# Plex Scanner freezing during scan, server unresponsive until reboot **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-linux\ **Created:** [February 18, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-scanner-freezing-during-scan-server-unresponsive-until-reboot/692008 "2021-02-18T14:17:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-scanner-freezing-during-scan-server-unresponsive-until-reboot/692008/4 "2021-02-18T18:28:11Z")
@Joshuaisarocker I am seeing PMS doing a lot of matching cleanup work. Please notice the “dead item count”. ```auto Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.355 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - HTTP requesting GET http://127.0.0.1:32400/library/changestamp Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.355 [0x7fa7f9802700] DEBUG - HTTP requesting GET http://127.0.0.1:32400/:/metadata/notify/toggleItemActivity?librarySectionID=2&metadataItemID=8749 Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.356 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - HTTP 200 response from GET http://127.0.0.1:32400/library/changestamp Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.357 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Updating deletion state for metadata item 8743, is has a dead item count of 59. Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.357 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Updating deletion state for metadata item 8527, is has a dead item count of 5. Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.357 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Looking for path match for [/media/Plex/TV Shows/Pokémon/Season 05/Pokémon - S05E07 - Dueling Heroes.mkv] Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.358 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Path matched, we're reusing media item 8741 Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.358 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Bringing back media item 8741 to life. Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.358 [0x7fa7f9802700] DEBUG - HTTP 200 response from GET http://127.0.0.1:32400/:/metadata/notify/toggleItemActivity?librarySectionID=2&metadataItemID=8749 Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.358 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Updating deletion state for metadata item 8750, is has a dead item count of 0. Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.358 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Marking item 8750 as alive and well. Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.358 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Downloading document http://127.0.0.1:32400/library/changestamp Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.358 [0x7fa7f9802700] DEBUG - HTTP requesting GET http://127.0.0.1:32400/:/metadata/notify/toggleItemActivity?librarySectionID=2&metadataItemID=8750 Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.359 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - HTTP requesting GET http://127.0.0.1:32400/library/changestamp Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.359 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - HTTP 200 response from GET http://127.0.0.1:32400/library/changestamp Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.360 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Updating deletion state for metadata item 8743, is has a dead item count of 58. Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.360 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Updating deletion state for metadata item 8527, is has a dead item count of 5. Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.360 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Looking for path match for [/media/Plex/TV Shows/Pokémon/Season 05/Pokémon - S05E08 - The Perfect Match.mkv] Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.361 [0x7fa7f9802700] DEBUG - HTTP 200 response from GET http://127.0.0.1:32400/:/metadata/notify/toggleItemActivity?librarySectionID=2&metadataItemID=8750 Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.361 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Path matched, we're reusing media item 8742 Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.362 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Bringing back media item 8742 to life. Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.362 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Updating deletion state for metadata item 8751, is has a dead item count of 0. Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.362 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Marking item 8751 as alive and well. Feb 18, 2021 17:49:43.363 [0x7fa803b43bc0] DEBUG - Downloading document http://127.0.0.1:32400/library/changestamp ``` Have you recently moved / renamed media ? --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-scanner-freezing-during-scan-server-unresponsive-until-reboot/692008)._