# Thumbnails not generated automatically during library scan

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/thumbnails-not-generated-automatically-during-library-scan/883665>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [July 27, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/thumbnails-not-generated-automatically-during-library-scan/883665 "2024-07-27T12:55:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![the\_plex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac8455/32.png) [@the\_plex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/the_plex)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/thumbnails-not-generated-automatically-during-library-scan/883665/1 "2024-07-27T12:55:06Z")

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Server Version#: 1.40.4.8679 x64 on Windows Server 2022  
Player Version#: N/A  
thumbnails not generated automatically during library scan. I already set thumbnails to be generated immediately when media is added and scanned in library.  
This behavior start after I update to this version.

As the previous topic was WRONGLY CLOSED by admin here → [Thumbnails not generated automatically during library scan](https://forums.plex.tv/t/thumbnails-not-generated-automatically-during-library-scan/883663)  
 ← Not related at all! Not any parts, not wrongly created. Please read carefully. It doesn’t want to start generating them on newly added media. I have to first scan library and the analyze the media and finally then it start generating the thumbnails.

I’m opening new!

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/thumbnails-not-generated-automatically-during-library-scan/883665/2 "2024-07-27T13:30:44Z")

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This topic is precisely about this issue. And it has been filed as a bug already.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/thumbnails-not-generated-automatically-during-library-scan/883665/3 "2024-07-27T13:30:46Z")

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