# Files left over after recording

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-left-over-after-recording/936233>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** livetv-dvr\
**Created:** [February 10, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-left-over-after-recording/936233 "2026-02-10T16:34:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![ronclifford66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@ronclifford66](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ronclifford66)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-left-over-after-recording/936233/1 "2026-02-10T16:34:20Z")

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This is the second time that I’ve seen this issue. I recorded the Rookie last night and this morning I looked at the location that The Rookie file was stored, I also found three other files one The Rookie..log which contained something to do with comskip. One The Rookie.logo.txt which contained graphic ABC about 60 lines using | \* and other characters. One The Rookie.txt zero length. They were all created at 11:01PM.

Why are these files still in the folder. They don’t appear in the other recorded shows.

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**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-left-over-after-recording/936233/2 "2026-02-10T16:43:09Z")

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These are temporary files created by the Plex commercial skipper (which is a Plex-compiled version of Comskip). Normally they are deleted as part of the post-processing. The fact that they aren’t being deleted suggests that something caused that process to fail.

You’ll likely need to provide [server logs](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) showing the timeframe where the recording occurred to track this down. Otherwise, you can just delete and ignore the files.

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**Author:** ![ronclifford66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@ronclifford66](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ronclifford66)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-left-over-after-recording/936233/3 "2026-02-10T16:54:35Z")

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Which log file would contain this information?

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**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-left-over-after-recording/936233/4 "2026-02-10T17:12:59Z")

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It would be best if you just uploaded the entire ZIP file with all logs included.

But, at a minimum, you’d need to provide all “Plex Media Server” log files (Plex Media Server.log plus all the numbered ones). You’ll need to compress them if you go that route.

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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:** [May 11, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-left-over-after-recording/936233/5 "2026-05-11T17:13:10Z")

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