# Plex wont start

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-wont-start/687237>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [February 6, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-wont-start/687237 "2021-02-06T00:08:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![yousefgunz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@yousefgunz](https://forums.plex.tv/u/yousefgunz)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-wont-start/687237/1 "2021-02-06T00:08:34Z")

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My database is no gone because my hard drive failed. I’ve been trying to start plex to make a new one but when I open the .exe it only says “ERROR”, It doesn’t even show the system tray icon.

Can someone help me with this? I already tried uninstalling it and repairing ![Capture](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/6/c/6cb8e20bc064d28c4d4636b6d18b728ef65ee3b2.png)  
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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:** [May 7, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-wont-start/687237/2 "2021-05-07T00:08:42Z")

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