Trying to get plexignore to work on my server. Version 1.21.2.3943. Noticed something that is not clear in the support article, linked below for reference:
If you are creating a sub directory or you want plex to ignore an entire folder, be sure that there are no SPACES in the name of the FOLDER. If there are spaces in the folder name then the plexignore pattern for sub directories won’t work.
I was beating my head against the wall till I figured this out. Might be obvious to others but it was not obvious to me.
For my example:
I created a sub directory in my music folder called “Ignored Tracks”. (Notice the space between the words.)
My plexignore file had the following pattern in it per the instructions:
# Ignore directories called "Ignored Tracks"
*Ignored Tracks/*
This would not work Plex would not ignore anything I put into this Folder. And it didn’t matter where I put the plexignore text file that folder still showed up in my library. And yes the plexignore file was properly named.
So then I changed the name of the FOLDER to:
“IgnoredTracks” (notice no spaces between the words)
And then changed the plexignore text file pattern to:
# Ignore directories called "IgnoredTracks"
*IgnoredTracks/*
And then the plexignore pattern worked. And any tracks I put into this folder were properly ignored by Plex and stopped showing up in my library. Just the way I wanted it to be.
So in case there is anyone out there who might be having an issue with plex ignoring a certain sub directory Check to see if the folder name has any spaces in the name.
