Is there a log for file deletions

General Discussions
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I’ve noticed that some of my conent has been deleted. I wanted to check Plex’s logs to see if it is deleting files. Is there a specific log to check

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Plex by principle doesn’t touch your files.

Unless you explicitly enable the dangerous option
Settings - Server - Library - (Show Advanced) - ‘Allow media deletion’
But if this is not active, Plex is not the culprit.

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Except if you use the DVR feature, which has the option to delete files after certain time periods or episode quantities

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@cyberbrix said:
Except if you use the DVR feature, which has the option to delete files after certain time periods or episode quantities

If this is about a DVR-related feature, then you better ask in the DVR beta subforum.

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I agree. I thought it was a general log question, even if you enable that very dangerous feature.

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@cyberbrix said:
I agree. I thought it was a general log question, even if you enable that very dangerous feature.

I am sure the deletion will leave a trace in the general Plex Media Server.log.
AFAIK there is no special deletion.log

But I don’t have this feature activated and so I don’t know how a deletion will look like as a log entry.
Though I guess the particular file name would appear there.

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I found the answer. It was recording preservation settings that were on on a different library, then applied to the content library