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Post 10.11.x upgrade: library scans take days now (instead of minutes) - Iacov - 2025-10-31
hey
I have a strange issue with my library scan. ever since I upgraded from version 10.7 to 10.11.(0/1), my library scan takes between two and three days to complete. during the migration, I followed the instructions and first let the database migration finish, then performed a full scan of the library — which took three days.
now, however, every subsequent library scan (scheduled every 12 hours) also takes two to three days, and I don’t know how to fix the problem. Is there an option for advanced logging so I can see why the scan is taking so long? Maybe it's getting stuck somewhere?
My library hasn’t changed, but I suspect the "Home Media" library might be the issue — it contains thousands of photos and small videos. It’s possible the scan is getting stuck there. Unfortunately, I can’t temporarily exclude this library from the scan — I can only delete it, right?
Do you have any advice for me, please?
many thanks in advance!
RE: Post 10.11.x upgrade: library scans take days now (instead of minutes) - Emailluka - 2025-10-31
you can try to ignore the directory from the scan by adding an empty file named ".ignore"
it should ignore the whole directory from a libraryscan, but somewhere back in my head i think i read somewhere that people currently got problems with ignored folders...
but.. give it a shot. should not cause much trouble - in case something goes wrong, just remove that file.
see:
https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/media/excluding-directory/
schönes wochenende
RE: Post 10.11.x upgrade: library scans take days now (instead of minutes) - Iacov - 2025-10-31
dankeschön, ebenso
i'll try that but will also try to narrow down the "culprit" by scanning the libraries individually and hopefully which one causes the holdup
i know that movies/series are quite fast - music, home media and collections still have to be tested
currently, i'm facing the issue that i have "stopped" the media library scan, but it is still attempting to stop the process (15m+)
very weird as i have absolutely no clue what causes the bottleneck (cpu is a n100 and has pletty of resources left)
RE: Post 10.11.x upgrade: library scans take days now (instead of minutes) - windbreaker_familiar - 2025-10-31
I've noticed library scans take longer since updating, but not it's not days)