# databases files

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/databases-files/204113>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [August 27, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/databases-files/204113 "2017-08-27T21:56:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![gilles008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@gilles008](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gilles008)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/databases-files/204113/1 "2017-08-27T21:56:40Z")

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i made a mistake and loose these 2 files in Plex Media Server\Plug-in Support\Databases folder :

- com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-shm
- com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-wal  
i can’t restore them, but PMS has recreated them

anyone know what i have lost ?  
what these files contains ?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/databases-files/204113/3 "2020-01-07T23:44:02Z")

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