# Plex media server crashes immediately **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-windows\ **Created:** [May 24, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-immediately/794039 "2022-05-24T11:03:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deangav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/fbc32d/32.png) [@deangav](https://forums.plex.tv/u/deangav)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-immediately/794039/1 "2022-05-24T11:03:10Z")
I moved all my music files to another hard drive and deleted my music library. Ever since I did that the server crashes after seconds every time I try to start it. The activity says “Adding to Library: Moving files” and then immediately crashes. I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling, I’ve tried older versions . Same thing every time, please help, thanks Running this on Windows 11 ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-immediately/794039/2 "2022-05-24T17:52:48Z")
> [@deangav](#): > > The activity says “Adding to Library: Moving files” I’ve never seen that message. Can you get me your [server logs?](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) You might need to grab them manually. Just zip the entire folder and send that to me. ---
**Author:** ![deangav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/fbc32d/32.png) [@deangav](https://forums.plex.tv/u/deangav)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-immediately/794039/3 "2022-05-24T18:07:18Z")
[Plex Media Server Logs\_2022-05-24\_14-04-37.zip](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/ecqNudUSNBK7JlpEXZhWPHKgub6.zip) (1.2 MB) ---
**Author:** ![deangav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/fbc32d/32.png) [@deangav](https://forums.plex.tv/u/deangav)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-immediately/794039/4 "2022-05-24T18:17:59Z")
I got a program called Restart On Crash. It basically restarts a program that crashes instantly. I was able to get the sever to work that way, scanned my new library and thought it was fixed. Its doing the same exact thing again… ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-immediately/794039/5 "2022-05-24T18:18:26Z")
I see the crash but I can’t tell what is causing it. The last thing your server was doing was related to a music album. I would try removing that artist from your library to see if that will stop it. The artist is `Sleater-Kinney`. ---
**Author:** ![deangav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/fbc32d/32.png) [@deangav](https://forums.plex.tv/u/deangav)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-immediately/794039/6 "2022-05-24T18:26:06Z")
Deleted sleater-kinney, restarted my computer, it’s still doing the exact same thing… ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-immediately/794039/7 "2022-05-24T18:28:07Z")
New log please ---
**Author:** ![deangav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/fbc32d/32.png) [@deangav](https://forums.plex.tv/u/deangav)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-immediately/794039/8 "2022-05-24T18:40:20Z")
[Plex Media Server Logs\_2022-05-24\_14-39-40.zip](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/vmhqoBHDgUEvdfqE3OcHg3Fx8wB.zip) (1.2 MB) ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-immediately/794039/9 "2022-05-25T07:03:22Z")
Your logs still show your server looking for that artist. Looks like you may have tried to “Add to library” from Tidal. That ring a bell? Not sure why this is causing the crash. I’ll check with the devs to see if we received the crash report. In the mean-time can you try unlinking your Tidal account temporarily to see if that stops the crashes. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-immediately/794039/10 "2022-08-23T07:03:56Z")
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