An Error Occurred Loading Items to Play

Repairing the Plex database is very effective

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Users may encounter playback errors when trying to play audio or video files or even during stream sessions. Recently, we have had users complaining about a certain Plex multimedia error with the messagean error occurred loading items to play.

We will show you how to resolve it in this guide. You may, however, consider using some advancedmedia center toolsthat will limit the chances of these errors.

Why do I keep getting an error occurred loading items to play?

You will get playback errors like the loading items to play error for any of the following reasons:

Remember that you may take corrective steps if yourPlex Media server won’t installon your Windows device.

What do I do if I encounteran error occurred loading items to play?

Before proceeding, try these workarounds:

If the error continues, proceed to the solutions below.

1. Repair a Corrupt Database

2. Disable the Audio Passthrough option

3. Edit the Plex transcoder settings

That is as much as we cover in this guide. We are confident that you should fix the Plex playback error with any of the solutions discussed. Also, remember that many users may get errors if theirconnection is not fast enough for Plex.

Lastly, please let us know which fixes worked for you in the comment section below.

An Error Occurred Loading Items to Play#

Why do I keep getting an error occurred loading items to play?#

What do I do if I encounteran error occurred loading items to play?#

1. Repair a Corrupt Database#

2. Disable the Audio Passthrough option#

3. Edit the Plex transcoder settings#