# Plugin library 78gb

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plugin-library-78gb/788375>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-mac\
**Created:** [April 15, 2022, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plugin-library-78gb/788375 "2022-04-15T09:46:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![twynne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/twynne/32/249091_2.png) [@twynne](https://forums.plex.tv/u/twynne)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plugin-library-78gb/788375/1 "2022-04-15T09:46:25Z")

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Server Version#: 1.26.0.5715  
Player Version#: n/a

Noticed this morning my Mac server is running out of space. Deeper analysis shows Plex taking _way_ too much space, and looking further I can see a single file (com.plexapp.plugins.library.db) is now over 78gb. I’ve tried removing some plugins, but each one fails to uninstall (and I only had handful anyway!)

Is there some ‘rebuild’ or optimise function that can be used?

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**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plugin-library-78gb/788375/2 "2022-04-15T12:44:51Z")

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This thread could potentially be relevant.

> [@Plex Database sqlite file has more than doubled in 10 days](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-database-sqlite-file-has-more-than-doubled-in-10-days/626071/19):
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> I experienced this issue several months ago. I noticed it because database optimization on my system went from completing in 4 - 5 seconds to several minutes. This prompted me to check my database size and it had ballooned by an order of magnitude. I used sqldiff to compare the current DB with a normal-sized backup and found that the table statistics\_media was being written to constantly, even with no server usage. Examining the database further, I found that these “rogue” additions were bei…

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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:** [July 14, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plugin-library-78gb/788375/3 "2022-07-14T12:45:17Z")

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