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Plex Media Scanner Hangs
Plex Media Scanner is consistently hanging while processing an episode of "Suits". Does it not like Stiffler? Currently running Version 2.13.0, but this has been happening for a few weeks. Plex Media...
View ArticleMedia server stuck on "Starting"?
I'm really sorry everyone... I recently sent out an update which turned out to have some problems, and prevents the media server from starting. By the time we realised, it'd already been downloaded by...
View ArticlePlex Media Server stuck with - Server is starting
System Data - Mac OSX (El Capitan) Plex Version: 1.1.4.2757-24ffd60 Logs: Oct 16, 2016 22:22:59.344 [0x7000009ca000] DEBUG - Spawned plug-in com.plexapp.system with PID 94002 Oct 16, 2016 22:22:59.344...
View Article1.34 - First Day with It - Crash within seconds of starting scheduled tasks
Hi, I had been running an older, stable 1.14 release of Plex for the last couple of months due to early issues with 1.2. I upgraded to 1.34 (rather than my Plex Pass channel), and received a crash the...
View ArticleHow to fix auto-mounting shares ('broken' in Sierra macOS)
If you are running a headless mac mini or similar, then it is not ideal to have to click 'connect' and 'ok' to mount shares. This is something that has been introduced in Sierra for some reason. I had...
View Article"Media Server Unavailable" Constantly
I'm running my Plex Media Server on my iMac at my office. I'm running it from my Drobo 5D which is directly connected to my computer via firewire. All too frequently, whether it's because I've...
View ArticleHOWTO: query data from PLEX on a Mac
Hi everyone, Here is a short tutorial on how to extract all sorts of information from the PLEX database using SQLite on a Mac. In fact it is very easy to export all your information to an Excel sheet...
View ArticleRemote server not found
I'm running the latest Plex media server (V Version 1.3.4.3285) on Mac Sierra The web interface shows "Fully accessible outside your network" and I'm logged in But when I go to https://plex.tv/web on...
View ArticleMusic metadata - artist/album/track titles filled with slashes
I'm setting up a music library for the first time with Plex. I pointed Plex to a NAS copy of my primary iTunes library, which is quite large (~200GB). It's taking a long time to DL all the metadata,...
View ArticleBest drive to connect to a Quantum Fios Router?
Hello all, so I have the free version of Plex. I have tons of videos, and want to be able to access them from any laptop or iPhone, even when I am not home and not on my network as I travel a lot. So...
View ArticleServer Keeps Showing as Offline
Folks, I've been experiencing a intermittent problem with my Plex server not showing as online, either locally or to remote clients. It's often when there's a new update waiting for install, but that...
View ArticleEmpty Trash Attempt - Failing - Corrupt Database
Long time user, zero issues until recently. I upgraded to Version 1.3.0.3059 (running on Mac) and have noticed my trashcan will not empty. I get an error and when looking at the logs, it's showing...
View ArticleHelp moving 55GB metadata folder
Hello All and hoping someone can help. I am needing to move the metadata off my local boot drive to create space to migrate onto an SSD. Is there an easy method via a tool/GUI that can be used in...
View ArticleApple TV can't find Plex server
I have been running Plex server on an iMac for over 2 years and since last year have been using Apple TV 4. For the last week to 10 days it fails to find the Plex server. I can sign in using the Plex...
View ArticleHow can I enable audio downtuning 5.1 to stereo when casting to Chromecast?
Hi all, I'm running Plex Media Server on my Macbook and I own a Sony KDL-42WD757 television with a Chromecast plugged in. Next to the Netflix app I can't seem to install other apps so I had to get a...
View ArticleBest cheap-ish replacement for old Mac Mini (NAS vs Mac Mini vs Shield)
Hi, Sorry if this is a dull question but I've been going round in circles for weeks getting nowhere. I currently have a 2006 Mac Mini for PMS. It's really struggling (as you might imagine) and I'd like...
View Article"List of IP addresses and networks that are allowed without auth" not working
I usually use my Plex server unauthenticated. While playing with the parameter, I noticed this one doesn't work: if there is anything valid in this list, clients MUST authenticate, even if their IP...
View ArticleConversion failed. A required codec could not be found or failed to install
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Plex Media Server opens then crashes, and "Server Settings are Unavailable"
I just installed a new hard drive and transferred the location of my home directory in Users and Groups (after moving all files). My Applications folder is still on my original SSD, but all of my other...
View ArticleMac Mini 2011 Server with a DroboPro FW800 or iSCSI?
Hey Everyone, Just curious what your thoughts are, for about a year now, I've been using a Mac Mini Server Mid 2011, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 2.0 i7 Quad Core and it's run like a champ. I store all my...
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