# Plex cannot find SOME (media) files

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-cannot-find-some-media-files/809103>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux, library-management\
**Created:** [September 2, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-cannot-find-some-media-files/809103 "2022-09-02T15:50:36Z")\
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Verify that the files are not 0 bytes large.

> [@Alien21](#):
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> I’ll try changing `[` to `{`

Not all of them. Only those around the matching hint.

You might have to perform the [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) after the renaming.

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