# Force Generating Thumbnails

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-generating-thumbnails/819326>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [November 20, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-generating-thumbnails/819326 "2022-11-20T21:11:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-generating-thumbnails/819326/2 "2022-11-21T06:50:49Z")

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Refreshing the metadata should fix that. If not, the other option is to perform the [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) on the video.

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