Server Version#: 1.43.0.10231 beta
Player Version#: Redundant
Hey guys,
As the title suggests my Plex server’s “automatically scan libraries” option is a bit off. I use a lot of .plexignore files as I have an Emby server running simultaneously.
If I ahave automatic library scans turned off (Running periodic scans instead) all is well and the Plex scanner perfectly respects my .plexignore files, that lie adjacent to the video files I wanna have excluded.
I don’t know if it matters, but my .plexignore files’ content is the following:
backdrops/
So, if automatic scans are disabled it perfectly excludes all folders called “backrops”. If the automatic scans are enabled well…then it doesn’t and scans and immediately skips all “backdrops” folders.
This also leads to the Web UI behaviour to like…flicker, as it’s scanning/updating and instantly leaving out of the “backrops” folder (I can record a video of this if necessary).
Also, it seems like it’s stuck in some sort of “loop” if I enable automatic + “only scan altered folders” scan options → Adding files from “backdrops” folders, then discarding them again. I can clearly see that i.e. “theme.mkv” files are being added to “Latest added movies”, then vanishing again for the duration of the scan.
If I only use periodic scans it works perfectly fine.
This is btw only the case for my movie library, my 2 other TV show libraries work as expected with the same .plexignore content and structure 
