Changed file dates, but still at the front of recently added

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Server Version#: 1.40.2.8395
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I have a TV series that is always the first series in my “Recently added in TV shows” listing, but it’s not new. So I SSH’d into my NAS and checked the file dates and sure enough the last modified date was way out in the future for an entire season. So I changed the dates back to when they actually were created, but it’s still the first series in recently added. I restarted Plex, but that didn’t change anything. Anyone know how to resolve this?

Thanks!

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The Plex Dance may be what you need.

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In addition to the Plex dance, a couple other options would be to merge it into an “older” show, then split it apart and rematch it, or use the API (e.g. via Python-PlexAPI’s editAddedAt method) if you’re comfortable with scripting.

As for why changing the file dates didn’t help, Plex will only use the file date during the first scan of a new library. Everything after that will use the date the item was first scanned in as the Date Added.

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Gotcha, that’s super helpful! Thanks guys, I will try the Plex Dance, as well as the suggestions DTR gave.

Thanks!

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The Plex Dance worked for me. Thanks for all the help!

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