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Long story short: MiniDLNA installed, manual refreshing via -R does NOT work. But inotify works. Partially. I start MiniDLNA - 0 files. I move all my files from the default location away and move them back instantly - all files indexed. After a restart of MiniDLNA (reboot or systemctl) - 0 files again. Moving also works again.

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I made an workaround: Adding (sleep 5; sudo mv /var/lib/minidlna/* /var/cache/minidlna/empty; sudo mv /var/cache/minidlna/empty/* /var/lib/minidlna) & to the do_start function of /etc/init.d/minidlna. I can atleast use MiniDLNA now - but that is not a proper solution.

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  • I know this isn't a proper answer, but after I had similar problems, I just installed Serviio on my Pi 4 and and it just works. Serves material (mkv etc) to my 2012 Samsung smart TV, recognises srt subtitles, mp3, FLAC, etc. Guide here
    – Michael Harvey
    Jul 9, 2020 at 19:00
  • I would prefer a open source solution. Gerbera fails, incompatible with armv6.
    – nift4
    Jul 10, 2020 at 15:42
  • Are your ownwerships and permissions correct for the folders you are trying to refresh?
    – Michael Harvey
    Jul 10, 2020 at 16:30
  • Yes. I already checked that.
    – nift4
    Jul 11, 2020 at 16:08
  • Ah, by the way: Universal Media Server is far too heavy.
    – nift4
    Jul 11, 2020 at 16:08
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MiniDLNA is hardly maintained (last release ~3 years ago) and the solution is just switching the Server Software.

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After updating media, renaming directories containing mp3 files followed by force-reload solves problem.

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  • That is what my workaround does
    – nift4
    Apr 15, 2021 at 10:06

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