I have the latest version of Plex o my NAS. And every time i add new media, Plex doesn’t show them until hours later. I have all the proper settings set, scan automatically for changes and partial scan.

Go to Settings → Transcoder. Is anything listed in the box for Transcoder temporary directory? If so, delete it and save changes. But your problem about not adding media is due to exceeding the number of folders Linux can monitor. The FAQ details the procedure to correct things.

Enable automatic: [Screenshot from 2022-04-01 20-43-16]

As I stated in my post, I already have that setting set.

Sorry I missed that. (long week) Make certain DEBUG logging is enabled, VERBOSE logging is disabled. Please restart PMS, Wait 3 minutes for it to startup and stabilize Now download the logs ZIP file Attach it here so I can see what’s happening.

here are the logs Plex Media Server Logs_2022-04-01_21-37-13.zip (4.8 MB) also, I just noticed plex seems to be stuck scanning, I tried to cancel the scan and it seems to just ignore my command.

Disable verbose logging in Settings → Server_Name → General. [Screenshot (1190)] Did you change the transcoder temp directory (Settings → Transcoder)? If so, suggest you change back to the default, which is blank. Apr 01, 2022 21:36:43.782 [0x7f1f507a76e8] ERROR - Error creating directory "…

Also, it looks like you’ve exceeded the number of folders Plex can monitor. Apr 01, 2022 21:36:44.688 [0x7f1f4b342b38] ERROR - [Notify] Failed to add watch for "/volume1/media/tv_shows/True Detective/Season 02" (28: No space left on device) This is common and easy to remedy. See Synology FAQ #16 …

There is also one permissions error in the log files. Make sure the system internal user PlexMediaServer has at least read-only access to your media directories. Apr 01, 2022 21:14:48.262 [0x7fe710ac5b38] ERROR - Error opening file '"/volume1/media/movies/Slumber Party Massacre III (1990) (tt01006…

ok that I weird I never added a directory for the transcoder. I removed and saved.

how do I fix the permission for this single movie?

I dont understand the steps, I have 9117 folders in total, I did all the math but I am getting a huge number. can you help me?

Plex on synology not scanning for new media

Plex Media Server

ChuckPa April 2, 2022, 4:11pm 21

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You’ll find a lot of information about how to correct certain problems (like Notify as referenced by FordGuy) in our Syno FAQ

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