# Can't Mark Episode Watched **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-linux\ **Created:** [July 15, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-mark-episode-watched/847359 "2023-07-15T16:27:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EldonMcGuinness](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/eldonmcguinness/32/333807_2.png) [@EldonMcGuinness](https://forums.plex.tv/u/EldonMcGuinness)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-mark-episode-watched/847359/1 "2023-07-15T16:27:15Z")
Server Version#: 1.32.5.7318 Player Version#: Android 9.26.0.2648 I have an odd issue where a single episode is not getting flagged as watched no matter how many times I toggle it to do so. What I’ve tried: - I have tried to toggle the status from multiple client devices and yet the episode thinks it is unwatched and shows as such from multiple client devices and on the servers webui. - I tried to do the [plex dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) with the episode in question. (renamed episode to `test`, scanned library, emptied trash, cleaned bundles, optimized db, renamed back to original name, scanned library again.) - Tried marking the entire season as watched - Tried marking the entire series as watched One interesting detail is this seems to be specific to my account, my son’s account, which is his own plex account that I have invited to my home group, is able to flag the same episode as watched no problem at all. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2023, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-mark-episode-watched/847359/2 "2023-07-19T05:25:08Z")
The episode in question is still open in perpetual Pause mode on some Plex client that’s using your user account. Look for forgotten web browser tabs, or rarely used player devices. To close a video completely in the web player, you need to press the stop ⏹ button. Merely pausing or minimizing the player window is not sufficient. ---
**Author:** ![EldonMcGuinness](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/eldonmcguinness/32/333807_2.png) [@EldonMcGuinness](https://forums.plex.tv/u/EldonMcGuinness)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-mark-episode-watched/847359/3 "2023-07-20T00:04:08Z")
Wouldn’t that mean I would also see this under the activity page? Currently, I do not have anything playing as far as the Activity page is concerned and I also just stopped the service and updated to the public release 1.32.5.7328 and the issue persists. I have checked every device I own, rebooted every last device and none are watching this video or even have plex open for that matter. Just to be sure what I’m saying is clear is when I try to mark this single episode as watched, it just not keep, it immediately comes back and not watched, with the gold triangle in the top right. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-mark-episode-watched/847359/4 "2023-07-20T07:38:24Z")
> [@EldonMcGuinness](#): > > Wouldn’t that mean I would also see this under the activity True, that should appear then on the Dashboard. The second possibility is a damaged database. ---
**Author:** ![EldonMcGuinness](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/eldonmcguinness/32/333807_2.png) [@EldonMcGuinness](https://forums.plex.tv/u/EldonMcGuinness)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-mark-episode-watched/847359/5 "2023-07-22T14:00:43Z")
I’m leaning more to the database issue being the real issue. I’ve tried the usual DB Optimize and have the same issue. Any ideas on what in the DB could be causing it? I’m comfortable working with DB files, but not sure on how Plex queries the watch status. I’m going to make a new backup and poke around a bit. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-mark-episode-watched/847359/6 "2023-07-22T14:42:10Z")
> **[GitHub - ChuckPa/PlexDBRepair: Database repair utility for Plex Media Server...](https://github.com/ChuckPa/PlexDBRepair)** > > Database repair utility for Plex Media Server databases - GitHub - ChuckPa/PlexDBRepair: Database repair utility for Plex Media Server databases ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-mark-episode-watched/847359/7 "2023-10-20T14:42:16Z")
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