It struck me recently, after one of my external drives died and I lost a lot of media files, that I really need to keep a folder-by-folder list of what I have and where. This seemed like such an obvious notion that I began to search for some small app for Windows that will do this automatically, but…

Are they still updating WebTools? I thought it had gone extinct since Plex dumped plug-ins.

It’s a separate app now. Also… there’s still a handful of plugins out there working – namely some 3rd party agents. IIRC the WebTools plug-in version was also still working but the team prepared for the future

What do people use to create file indices? Do you auto-index? How?

Plex Media Server Metadata & Adding Files

tom80H December 6, 2021, 11:46pm 2

Check out Webtools NG (specifically ExportTools NG).
While the files are still indexed in Plex, you can export a full list of all paths, then e.g. filter by the drive you lost.

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What do people use to create file indices? Do you auto-index? How?

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