Server Version#: <If providing server logs please do NOT turn on verbose logging, only debug logging should be enabled> Hello, I’m running into an issue where none of my media is playing from my windows plex server. I’m able to play the signal from my tuner (Live TV) which is from my HDHomeRun b…

[image] Jsmooth: Server Version#: Which is it? [image] Transcoder - possible regression plexPlex Media Server I found the solution if the Maximum simultaneous CPU transcodes value is set to unlimited then the error occurs, if I set it to some other val…

Thanks for the quick response. I went to transcode setting option and change the Maximum simultaneous video transcode from Unlimited to 6, and nothing changed. Any other ideas on what could be causing this error. I’ve changed nothing in my settings for years and everything was successfully playin…

Inspect the plex media info of a few affected items. Compare the drive letter and folder/file name shown at the top with the actual address where the media file is sitting. Are they identical? Triggering “Analyze” on an item, previous to playing it might also be a worthwhile experiment.

Hey OP, it sounds like this issue: [image] Playback error: An error occurred loading items to play plexPlex Media Server Hi! I recently have starting having an issue on PLEX where no media is played, regardless of type, age, or platform. I simply get a “Playb…

thanks for your response. After skimming through the post all I could see them recommending is to reinstall plex media server and start from scratch. Is that the only solution or am I missing something?

I haven’t found a solution yet. For Android, you can rollback to a build from around Feb 2025, before they started using the 2025 version number. That app still works for me. I am currently using 10.26.0.2578 and I disabled auto updates for Plex, for now. All browsers continue to throw that error…

[image] Lylesback2: 10.26.0.2578 Wow….Yes it’s working on my android phone with the older version as you suggested. Hope they fix the newer version soon. Plex still isn’t working on my tv’s and other devices but I can live with playing plex just from my phone for now. Thanks man. I apprec…

Is someone from Plex working on this issue?

Just wanted to in here as well. I am having the same exact issue. Running the latest version of plex, latest version on nvidia shield. All my browsers throw the same error. The only place I have any successful playback is from the new plex app on my phone. I would very much love to have a solutio…

So I have been playing around with this issue since I posted and I found something that worked for me without any issue. Go to your plex server settings, now go to your extras and make it look like this [image] Once I did this, all my videos that gave me the “An error occured loading items to pl…

Playback Error - An error occurred loading items to play

Plex Media Server

OttoKerner September 3, 2025, 11:22am 2

Which is it?

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Playback Error - An error occurred loading items to play

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