#Help. Phototranscode size increases with each run even if there is no change in the content on PMS.

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Hi All

I have pmm scheduled to run every 3 hours using a cronjob. To check, I ran plex-image-cleanup which recovered all the space in "/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Cache" by deleting the contents of Phototranscoder folder. I then observed the change for next 2-3 runs without adding or removing any content on my server. Each time, it increased by 500mb to 1 gb.

My Library is small (535 movies and 30 shows). The overlay folder in pmm docker is around 300MB which has all the 535 overlaid images. So really confused why it increased by 1gb everytime.

I am running pmm on a remote ubuntu server on which I host PMS using real-debrid. The server only has 80 GB which is more than enough since I use real-debrid's cloud mount. However, since I started using pmm, the space fills up quickly.

Will anyone pls take a look at my logs and config and tell me if I am doing anything wrong?

fresh ledge
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Hello 🙂

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I'm guessing you didn't see my messages in #general-chat @sweet idol ?

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So that would be somewhat expected I guess

You're telling PMM to update the ratings of all your items each time PMM runs, any time one of those ratings updates PMM needsto apply a new overlay.

You can use tools such as Plex Image Cleanup to remove the bloat and clear out the Phototranscoder folder

I would suggest scheduling your operations to only run once or twice per week, reducing how often PMM may have to reapply overlays,

for example:
changing:

    operations:
      mass_critic_rating_update: mdb_tomatoesaudience
      mass_audience_rating_update: tmdb
      delete_collections:
        configured: false
        managed: false

to

    operations:
      - schedule: weekly(sunday)    # pick a day
        mass_critic_rating_update: mdb_tomatoesaudience
        mass_audience_rating_update: tmdb
      - schedule: daily
        delete_collections:
          configured: false
          managed: false
formal wedgeBOT
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Worried about Image Bloat?

Use Plex Image Cleanup to get rid of unwanted bloat!

Features include:
:one: Cleaning up of custom posters and title cards that were uploaded to Plex and are not in use anymore
:two: Deleting the Phototranscoder folder to free up even more space
:three: Perform the Empty Trash, Clean Bundles and Optimize DB operations
:four: Scheduling Plex Image Cleanup to run regularly

Thanks for using Plex Meta Manager!
sweet idol
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Just saw the message. Thanks. I will update the config as suggested.

fresh ledge
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Plex Image Cleanup has a current bug that prevents it from working in move mode, so it carries some risk

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@zealous heron can probably provide more guidance on how to use PIC if you need it

zealous heron
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could just cron a script that clears out the phototranscoder folder everyday

fresh ledge
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speak of the devil and he shall appear

zealous heron
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phototranscoder is just a cache folder anyway

sweet idol
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Yes, I am using PIC with remove mode. That helped each time. I guess I can set up a cronjob for that as well instead of manually running.

Thanks @zealous heron @fresh ledge

zealous heron
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PIC has built in scheduling

sweet idol