# Plex not auto scanning media

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**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-synology, library-management\
**Created:** [April 16, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-auto-scanning-media/838051 "2023-04-16T00:03:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-auto-scanning-media/838051/2 "2023-04-16T00:42:54Z")

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You’re describing what happens when you have more folders than DSM can monitor without slight customization.

To verify.

1. DEBUG [server logging](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) on, VERBOSE logging off, SAVE if changed
2. Restart PMS
3. Wait 3-4 minutes (give it time to finish initialization)
4. Download the logs ZIP file
5. Open the ZIP and inspect “Plex Media Server.log”
6. Search for ‘No space left on device’ . It’ll occur on a ‘Notify’ event record.

If this is the case, follow this procedure.

> [@Synology FAQ - Questions, Answers, and How-To's](https://forums.plex.tv/t/490215/22):
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> FAQ 16: Increase the number of folders Plex can monitor Applicable to all supported versions of DSM. When the Linux ‘inotify’ table fills up, this will cause when Plex to stop automatically detecting new media you add to the server. It will also manifest when there are transcoder problems with Dolby audio codecs. Linux has a default table size which is static. We can increase this at will. On some versions it’s 8192. On newer kernels, the default is 65536 folders. This is easy to incr…

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