So, I will preface this with, I know this is not recommended: I have a large plex install, over the years my Metadata folder has grown to 116.5GB and my Media folder is 12.2GB. How much of an issue would it be for me to delete those folders and then force a full refresh of my metadata? I have tried…

Plex Metadata folder Size

SE56 May 25, 2025, 12:05pm 2

Maybe worth looking at updates from Chuckpa

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