Files don't enter queue automatically but do when I stop/start mcebuddy

General Support / Questions
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I don’t get files going into commercial removal queue until I stop/start MCEBuddy. It used to be automatic. Last time I had this issue, I created a new subfolder and just pointed MCEBuddy to that folder and that worked, but I don’t want to have to do that many times. Please see if you can see files being locked in log. I checked Plex and it doesn’t have it locked. I used Power Toys lock utility to see if files were locked and they are not. So, not really sure why they don’t get scanned into queue.

NOTE: Don’t forget to attach your [logs & samples](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/507
mcebuddy (files not entering queue automatically).zip (337.2 KB)
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It appears duplicate folder profile was causing the issue. I removed the duplicate and it started working again. I guess it confuses the selection somehow…

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Also just a note, your logs show you setup a minimum (age) waiting time for 10800 minutes (180 hours) in your Monitor location settings before the files will be added to your queue

2024-12-30T15:07:23 MCEBuddy.Engine.QueueManager → Monitor task COMSKIP-DONE : File D:\NPVR RECORDINGS\000-COMSKIP FINISHED\InvestigateTV+\InvestigateTV+.().S02E26…ts was last modified at 12/30/2024 12:19:12. Waiting for atleast 10080 minutes before processing.

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  • Queues Timing -
    Thanks for responding. I think part of the problem is me just not going through the list of locations and conversions before diving into the logs. 10,080 minutes is 7 days (1440 min/day) from my calculations, which is correct for the second conversion queue (MPEG TS to HEVC MKV).
  • MY PROCESS FOR CONVERSION QUEUES -
    I initially strip the commercial out quickly (1 min) after file is closed by NEXTPVR, then I wait 7 days to convert. I am not sure what I was doing in December with timing, but I can only store max about 10 days of recordings before running out of SSD space for the MPEG TS files. Finally, I store HEVC television on spinning disks to keep about two years of recordings at a time before permanently deleting. Might try AV1 at some point again, but not all my firesticks play AV1. Had similar file sizes with HEVC vs AV1, so never made the permanent change.

P.S.
I am happy with my setup and everything is working great, so we could call this user error if your keeping track. Thank you for getting back to me.