# Plex no longer automatically adding files to library !
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-no-longer-automatically-adding-files-to-library/149263
**Category:** General Discussions
**Created:** [June 26, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-no-longer-automatically-adding-files-to-library/149263 "2016-06-26T17:31:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@robbiea](https://forums.plex.tv/u/robbiea)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-no-longer-automatically-adding-files-to-library/149263/1 "2016-06-26T17:31:15Z")
Hi all ,
I have been running Plex for about 6 months with no hassles whatsoever.
I use Plex through a Mac & the AppleTV app.I am currently running the new 1.0.0.2261 server version.
Plex had always automatically added my movie/tv show files to the Plex library as soon as they stopped downloading.
Last week my mac started playing up & I factory reset it (to no avail with fixing the initial Mac problem).
After this I had to re-install Plex & servers.This is when I noticed My downloaded files were not being automatically
added to library.
Now I have bought a new Mac ,installed Plex & server and still the same thing.
I read on the forum about de-selecting the (Update my library automatically) Button & then selecting again.
I have tried this & problem still persists.
I also read here about naming my library folders correctly (This confused me more) as I had never had to name Library folders before & it worked perfectly, adding movies to movies folder ,tv shows to tv folders & also adding metadata correctly.
Can someone please help me ,
Regards Rob
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### Author:  [@AlBundy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/AlBundy)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-no-longer-automatically-adding-files-to-library/149263/2 "2016-06-26T20:19:18Z")
Did you saved the settings after each step?
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### Author:  [@robbiea](https://forums.plex.tv/u/robbiea)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-no-longer-automatically-adding-files-to-library/149263/3 "2016-06-27T00:05:41Z")
Yep ,saved them.But still nothing.
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### Author:  [@AlBundy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/AlBundy)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2016, 3:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-no-longer-automatically-adding-files-to-library/149263/4 "2016-06-27T03:49:50Z")
According to [https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200289306-Updating-vs-Refreshing-a-Library](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200289306-Updating-vs-Refreshing-a-Library)
> Note: In most cases, this should work for content on local filesystems. It will generally not work for network shares mounted via SMB, NFS, AFP, or similar.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-no-longer-automatically-adding-files-to-library/149263/5 "2020-01-07T21:32:24Z")