External library new files not showing in immich
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Solved❓Question☑️Ready🗄️ServerHi, I have immich set up to read from an external library. The external library is being synced from my phone using
Until a month or so ago, if my phone synced a new file, it would show up in immich in max a few minutes. However, now that doesn't happen at all. No new files show up in immich since the past month.
Things I have checked:
1. Take a random photo on my phone and ensure it shows up on my "server" with Syncthing
2. Ensure that the photo is available and visible inside the immich_server container (mounted external library). The path is the same as my previous photos, which do show up, so not a path/configuration issue, I assume.
3. Put immich in verbose logging and check logs. I do see a
4. Wait for a day to see if the pic shows up (it doesn't)
5. Check ongoing jobs. There's 2 external library scan tasks waiting, but no tasks are running. These seem to never run!
I would assume #5 is a problem, but I can't figure out what is going wrong here.
SyncthingUntil a month or so ago, if my phone synced a new file, it would show up in immich in max a few minutes. However, now that doesn't happen at all. No new files show up in immich since the past month.
Things I have checked:
1. Take a random photo on my phone and ensure it shows up on my "server" with Syncthing
2. Ensure that the photo is available and visible inside the immich_server container (mounted external library). The path is the same as my previous photos, which do show up, so not a path/configuration issue, I assume.
3. Put immich in verbose logging and check logs. I do see a
[Nest] 7 - 02/24/2026, 8:57:34 PM DEBUG [Microservices:LibraryService] File add event received for /mnt/media/DCIM/Camera/20260224_205713.heic in library 1cfb6a95-0c92-448f-8502-e43992a9b4e2}4. Wait for a day to see if the pic shows up (it doesn't)
5. Check ongoing jobs. There's 2 external library scan tasks waiting, but no tasks are running. These seem to never run!
I would assume #5 is a problem, but I can't figure out what is going wrong here.
