# Cannot upload backgrounds on individual episodes

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-upload-backgrounds-on-individual-episodes/815538>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [October 20, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-upload-backgrounds-on-individual-episodes/815538 "2022-10-20T20:26:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![ciaranainsley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ciaranainsley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ciaranainsley)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-upload-backgrounds-on-individual-episodes/815538/1 "2022-10-20T20:26:38Z")

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Server Version#: 1.29.0.6244  
Player Version#: 4.92.0

Whenever I go to upload background artwork for individual episodes of a TV show, it says that the artwork was uploaded successfully, but it does not appear in the artwork selection, nor does the actual background update.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-upload-backgrounds-on-individual-episodes/815538/2 "2022-10-20T20:31:52Z")

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Do you actually mean to set a background or the thumb/preview of the episodes?  
Settings the poster seems to work fine for me and shows as the thumb of the episode – I’m actually not aware if any apps are showing a different background for individual episodes.

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**Author:** ![ciaranainsley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ciaranainsley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ciaranainsley)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-upload-backgrounds-on-individual-episodes/815538/3 "2022-10-20T20:32:56Z")

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I mean specifically the background, poster works fine.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-upload-backgrounds-on-individual-episodes/815538/4 "2023-01-18T20:33:34Z")

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