# Plex locks iTunes.xml causing creation of multiple .tmp files

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-locks-itunes-xml-causing-creation-of-multiple-tmp-files/608017>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** server-windows, library-management\
**Created:** [June 27, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-locks-itunes-xml-causing-creation-of-multiple-tmp-files/608017 "2020-06-27T21:18:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![b8mnr54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@b8mnr54](https://forums.plex.tv/u/b8mnr54)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-locks-itunes-xml-causing-creation-of-multiple-tmp-files/608017/1 "2020-06-27T21:18:57Z")

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It appears theat Plex is locking the iTunes.xml file. As a result, iTunes is continuously creating .tmp files and consuming all of my disk space.

Has anyone found a solution to this problem yet?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-locks-itunes-xml-causing-creation-of-multiple-tmp-files/608017/2 "2020-09-25T21:28:16Z")

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