Hey Team! First time posting here so hopefully i categorized this thread into the correct location and tags… please let me know if I didn’t! Ok so I’m completely stumped here. Haven’t had any issues with Plex in over a year and the first time I’ve had this particular issue happen. Inexplicably I …

[image] jakemitchell22_gmail_com: Fixed their issue. So I tried it. shut down the plex server, edited the preferences file, saved, started back up and… nothing. I figured at the very least it would have logged me out or something but it didn’t. Just right back to where I was. Logged in, no serve…

Thanks so much for the response! I’ll definitely try this when I get home. However, that article is from April 2023, I’ve never had this issue before… Why would it all of a sudden, out of the blue happen to me in September 2024 if it’s been something for nearly a year and a half? I could see when t…

[image] jakemitchell22_gmail_com: When I checked task manager it also showed plex was running, but still no task tray icon that could be interacted with… wonder if it’s linked with my issue somehow? This can be a hint that Plex server is currently running under a different Windows user accoun…

Tried to claim server and none of it worked. Also I only have the one user account on my plex host PC, my own (whom is also the administrator). I logged out of it and logged back in. no fix. restarted PC (for the 10th time) and no fix. I noticed some odd things that I think all might be effecting e…

[image] jakemitchell22_gmail_com: I can verify the server is “running” as it appears in my task manager. However, it is not appearing in my system tray icons area. What exactly is appearing in your task manager? What is the precise name of the running process? Where is the executable located? …

Thank you so much again for your continued assistance, it’s very much appreciated. Sorry the weekend got crazy busy and wasn’t able to get back here to report. So Friday night (before your follow up) in an act of desperation I was searching around through the localappdata folder of Plex and found t…

Plex Server Vanished. Completely Stumped. Please Help!

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Plex Server Vanished. Completely Stumped. Please Help!

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