# Plex scans all files without end

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-scans-all-files-without-end/896870>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [November 25, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-scans-all-files-without-end/896870 "2024-11-25T20:35:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![MBA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@MBA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MBA)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-scans-all-files-without-end/896870/1 "2024-11-25T20:35:42Z")

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Server Version#: 1.41.0.8994

Hello, I have recently started having problems importing new files. As soon as I scan a media library, all my shares are scanned. It does not come to an end and the server CPU is utilized at 100%. This is unusual and new.

Plex runs via a Docker container (linuxserver/plex). Could it be that there is a bug in the version? I have to stop and restart the Docker, then the scanner stops.

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**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:** [November 25, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-scans-all-files-without-end/896870/2 "2024-11-25T21:08:18Z")

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The most common sources of this problem are:

1. Media automation tools (e.g. torrents) writing to media libraries monitored by PMS.

2. Automated permission setting / changing scripts (PMS is sensitive to this)

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**Author:** ![MBA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@MBA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MBA)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-scans-all-files-without-end/896870/3 "2024-11-25T21:20:15Z")

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Mh, I don’t have media automation tools. I’ve not changed anything since the last scan, so no automations. I just purchased a Plex Pass today

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**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:** [November 25, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-scans-all-files-without-end/896870/4 "2024-11-25T22:32:53Z")

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May I have your debug logs?

I’d like to see what else got triggered when it restarted

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**Author:** ![MBA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@MBA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MBA)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-scans-all-files-without-end/896870/5 "2024-11-25T22:40:35Z")

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Of course. How/Where can I send you download link? You are not accepting new pm.

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**Author:** ![MBA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@MBA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MBA)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2024, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-scans-all-files-without-end/896870/6 "2024-11-26T10:20:26Z")

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The reason for the ongoing scans was the credit detection

It tooks a long time to scan a movie, so the scanner was permanently active and used a lot of cpu power.

I deactivated the credit detection for my movies library.

I also updated the image of the PMS to the newest version.

Now everything‘s fine.

Thank you again.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-scans-all-files-without-end/896870/7 "2025-02-24T10:20:42Z")

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