Plex Server uses 100% cpu when idle

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Server Version#: Latest Update
Player Version#: Latest Update

HI

My windows plex server uses 100% of the cpu when idle.
When checking task manager the usage is spread out over 3 plex prosesses Python, plex scanner and plex server. Im using a i5 3570K\GTX1050ti with a rather large library (about 20 terra), Plex software on SSD.
Plex Media Server Logs_2021-02-13_09-39-46.zip (9.1 MB)
Serverlogs included

Thank you for any help, its been driving me nuts :smiley:

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The organization of your music library doesn’t fit with Plex’s requirements.
The acoustic fingerprinter is running under full load, trying to make sense out of it, but will ultimately fail

As a test, stop the scan of your music library and remove the library.

Plex requires a folder structure of

\Music <-- library points here
   \Albumartist
      \Albumtitle
         01. trackartist - tracktitle.mp3
         02. trackartist - tracktitle.mp3
         03. trackartist - tracktitle.mp3
         ...

Multi-disc albums can also use

\Music <-- library points here
   \Albumartist
      \Albumtitle
         \Disc 1
            01. trackartist - tracktitle.mp3
            02. trackartist - tracktitle.mp3
            03. trackartist - tracktitle.mp3
            ...
         \Disc 2
            01. trackartist - tracktitle.mp3
            02. trackartist - tracktitle.mp3
            03. trackartist - tracktitle.mp3
            ...

This applies to “sampler” albums as well. The “Albumartist” name is in this case “Various Artists” (in the majority of cases at least).

Your structure doesn’t fit this. Depending on which folder level you pointed the library at, Plex may probably trying to find an album which contains all tracks in your “2. Album” category – which of course will eventually fail.

'A:\3. Musikk\1. Musikk\2. Album\Free - Chronicles - The Very Best Of 2CD's\cd2\Heartbreaker.mp3'

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Thank you for your help, i will try removing the music to see if that is the problem, thank you!!

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