# General Discussions

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/c/general-discussions/7.md?page=70

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## [Plex Movie & Shows ratings](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-movie-shows-ratings/895764)

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**Author:** [@ItsThatJA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ItsThatJA)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-movie-shows-ratings/895764 "2024-11-17T23:24:55Z")

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According to my history on my profile I have rated tons and tons of movies and TV Shows and I do not ever remember doing this? I recently had a friend reach out to me asking about certain movies that I’ve “rated” but I’v…

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## [Well piss£&](https://forums.plex.tv/t/well-piss/895792)

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**Author:** [@eddietoft](https://forums.plex.tv/u/eddietoft)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/well-piss/895792 "2024-11-17T23:15:12Z")

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Why the f√¢$ has Plex made it so F&+(&;g difficult to see your own Library ! :rage:, I pay money each month for this service, to be Fu&-(d over, Fuc!(?g c}{k s+!(?£\_rs ! :rage:

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## ["The Future of Plex" - administration of Music and Photos?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-future-of-plex-administration-of-music-and-photos/895769)

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**Author:** [@Kilgry](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Kilgry)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-future-of-plex-administration-of-music-and-photos/895769 "2024-11-17T20:03:42Z")

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Sorry if this is a duplicate but I couldn’t find this specific question anywhere else. In the post: https://www.plex.tv/blog/the-future-of-plex-focused-streamlined-and-ready-for-feedback/ I’m fine with, and fully unde…

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## [Warner Bros Bugs Bunny Collections](https://forums.plex.tv/t/warner-bros-bugs-bunny-collections/895751)

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**Author:** [@antmstr](https://forums.plex.tv/u/antmstr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/warner-bros-bugs-bunny-collections/895751 "2024-11-17T17:27:57Z")

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How do you label these. The seasons/episodes are not relevant. How about studio information, can plex pull this down for each cartoon?

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## [Dashboard now playing - not working](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dashboard-now-playing-not-working/895681)

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**Author:** [@BroFlix00](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BroFlix00)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dashboard-now-playing-not-working/895681 "2024-11-17T16:31:44Z")

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Hello everyone, I’ve been using Plex for years without any problems. A few days ago, I decided to purchase a Plex Pass again—this time opting for the lifetime subscription. However, I’ve noticed an issue: when my parent…

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## [Hide automatic collection folders shown in library](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hide-automatic-collection-folders-shown-in-library/895733)

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**Author:** [@goldmine\_plex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/goldmine_plex)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hide-automatic-collection-folders-shown-in-library/895733 "2024-11-17T13:34:48Z")

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Hello, I am new to plex and like it a lot. However, my library is crowded with folders that I don’t need or don’t want to see in the UI. For instance on the main page of the library I see “All Movies” “By Collection” “By…

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## [Assistance on how to remove these](https://forums.plex.tv/t/assistance-on-how-to-remove-these/895597)

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**Author:** [@Jim-Bruce](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Jim-Bruce)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/assistance-on-how-to-remove-these/895597 "2024-11-16T13:54:35Z")

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I had my main drive crash and reinstalled plex server. Now i cant delete these and they always say unavailable. I added my libraries back and they work but this is an issue that I cant figure out how to remove.

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## [All movie subtitles not working correctly](https://forums.plex.tv/t/all-movie-subtitles-not-working-correctly/895591)

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**Author:** [@buffyandsneaky](https://forums.plex.tv/u/buffyandsneaky)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/all-movie-subtitles-not-working-correctly/895591 "2024-11-15T21:33:27Z")

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I dont know what is up with the latest server update, but any movie i play, the subtitles are all messed up. if i play the same file in vnc, no problem. sections of the text keep repeating over and over again… what give…

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## [Why does hardware encoding (Nvidia, AMD, Intel) result in larger files sizes?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-does-hardware-encoding-nvidia-amd-intel-result-in-larger-files-sizes/894403)

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**Author:** [@Kilgry](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Kilgry)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-does-hardware-encoding-nvidia-amd-intel-result-in-larger-files-sizes/894403 "2024-11-15T21:11:16Z")

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I’m not sure where to place this on this forum. But, can someone explain to me why Nvidia, AMD and Intel hardware encoding results in larger files sizes and lower quality (at same file sizes) than CPU encoding? Serious…

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## [Not sure where this goes... (?), but this is a Plex scanner 'one-off' ask](https://forums.plex.tv/t/not-sure-where-this-goes-but-this-is-a-plex-scanner-one-off-ask/894899)

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**Author:** [@PhillyIdolz](https://forums.plex.tv/u/PhillyIdolz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/not-sure-where-this-goes-but-this-is-a-plex-scanner-one-off-ask/894899 "2024-11-15T20:45:31Z")

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Any chance you guys could put/add the 1979 Salem’s Lot metadata in the Plex Movie scanner??? I know it’s ‘technically’ a 2 episode TV miniiseries, but they did release/class it as a movie later on (like 3-4 years after)…

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## [Plex Add On and Sluggishness](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-add-on-and-sluggishness/895558)

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**Author:** [@plex\_4204](https://forums.plex.tv/u/plex_4204)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-add-on-and-sluggishness/895558 "2024-11-15T15:52:07Z")

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I’m not sure where this goes, but I have been trying out Plex for Kodi on my ONN box 4K. I was trying to play The Dark Knight, but it appears to be sluggish with the video on the box. The audio track is True HD. This doe…

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## [Cannot log in with my google account anymore](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-log-in-with-my-google-account-anymore/895405)

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**Author:** [@Guymestef](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Guymestef)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-log-in-with-my-google-account-anymore/895405 "2024-11-15T14:57:44Z")

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Hello, The login with Google is not working. It stays stuck on the loading screen after authenticating on my google account. Can you have a look to fix it? Regards,

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## [Wolf Hall series 2? The Mirror and the Light? Any combination thereof?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/wolf-hall-series-2-the-mirror-and-the-light-any-combination-thereof/895534)

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**Author:** [@stath48](https://forums.plex.tv/u/stath48)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/wolf-hall-series-2-the-mirror-and-the-light-any-combination-thereof/895534 "2024-11-15T13:00:37Z")

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OK, another puzzler. Plex won’t recognise the second series of Wolf Hall, whose official name is Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. The first episode is firmly identified as Wolf Hall The Mirror and the Light S01E01, a…

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## [Using the API to add to a playlist](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-the-api-to-add-to-a-playlist/895306)

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**Author:** [@drstev](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drstev)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-the-api-to-add-to-a-playlist/895306 "2024-11-15T01:46:28Z")

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Hello, hoping to find an answer. I have a Java application that works very well with the API provided at Plex API Documentation - Plexopedia. However I cannot figure out how to get the add to playlist functionality to …

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## [Cross-Server Playlist Issue After Recent Update](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cross-server-playlist-issue-after-recent-update/895484)

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**Author:** [@BU99](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BU99)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cross-server-playlist-issue-after-recent-update/895484 "2024-11-15T00:19:31Z")

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Hello Plex Team, I’ve run into a puzzling issue since the last two updates, and it’s disrupting my cross-server playlist organization (a major point of my Plex OCD!). Here’s what’s happening: Previously, I could seamle…

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## [There are no locations currently available for this title](https://forums.plex.tv/t/there-are-no-locations-currently-available-for-this-title/894549)

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**Author:** [@Dominique\_Gordon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dominique_Gordon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/there-are-no-locations-currently-available-for-this-title/894549 "2024-11-14T20:27:30Z")

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Good day. All my shows that I want to watch say the same problem: “There are no loactions currently available for this title.” How is this possible? See attached example of 3 different series that all have the same probl…

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## [Log Parsing](https://forums.plex.tv/t/log-parsing/895417)

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**Author:** [@GreyAreaUK](https://forums.plex.tv/u/GreyAreaUK)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/log-parsing/895417 "2024-11-14T14:28:15Z")

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Purely as a programming exercise I’m writing something in VB to parse the Plex Media Server logs to find what’s been watched or viewed since the last time it updated. While I can sort of get the names of videos that hav…

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## [Removing a genre from a playlist](https://forums.plex.tv/t/removing-a-genre-from-a-playlist/895371)

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**Author:** [@markbullen1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/markbullen1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/removing-a-genre-from-a-playlist/895371 "2024-11-14T05:50:52Z")

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I am trying to create a music playlist that includes everything except holiday/Christmas music. Is there an easy way to remove an entire genre from a playlist? The only way I can see is to manually remove each track in t…

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## [Film association Amazon Prime Video](https://forums.plex.tv/t/film-association-amazon-prime-video/895334)

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**Author:** [@millennium\_y2k](https://forums.plex.tv/u/millennium_y2k)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/film-association-amazon-prime-video/895334 "2024-11-13T13:07:51Z")

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Hi everyone, I have connected Amazon Prime Video and I would like, by putting a film in my list, to understand if it is present in Prime, but I have done various tests and it doesn’t appear. Today however, for a film th…

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## [Plex Playback](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playback/895199)

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**Author:** [@rob1552](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rob1552)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playback/895199 "2024-11-12T15:54:49Z")

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Strange problem, or maybe not. If I start a movie from my television, it will not continue from the same place on my computer. The other way around it works just fine. I can start a movie from my computer, continue it …

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## [Extreme low bandwidth usage results in extreme buffering and slow playback](https://forums.plex.tv/t/extreme-low-bandwidth-usage-results-in-extreme-buffering-and-slow-playback/895209)

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**Author:** [@nickd26](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nickd26)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/extreme-low-bandwidth-usage-results-in-extreme-buffering-and-slow-playback/895209 "2024-11-12T04:47:00Z")

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Attempting to play over lan. Doesn’t matter whether it’s to another pc webclient or an IOS/android deivce. Relay is disabled. Logs attached. I have searched and searched but haven’t come up with a reason why my stream…

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## [There was an unexpected error](https://forums.plex.tv/t/there-was-an-unexpected-error/895195)

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**Author:** [@jbst4](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jbst4)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/there-was-an-unexpected-error/895195 "2024-11-12T02:09:41Z")

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## [Claim Plex on VPS](https://forums.plex.tv/t/claim-plex-on-vps/895043)

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**Author:** [@Cocobihan25](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Cocobihan25)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/claim-plex-on-vps/895043 "2024-11-11T11:48:46Z")

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Hello everyone, I have a common problem of not being able to “claim” my server. I don’t have any problems when I do it from a laptop, but it blocks when I do it on a VPS, Linux or Windows server. The subject has been d…

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## [Plex can't find a Danish TV series, "Darkness: Those who Kill"](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-cant-find-a-danish-tv-series-darkness-those-who-kill/895053)

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**Author:** [@stath48](https://forums.plex.tv/u/stath48)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-cant-find-a-danish-tv-series-darkness-those-who-kill/895053 "2024-11-10T17:33:45Z")

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Not sure this belongs here, but it doesn’t seem to fit anywhere else. Plex spparently cannot identify a not particularly obscure Danish crime series. Admittedly, there is some confusion over its precise name. According …

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## [Interpret posters and album covers are all wrong](https://forums.plex.tv/t/interpret-posters-and-album-covers-are-all-wrong/895029)

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**Author:** [@canyon9076](https://forums.plex.tv/u/canyon9076)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/interpret-posters-and-album-covers-are-all-wrong/895029 "2024-11-10T16:53:48Z")

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Hi, I have the following issue: The one album cover is in almost all my interpret covers and ~25% of album covers. There are other pictures in the metadata, but I won’t go manually through my whole library to fix …

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## [Plex on Google Chromecast Streaming Device NOT showing shared library](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-on-google-chromecast-streaming-device-not-showing-shared-library/895037)

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**Author:** [@jco23](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jco23)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-on-google-chromecast-streaming-device-not-showing-shared-library/895037 "2024-11-10T14:19:09Z")

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I granted my friend access to my Plex library, but they are not able to see my server when they are using Google Chromecast. They sign in to Plex and can see plex’s content, but no option to view other servers. When view…

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## [Lost password link not working](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lost-password-link-not-working/894979)

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**Author:** [@fredo\_0](https://forums.plex.tv/u/fredo_0)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lost-password-link-not-working/894979 "2024-11-09T22:27:13Z")

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I am already on my third email. I am locked out of access to plex, click on forgot and never receive an email to reset my password. Can someone help? Thanks

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## [Multichannel Music Revisited](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multichannel-music-revisited/886401)

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**Author:** [@hellerbrewing](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hellerbrewing)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multichannel-music-revisited/886401 "2024-11-09T23:20:06Z")

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Part 1- I have been building out a collection of multichannel music. So far I have ripped SACDs to DSD files, I have ripped bluray and DVD to music to MKA files, both of which Plex will play with out issue. The proble…

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## [Can’t play films in my watchlist](https://forums.plex.tv/t/can-t-play-films-in-my-watchlist/894969)

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**Author:** [@judyharris635](https://forums.plex.tv/u/judyharris635)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/can-t-play-films-in-my-watchlist/894969 "2024-11-09T22:29:46Z")

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I put in my watchlist films you have, such as RETURN OF THE KILLER TOMATOES, but when I click on this, the film doesn’t play but instead starts a countdown to TRANSYKVA. 6-2000, WHICH I DON’T WANT TO SEE

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## [My account Email address changed with out my premission](https://forums.plex.tv/t/my-account-email-address-changed-with-out-my-premission/894958)

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**Author:** [@rowee1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rowee1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/my-account-email-address-changed-with-out-my-premission/894958 "2024-11-09T18:16:26Z")

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Email address changed account was triggered on my account at the time my systems were not connected my plex and somehow I missed the window of time for the 7 day recovery though I still have the email and recovery code I…

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