Server version #1.20.1.3252 FreeBSD/FreeNAS [Edit: removing some incorrect guesses.] I just saw the trash be emptied unexpectedly. I’ll do more investigation later and compare with the previous version of PMS. I added new-and-improved files, with different filenames, for a few existing movies. I…

Thanks for the info on this, I wish I had seen this forum thread earlier. I can confirm this is a regression caused by a different fix to recompute the file hashes on an analysis. A fix is already submitted and will be in the next release.

Change in 'Trash' Behavior - unexpected library item removal

Plex Media Server

Volts September 24, 2020, 7:09pm 10

This appears to be resolved. Thanks!

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Change in 'Trash' Behavior - unexpected library item removal

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