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FA Discussion => General => Topic started by: Broin on October 03, 2013, 09:49:53 pm

Title: PLEX SERVER
Post by: Broin on October 03, 2013, 09:49:53 pm

Alright I think T may be the only one who can help me on this.  But I've running the Plex server for all my TV shows / movies etc.,  Now mind you I pay to basically watch all these shows on the networks, but I really like the capability of having them on my computer on the plex server so I basically consider my PLEX like a DVR.

ANYWHO...

Two days ago the damn thing stops updating the library.  It basically just acts like it is scanning and scanning and scanning.  I could add things to the different folders but it wouldn't show them.  Same format as before same everything as before but nada. 

Some of the topics I read about it stated you had to have your folders marked by season so I went and put all the shows in by season.  Now tonight it won't let me play anything that still shows up in the library.

I tried removing my movies folder / directory and figured I could just redo the directory but it won't add it.  When I try to add the Movie directory again it just does nada... Well other than sit there and mock me. 

The only thing that I can think happened is one of two things.  I think PLEX had an update and that maybe messed some things up or I updated my Avast program and virus definitions and that may be blocking it.  However I turned off Avast and it still wouldn't update or work.

Thoughts.... Ideas.... Tbone?

Title: Re: PLEX SERVER
Post by: Tbone on October 04, 2013, 12:01:19 am

Make sure the plex dlna process is running. There may be a server process that has bugged out and is stuck on, but restarting the computer should have fixed it.

You shouldn't need to put shows into different season folders. For mine I have E:\Videos\TV as the directory. I then have folders for each show in the TV folder, but the TV folder is the only one I need to add. Check to see if there are any server updates.

Your firewall could also be disallowing access to your computer for the server. Disable your firewall and see if that helps.

Title: Re: PLEX SERVER
Post by: Broin on October 04, 2013, 07:08:21 pm

whoda whatta...?

Title: Re: PLEX SERVER
Post by: Tbone on October 04, 2013, 10:11:33 pm

Sigh...

Title: Re: PLEX SERVER
Post by: Broin on October 05, 2013, 01:19:51 pm

I know right... :)

Title: Re: PLEX SERVER
Post by: Lithium on October 05, 2013, 06:37:45 pm

99% of the time these situations arise due to user error.

Title: Re: PLEX SERVER
Post by: Broin on October 05, 2013, 11:45:25 pm

I'd say 99.9% for me

Title: Re: PLEX SERVER
Post by: Broin on October 06, 2013, 10:45:39 pm

Bah User error my ass... I believe I got the son of a bitch up and running on my own.  Now where my COOKIE!!!!

Title: Re: PLEX SERVER
Post by: Lithium on October 07, 2013, 06:28:23 pm

Don't believe what you think.