Hi, running Mac OS with 12.3.1. Plex server up to date and lately files have not been woking on when watching on the tv app so come down to the desktop and all files on my external drive are unavailable. In info it says inaccessible, and if i put my mouse over that it says ‘please check the permissi…

Playback error: Please check the permissions for this file

twynne April 14, 2022, 10:24am 3

Same was happening here and finally found this post. it’s this bit that fixes it:

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