@Volts: Interesting point about the “unexpected” directory depth. I broke the movies out into alpha subdirs when I noticed them taking a long time to load/list in Windows from the SMB server, and Plex has not (until today) struggled with this.
Since the new Movie agent is rumoured to fix this, I will wait till that hits the mainstream & try it out. Till then I have my “_” workaround, so I am good. Will grab popcorn & watch out for any further discussion here.
It’s not a bad idea to break stuff up into smaller chunks.
I have a LOT of Library Folders all over the place.
I have heard tell of mysterious shenanigans when the names of those folders are ‘Letters’.
Further details are lost in the void of my mind - and search really blows.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/performance-tuning/role/file-server/
Check out the Note for DirectoryCacheLifetime. Lots of folks were affected by this. Some found relief by setting DirectoryCacheLifetime to 0. I haven’t tested again since 1809.
All in all i think it would be good for the plex developers to have a look a this. I’m sure they would relish an opportunity to make their product even better.
I think they have - the new scanner & agent. It’s WAY faster and I found matching to be more accurate. Now’s the ideal time to test it and give feedback.
I see the link to the announcement but where do i go to download it?
The new agent is included with the latest (Plex Pass) beta release. The announcement I linked to above describes how to migrate to the new agent.
You can change your server settings to use the Beta channel under Settings → General (Show Advanced) → Server Update Channel. Change that, then check for updates.
Or, you can download the latest Plex Pass version from here:
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-media-server
Updated to Version 1.20.0.3181
Unfortunately the problem persists. Is there something else i need to do?
Sorry, upgrading movie folder now. I’ll post the results when it’s finished.
Update. Works perfectly!!!
Thanks again for all your help
THe linux server fails to add files which have “Sample” in their name.
Is it by design or a bug ?
By design. It’s already been answered in the first link above.
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