# Plex transcoding stopped working?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-transcoding-stopped-working/930107>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux, downloads, ios\
**Created:** [August 25, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-transcoding-stopped-working/930107 "2025-08-25T20:12:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![joepaiii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@joepaiii](https://forums.plex.tv/u/joepaiii)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-transcoding-stopped-working/930107/16 "2025-09-01T00:12:50Z")

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> [@Synology FAQ - Questions, Answers, and How-To's](https://forums.plex.tv/t/synology-faq-questions-answers-and-how-tos/490215/22):
>
> ```auto
> # Remove any previous s2s_watches_max entries (avoid clutter)
> sed -i 's/^s2s_watches_max=.*$//' /etc/synoinfo.conf
> sed -i 's/^s2s_watches_max=.*$//' /etc.defaults/synoinfo.conf
> 
> # This is an example only. Use your actual result below to add the new value
> echo 's2s_watches_max=262144' >> /etc/synoinfo.conf
> echo 's2s_watches_max=262144' >> /etc.defaults/synoinfo.conf
> 
> ```

So same problem after trying this.

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