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.

Yes, something is wrong. Trash is being emptied when it shouldn’t be. Eep! It takes multiple movies to trigger this behavior. I also reverted to 1.20.0.3133 and it still occurs. Perhaps it is a new Agent or new Scanner issue. I can reproduce it consistently with this: Empty trash automatically af…

I tried this on my test server (Plex official Docker, 1.21.1.3252) and see similar behavior (the only difference is the number of movies which are perma-deleted). Before: [image] After refreshing all meta data, deleting Ghost Busters, Real Genius, and Top Gun’s directories and files, and re-scann…

Thanks for validating & confirming! It’s always nice to know one isn’t alone, especially with a weird behavior bug/regression/defect/something. Agreed. The library item & metadata seem to be gone, not just the media references.

If this is a library which was converted to the new Plex Movie agent, make sure to Refresh Metadata of those items before you remove the files and before you add the new files. On top of that: Never remove the old files before you have added the new files and have started a library scan.

This wasn’t a migrated library, this was newly created for testing. I first noticed this because I had upgraded media files, and was surprised that Plex removed references to the old files without an Empty Trash step. As I investigated I became very surprised when Plex completely deleted library i…

This behavior has changed since 1.19.5.3112. I installed 1.19.5.3112 and followed the same steps as above. Then I scanned, analyzed, refreshed, scanned, refreshed, analyzed. I could not trigger this. In 1.19, unless Empty Trash was performed explicitly, missing media items were not removed. Neithe…

My test library wasn’t migrated either. It was in fact a brand new library created expressly to test this, using all defaults in the advanced settings. I added four movies to the library and ensured they were indeed matched (Fix Match present in the more menu, Unmatched filter in the library view …

This appears to be resolved. Thanks! [image] Plex Media Server Announcements Plex Media Server 1.20.2.3343 is now available in the beta update channel. NEW: (DVR) Guide refresh checkbox moved to DVR settings dialog (#11660). (DVR) Guide refresh time exposed under DVR s…

Change in 'Trash' Behavior - unexpected library item removal

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This appears to be resolved. Thanks!

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Change in 'Trash' Behavior - unexpected library item removal

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