[Bug]: Storage usage incorrectly reported when having same files in multiple libraries

[vakarian92]

Tracearr Version

v1.4.18

Deployment Method

Docker - Supervised (all-in-one container)

Host System

Ubuntu 24.04

Connected Media Servers

• Plex
• Jellyfin
• Emby
• None configured yet

Media Server Version(s)

Plex 1.43.0.10492, Jellyfin 10.11.6

Affected Area

Web Dashboard

Bug Description

I currently have three separate libraries configured, but they all point to the same underlying files. In the storage section of Tracearr, each library is treated as if it contains unique data, reporting incorrectly the storage usage.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create or configure multiple libraries.
2. Point each library to the same folder/files on disk.
3. Open the storage usage section.

Docker Compose / Run Command

Relevant Logs

Was this working before?

No, this is a new installation

Additional Context

I don't even have 250 TB of storage...

Checklist

• This isn't a duplicate of an existing issue
• Version number filled in above
• Docker compose/run command included (if applicable)

[connorgallopo]

Why would you have 3 libraries all pointing to the same content?

[vakarian92]

Thanks for the acknowledgment! The app looks fantastic and feels like the missing piece in my stack. I’ve been wanting a way to see everything in one place, so it might finally be time to retire my Grafana + Telegraf + Varken setup.

I had to create three libraries:

1. 4K + 1080p for me
2. 1080p only for remote
3. Alternative 1080p in secondary language

Mine is probably a bit of an edge case. I originally created two libraries because my parents couldn’t understand the metadata in English, so the only workaround I found was to set up a secondary library for them.

That worked so well that I ended up creating another separate library where I don’t broadcast large 4K files. Unfortunately, Plex doesn’t handle optimized versions very well; in bandwidth-constrained scenarios it was transcoding 4K down to 1080p instead of playing the existing 1080p files directly.

[PhillyUrbs]

Why would you have 3 libraries all pointing to the same content?

I have a similar setup. In my case, I maintain a "Kids Movies" library and a "Movies" library. I then only make the Kids librarys available to kids accounts. This allows me to essentially curate content that my kids can watch without permission.