# Dates before 1900 are rejected **URL:** \ **Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\ **Tags:** server-mac\ **Created:** [June 29, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dates-before-1900-are-rejected/725589 "2021-06-29T23:22:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![masyukun](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/masyukun/32/160769_2.png) [@masyukun](https://forums.plex.tv/u/masyukun)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dates-before-1900-are-rejected/725589/1 "2021-06-29T23:22:44Z")
Server Version#: Version 1.23.3.4707 Player Version#: Version 1.33.0.2444-a220eae4 When entering metadata for audiobooks OR movies, if the date is prior to 1900-01-01, the metadata dialog reports the error: “Your changes could not be saved.” I have a number of audio books that were “Originally available” back in the 1800s, and I have to have incorrect metadata. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dates-before-1900-are-rejected/725589/2 "2021-06-29T23:35:38Z")
I cannot reproduce this… when testing this on my server, Plex immediately let me set dates in 1890 etc. (PMS 1.23.3.4712, macOS 11.4). This worked for me using Plex Web ([https://app.plex.tv/desktop](https://app.plex.tv/desktop)) or the desktop client on my Mac. Working the same for movies or albums. ![Bildschirmfoto 2021-06-30 um 01.30.59](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/5/5/55ed70e8759a1cf5ea49eff01937f6c5a9af5a91.png) # I haven’t seen any references about an issue fixed with the latest beta – so I’m not sure if updating to .4712 will fix this for you. Does this issue persist if you restart your server? ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dates-before-1900-are-rejected/725589/3 "2021-06-30T20:03:20Z")
> [@masyukun](#): > > I have a number of audio books that were “Originally available” back in the 1800s Wow, what audiobook is that? I didn’t think audiobooks existed until the mid 1900s. Anyways, I’m also unable to reproduce. I can set dates earlier than 1900 without a problem. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/5/7/57f507d27aab8b28392a9ef78de7cc4d9dee2541.png) ---
**Author:** ![certuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@certuna](https://forums.plex.tv/u/certuna)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dates-before-1900-are-rejected/725589/4 "2021-07-01T08:08:09Z")
The books that are being read are. Original Date (like Original Artist, Original Album, etc) refers the date when the _original work_ was released, it doesn’t refer to when _this recording_ was first released - that’s covered under the Release Date field. Or at least, that’s how the tag specs are written, it could be that Plex uses a different definition. ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dates-before-1900-are-rejected/725589/5 "2021-07-01T08:26:05Z")
In Plex, Originally Available = Release Date We don’t have an Original Date. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dates-before-1900-are-rejected/725589/6 "2021-09-29T08:26:53Z")
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