Added a folder to library and it removed all the existing ones

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This is really annoying and I’m hoping there is a way to revert the change.

Just added a new folder to my main plex video library and when I clicked ok it then removed all the existing folders leaving only the new one.

As the library updates after clicking ok it then showed all of the other files as with the bin icon, so I added the folders back again but now everything has been re-added and I’ve lost the order for recently added and manually adjusted meta data.

Any way to revert this change or has my plex server just screwed me over?

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Restore a database backup from before the change: https://support.plex.tv/articles/202485658-restore-a-database-backed-up-via-scheduled-tasks/

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Thanks managed to get most of it back, just need to redo the changes I was doing last night.

Any idea why adding a folder would remove all the others? I’ve noticed that sometimes when I edit a library all the folders have disappeared and I have to restart the plex server from them to come back.

All drives are working as normal

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This is a known bug, but a cause hasn’t been found so far.
But restarting the server is not necessary. Just refresh the web app in the browser (F5).
As a precaution, disable
Settings - Server - Library - ‘Empty trash automatically after every scan’

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