# MCEBuddy does not find directories specified and fails if file added manuallly
**URL:** https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/mcebuddy-does-not-find-directories-specified-and-fails-if-file-added-manuallly/5781
**Category:** Commercial Removal
**Created:** [August 18, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/mcebuddy-does-not-find-directories-specified-and-fails-if-file-added-manuallly/5781 "2025-08-18T11:15:59Z")
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### Author:  [@lrfancher](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/lrfancher)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/mcebuddy-does-not-find-directories-specified-and-fails-if-file-added-manuallly/5781/1 "2025-08-18T11:15:59Z")
**MCEBuddy Version:** 2.6.6 and2.6.7
**Operating System:** Windows 11 Home Edition
**Summary of the suggestion:**
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Good morning.
I recently purchased a new PC and re-upped my subscription to MCEBuddy for an additional year.
I was able to successfully navigate to and download the Latest BETA version of the software and successfully install it on my new PC. This is a Dell Inspiron CORE i7 10th Gen running Windows 11 Home Edition.
However, MCEBuddy will not scan the directories or files that I have configured. I double checked that the correct directories for scanning are included and that it also scans for sub directories. I also checked that all of the referred directories have read/write share permissions for Everyone on the network.
I cannot drag and drop a \*.ts file into the window of the GUI Client. I can manually select the file from within the GUI and it starts to process but subsequently fails.
I have tried the following:
1. Completely uninstall the BETA version and reinstall the last stable release (2.6.6) Same results
2. Reinstall the BETA over the STABLE without first uninstalling Same Results
3. Completely uninstall the STABLE and replace with the BETA Same Results
## At this time I am unable to process any files through MCEBuddy. I am attaching my log files so that you can see the failed attempts and hopefully put me on the right path to a solution.
[Good\_Morning\_America\_Sunday\_20250817\_0855.ts-Convert\_to\_MP4-2025-08-17T12-26-00[1].log](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/uploads/short-url/8lFTM2VDpgiTviv9QXzUCHN6tCT.log) (258.7 KB)
[mcebuddy[1].log](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/uploads/short-url/lQfngwYThZ4OcExhcag9fSDPge3.log) (99.4 KB)
[mcebuddy[1].log](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/uploads/short-url/lQfngwYThZ4OcExhcag9fSDPge3.log) (99.4 KB)
2025-08-18T04:00:00Z
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### Author:  [@Goose](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/Goose)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/mcebuddy-does-not-find-directories-specified-and-fails-if-file-added-manuallly/5781/2 "2025-08-19T17:18:40Z")
Thanks for the logs. It appears that you’re forcing Comskip to use NVIDIA hardware decoding but you don’t have an NVIDIA graphics card so it’s failing
> 2025-08-17T12:26:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → “C:\Program Files\MCEBuddy2x\comskip\comskip.exe”
> 2025-08-17T12:26:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --cuvid
> 2025-08-17T12:26:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → “–output=C:\Program Files\MCEBuddy2x\working0”
> 2025-08-17T12:26:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → “C:\Program Files\MCEBuddy2x\working0\Good Morning America Sunday\_20250817\_0855.ts”
> 2025-08-17T12:26:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Using C:\Program Files\MCEBuddy2x\comskip\comskip.ini for initiation values.
> 2025-08-17T12:26:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Enabling use\_cuvid
> 2025-08-17T12:26:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Comskip 0.83.001-20250228, made using ffmpeg
> 2025-08-17T12:26:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Donator build
> 2025-08-17T12:26:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Using Codec: mpeg2\_cuvid instead of mpeg2video
> 2025-08-17T12:26:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Unsupported codec!
> 2025-08-17T12:26:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → C:\Program Files\MCEBuddy2x\working0\Good Morning America Sunday\_20250817\_0855.ts: could not open video codec
> → Process exited with code -1
> WARNING\> 2025-08-17T12:26:34 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Comskip failed
> ERROR\> 2025-08-17T12:26:34 MCEBuddy.CommercialScan.Scanner → Comskip failed
> ERROR\> 2025-08-17T12:26:34 MCEBuddy.Engine.ConversionJob → Advertisement scan failed
> 2025-08-17T10:19:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.NVidiaQuery → -\> no CUDA-capable device is detected
> 2025-08-17T10:19:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.NVidiaQuery → Result = FAIL
Remove the `—cuvid` option you’ve entered in the _Conversion task → Expert settings → Comskip options_ and that will solve your issue.
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### Author:  [@Goose](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/Goose)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/mcebuddy-does-not-find-directories-specified-and-fails-if-file-added-manuallly/5781/3 "2025-08-19T17:23:59Z")
And regarding it not finding files in your monitor directory, it’s is finding the files but the file conversions have all files because of the forcing it to use an invalid hardware decoder above. Once a file has failed conversion it remembers that and won’t retry the conversion until to clear the history.
> MCEBuddy.Engine.QueueManager → Monitor task VIDEOS WITH COMMERCIALS : File F:\VIDEOS WITH COMMERCIALS\Videos\Good Morning America Sunday\_20250817\_0855.ts already converted with status Error
If you want it to retry all the failed files then click on the _History_ link on the MCEBuddy screen, select all the failed files you want it to convert and click on delete history log and that will kick the process down the failed conversions again
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### Author:  [@lrfancher](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/lrfancher)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/mcebuddy-does-not-find-directories-specified-and-fails-if-file-added-manuallly/5781/4 "2025-08-19T19:26:21Z")
Thank you for helping me sort this out. Here’s a good one for you:
There is actually an installed NVIDIA T600 in the PC. So I manually added the --cuvid comskip parameter to take advantage of hardware acceleration when I installed MCEBuddy.
Your email tipped me off to check in Device Manager. Sure enough, the card was not recognized as NVIDIA.
I reinstalled the Quadro driver and it fixed everything. I am now reconverting from history.
Thank You!