# Library update reset added on date

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-update-reset-added-on-date/741652>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [September 7, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-update-reset-added-on-date/741652 "2021-09-07T18:16:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rod419](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Rod419](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Rod419)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-update-reset-added-on-date/741652/1 "2021-09-07T18:16:26Z")

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Hi everyone. Yesterday I ran a manual library update, and for some reason it updated the “added on” date on most of my movies, which messes with the ‘sort by date added’ feature. Is there any way I can revert these?

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**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:** [September 8, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-update-reset-added-on-date/741652/2 "2021-09-08T06:29:48Z")

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> **[Restore a Database Backed Up via 'Scheduled Tasks' | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/202485658-restore-a-database-backed-up-via-scheduled-tasks/)**
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> One of the many Scheduled Tasks that a Plex Media Server performs is to make regular backups of the core...

In the future, disable “automatically empty trash”.

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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:** [December 7, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-update-reset-added-on-date/741652/3 "2021-12-07T06:29:56Z")

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