folder,

There are a lot of other changes.

  1. User Plex isn’t used any more
  2. DSM 7 required we switch username to PlexMediaServer (the package name)
  3. This means you must go and apply the permissions to all your media files.
  • Set for the shared folder
  • “Apply to this folder, sub folders , and files” — IS REQUIRED

Here is the How To

Here is what it should look like:

You can remove user Plex from the Control Panel - Users app.
It’s abandoned and no longer needed.

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