How do I reduce metadata in Plex?

The Plex Media Server data directory contains nearly all the information about your server installation….To do so:

1. Edit the library for which you want to remove thumbnails (e.g. your Movies or TV library)
2. Select the Advanced tab on the left.
3. Use the Delete Preview Thumbnails button.
4. Confirm that you want to delete them.

Does Plex remove metadata?

The Plex Media Server will restart as a fresh install and you can proceed to set things up as you desire. Warning: This procedure will remove your entire Library. You will have to re-scan, fetch metadata, and re-do any metadata edits. It does not remove actual media files.

How do I edit Plex metadata?

To edit the details for a particular piece of metadata:

1. Choose the tab of category you want to change on the left, then click the detail field.
2. Type or paste the changes.
3. For items in the Tags or Sharing area, simply start typing the name.

Where are Plex metadata stored?

On Windows, the content is located inside of the user directory.

How do I stop Plex transcoding?

This would cause Plex to transcode the movie file, using up resources on the Plex server. A simple solution to avoid transcoding, and have more of your media direct played, is to take a page from Netflix: provide multiple versions of your movie files.

How do I stop Plex from buffering?

Fixes to Plex Buffering & Stuttering Issues

1. Enable Hardware Acceleration.
2. Check the internet.
3. Get a better Plex client.
4. Check if NAS or other device has enough transcoding power.
5. Check the subtitles and audio.
6. Unsuitable streaming device.
7. MKV buffering lag issues.

What metadata does Plex use?

Plex Music: The default agent for music libraries. It pulls in data from a variety of sources, including best-in-class AllMusic and MusicBrainz data. Note: This is a special, advanced agent and does not appear under Settings > Server > Agents for configuration.

How big is your Plex metadata?

The metadata alone is about 7GB.

What does plex use for metadata?

Plex Music: The default agent for music libraries. It pulls in data from a variety of sources, including best-in-class AllMusic and MusicBrainz data.

How do I force metadata in Plex?

Forcing a refresh in Plex tells the Plex Media Server to scan for changes in your libraries so it can collect metadata on it all….You can also refresh metadata for individual media within Plex:

1. Enter the item details from your Plex library.
2. Select the ‘…’ icon in the top right of the screen.
3. Select Refresh Metadata.

How much RAM do I need for Plex transcoding?

How much RAM do I need? Short answer: At least 16GB total system RAM, with 8GB allocated to RAM disk. Long-winded explanation: When Plex needs to transcode media for any reason (resolution or bitrate change, container change, audio conversion, subtitles, etc.), it uses the transcode folder.

Does Plex use GPU for transcoding?

Hardware-accelerated encoding Plex Media Server uses hardware-accelerated H. 264 encoding when available. Windows and Linux devices using NVIDIA GeForce graphic cards are limited to hardware-accelerated encoding of 2 videos at a time.

How do you clean up metadata in Plex?

In Plex, for each movie or show episode you need to reset, AFTER YOU HAVE MOVED THE FILE, click the […] and select DELETE. WARNING: if you do this BEFORE moving the file, the file will be deleted. As mentioned above, for MP4 files, check the file metadata and clean it up.

How big is a Plex Media server folder?

This is how my Plex Media Server folder went from 60GB to 4.3GB without loosing any metadata (media images, movie position or read status) and I am posting this as I found it difficult to find the answers myself on both the Plex forums and here. I am now able to back up my metadata with ease.

How to get rid of Plex Media Server?

go to the ‘Services’ control panel of Windows and Stop the ‘Plex Update Service’ The copy process can take several hours if you have a fairly big library. go to Settings – Server – General – Show Advanced – ‘The path where local application data is stored’ Beware! The path you type in must not include ‘Plex Media Server’ as last part.

Can you delete the old PLEX data folder?

Once you verified, that everything is working (including fetching metadata for new items!) you can delete the old plex data directory. If you experience difficulties installing Plex server backups after moving the data folder, you might have to redirect the ‘Plex Updater Service’ to the new data folder location as well: