Player very slow to come up or freezes on startup

Server Version#:1.32.5.7328
Player Version#:1.74.1.3913-9baac0009
Suddenly on startup the player can simply hang unresponsive, or take up to a minute to start. I should clarify. It Never comes up quickly anymore.

I updated the server version earlier this evening, so of course I tried to roll that back and I got a message saying I can’t roll back.

Mine has been doing the same for a while. The cause for me was a mapped network drive that wasn’t connected. As soon as I removed that the Plex app was opening instantly again.

Why it’s hanging when there’s a disconnected network drive is beyond me, and as you can clearly tell you won’t get a response or even an acknowledgement from Plex devs because they’re too busy adding random stuff that no one asked for.

Anyways. Try that. See if it helps?

Thank you. I had the Synology NAS Plex runs on as network drive Z:. As soon as I removed that things work perfectly again. What caused it to no longer be mapped and why I can’t map it again? Unknown. I can still move files in and out via the browser so it’s annoying but not a huge loss. Thank you. And yes, it’s easier to add shiny than actually address a problem.

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