# Ad skipping scans

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/ad-skipping-scans/930084>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [August 25, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ad-skipping-scans/930084 "2025-08-25T12:19:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![mr\_trebus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@mr\_trebus](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mr_trebus)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ad-skipping-scans/930084/8 "2025-08-25T18:46:50Z")

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nah, doesn’t work - metadata stays with original file in db and Plex doesn’t realise it applies to the file copied to the target library.

would need something like this:

> [@\[Feature Request\] Moving media between libraries without losing metadata using UI](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-moving-media-between-libraries-without-losing-metadata-using-ui/587567/2):
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> I would vote for it if I have a vote…

or, could probably do it with sqlite commands from script.

disappointing.

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