Plex folder size not decrementing after deleting library of size ≈7TB/14500 videos

Plex Media Server
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Hello,

I have configured Plex for about 10 libraries. I deleted the biggest one containing together approximately 7TB - 14500 video files of content type “home videos and photos”. This library was configured for chapter images and peek thumbnails, so I suppose it contains tons of metadata in size on the disk. After library deletion from the plex server I see the root folder for plex decreased only by about 4GB (2% from the whole size) - even after like 3 weeks of library deletion… why is that? there is not process to get rid of the residual metadata files completely? I am pretty sure it has to be like 100GBs of metadata files for this folder… I hit clean bundles like 10 times during those 3 weeks… it never decreased more in size… seems like it does nothing… neither optimize database.

thanks!

Deleted library:
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Before library deletion:

[/docker/plex]: @dupwd
198G    .
193G    ./plex

After like 3 weeks:

[/docker/plex]: @dupwd
194G    .
194G    ./plex

Server Version#: 1.41.4.9399
Player Version#: 1.107.2.300-7093f413

EDIT:

More detailed folder size:

[/docker/plex/plex]: @dupwd
195G    ./config
195G    .
12K     ./transcode

[/docker/plex/plex/config/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server]: @dupwd
195G    .
175G    ./Media
13G     ./Metadata
7.0G    ./Plug-in Support
680M    ./Cache
93M     ./Scanners
34M     ./Logs
20M     ./Codecs
5.8M    ./Crash Reports
4.1M    ./Plug-ins
4.0K    ./Updates
4.0K    ./Drivers
4.0K    ./Diagnostics

[/docker/plex/plex/config/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Media/localhost]: @dupwd
175G    .
12G     ./f
12G     ./b
12G     ./9
12G     ./7
12G     ./5
12G     ./3
12G     ./1
11G     ./e
11G     ./d
11G     ./c
11G     ./a
11G     ./8
11G     ./6
11G     ./4
11G     ./2
11G     ./0

[/docker/plex/plex/config/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Metadata]: @dupwd
13G     .
7.0G    ./Movies
4.3G    ./TV Shows
623M    ./Artists
495M    ./Albums
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You’ve done the Empty Trash, Clean Bundles, Delete Thumbnails ?

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Hey. Thank you for replying.

For the library I deleted I just deleted the library.

For others I just now tried to empty trash.

Not sure where I delete thumbnails, couldn’t find it.

Thank you!

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Settings > [Server Name] > Manage > Troubleshooting

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Only clean bundles is there:

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Correct. The other two options relate to individual libraries and should only apply if you kept the library.

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yes, so why is that the “/Media” folder grew so big and wont decrease in size once I delete the biggest libraries?

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You must Clean Bundles afterwards. This happens automatically during normal maintenance tasks but won’t immediately run after you delete a section.

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