# Cloud backup for view state/ratings **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [April 11, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cloud-backup-for-view-state-ratings/142001 "2016-04-11T21:19:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TeKEffect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@TeKEffect](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TeKEffect)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cloud-backup-for-view-state-ratings/142001/1 "2016-04-11T21:19:43Z")
Cloud backup for plex pass subs of what media has been viewed. If you have to reinstall the plex server plugin you could easily get your collection back to the state it was. ---
**Author:** ![bvogel9871](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bvogel9871](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bvogel9871)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cloud-backup-for-view-state-ratings/142001/2 "2016-04-12T21:22:28Z")
While I wish this was incorporated into Plex directly this can be achieved currently by install the trakt plugin and registering for an account. Hope this info is of some help. ---
**Author:** ![servant74](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/servant74/32/90805_2.png) [@servant74](https://forums.plex.tv/u/servant74)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cloud-backup-for-view-state-ratings/142001/3 "2016-04-13T15:03:02Z")
I use Crashplan for backups - it can do selective backups down to the file or directory level. Knowing what I should backup (other than the video’s/pix) would be good to allow fore ‘quick rebuilding’ of a server if/when a re-installation is needed. This would a be helpful even if this feature is not accepted. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cloud-backup-for-view-state-ratings/142001/4 "2016-06-07T14:36:08Z")
duplicate feature request > **[Watched/Unwatched Status backup to cloud?](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/108881/watched-unwatched-status-backup-to-cloud)** > > Hi,  Does Plex currently support backup of watched/unwatched status?  I'm about to format/reinstall OS X on my Mac Pro and I'd like the watched/unwatched status to survive the format, but I'm not sure it will.   This seems like a fairly easy thing... closing ---
**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:** [June 13, 2020, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cloud-backup-for-view-state-ratings/142001/5 "2020-06-13T08:16:57Z")