To launch the Media Manager right-click the Plex > icon in the Windows System tray and choose Configure Plex Media Server. The Media Manager will load. The Media Manager is divided into 2 main sections
The left sidebar
- select Sections
- add or remove Sections
The right main pane
- preview media
- correct incorrectly matched shows
- edit or refresh Sections
- manually add metadata for media content
Managing Sections
Add a new section
- Click the + button at the bottom of the sidebar. A sheet will slide out at the top of the window.
- Choose the Section Type : Movies, TV Shows or Music
- Enter a Section Name
- Choose a Primary Metadata agent
- Choose a Language
- Add the media folder
- Click Add Section : the new Section is scanned
Modify or delete an existing Section
1) To modify an existing section
Click the Section you want to edit, then click Edit Section from either the gear icon or at the right of the Media Manager window. Make the changes you want then click Update Section.
2) To delete an existing section
- Click the Section to delete
- Click the - button at the bottom of the sidebar
- Confirm the Section deletion
Updating The Individual Items & Sections
The Media Manager will periodically update the defined Sections. You can set to update automatically or manually update Section.
Auto Updating
Auto-updating the Library is a Plex Media Server Setting.
1) To change the setting
Right-Click the Plex icon in the Windows System tray and choose Configure Plex Media Server.
The Media Manager will load.
2) Click the Settings button : the Plex Media Server Settings dialog will open
3) Click the Library icon to view the following options.
“Update my library when changes to my folders are detected”
with this option set, when file-system changes are detected, the library will be updated. If you’re often making changes to your media folders (like downloading internet media directly to a Section folder), you may notice the Media Server is continually scanning. In this case, don’t select this option.
4) Update my library
Choose the period you’d like the library re-scanned
5) Include music Sections
Choose whether to include music sections in automatic updates
Manually Updating Sections
You can choose to update your library manually.
1) Update One Section
Updating a Section will cause the Section to be scanned for new content. To refresh a section, click the gear icon and choose Refresh Section.
2) Force a metadata update on one Section
If you have made major changes to a Section (like changing the Section Type, Metadata agent), or simply want to re-download all the metadata , you can force-refresh the section.
This will refresh all the metadata (plot summaries, posters etc) as well as check for new media files.
