# Keep media in Playlist when file changes **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** playlists\ **Created:** [March 11, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/keep-media-in-playlist-when-file-changes/553378 "2020-03-11T19:24:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blackf0rk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/blackf0rk/32/159996_2.png) [@blackf0rk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/blackf0rk)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/keep-media-in-playlist-when-file-changes/553378/1 "2020-03-11T19:24:13Z")
I use playlists to save trilogies and watch orders for movie franchises. When I upgrade a movie’s quality profile, the new movie file replaces the old file on the file system. This removes the movie from any playlists. Playlists should work like Collections: the movie isn’t removed when its file changes. Collections do not work for watch orders because you cannot custom sort them. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/keep-media-in-playlist-when-file-changes/553378/2 "2020-03-11T20:08:59Z")
This should happen, provided that the old version was matched with the same metadata agent (‘Plex Movie’ vs. ‘TheMovieDB’) as the new version. On “quality upgrades” I recommend you to **not** delete the old version of the movie, but to simply add the new version first. Then ‘Scan Library Files’ and see if the new version will appear as a ‘duplicate’ item or if it is appearing as a _separate_ poster. If it is appearing as a separate poster, then you changed the library’s default metadata agent sometime after adding the old version of the movie. ---
**Author:** ![blackf0rk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/blackf0rk/32/159996_2.png) [@blackf0rk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/blackf0rk)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/keep-media-in-playlist-when-file-changes/553378/3 "2020-03-11T20:51:18Z")
This is not an option when using automation helpers like NZBGet and Radarr