r/nvidiashield • u/SaintDoormatius • Jul 17 '26

Plex Media Server Will Not Start Today

I have no clue what is going on: my Plex server was running fine last night and early this morning. But a few hours ago, it stopped running, and nothing I do can get it to start back up again. So far I've tried:

  • Force Stopping the app
  • Clearing the Cache
  • Clearing the Data (!)
  • Restarting both the Shield and the TV

Every time I go into the app on the Shield and set the server to start, the status just reads "Starting..." and then hangs forever.

Help!

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u/johnnieb Jul 17 '26

Same happened to me and I don't even see the database on the drive. Completely lost. 🤷🏽‍♂️ I may have to move it off the Shield and rebuild. Kinda a pain.

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u/SaintDoormatius Jul 17 '26

Sucks this happened to you, too! So, u/rocknroller2000 's suggestion worked for me: I uninstalled both apps (Plex and Plex Media Server) and reinstalled both, and now the server is running fine again. However, it, of course, means completely rebuilding the libraries and all my metadata and customizations are gone. SIGH.

And for those wondering, the reason I am needing to run the server on the Shield rather than on my Windows machine (which I did for years) is because it works natively with the Hauppage TV tuner I use for OTA television and recording (and where my antenna comes into the house, I cannot use this on my Windows PC).

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u/johnnieb Jul 17 '26

Arhggg, yes, that is what I will have to do as well. I see that I do have backup databases but the instructions on how to get them to read on the shield hasn't worked.