# Lost metadata during relocation **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [August 7, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lost-metadata-during-relocation/293111 "2018-08-07T07:34:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**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:** [August 7, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lost-metadata-during-relocation/293111/2 "2018-08-07T19:56:04Z")
The only really safe way is this one, but it is not for the faint-hearted > [@\[HowTo\] Plex database modification - Moving media the right/wrong way](https://forums.plex.tv/t/howto-plex-database-modification-moving-media-the-right-wrong-way/126701/1): > > [Moderator edit:] The description of the alternative method is given in the 10th post below: [[HowTo] Plex database modification - Moving media the right/wrong way - #10 by jelwell](https://forums.plex.tv/t/howto-plex-database-modification-moving-media-the-right-wrong-way/126701/10) People ask all the time about moving media content. I think the reason they ask is because I think this article is misleading: You can’t move content to a new location and expect any of your manual changes to apply to the moved content. If your files are all named perfectly, then sure, Plex will simply rematch you… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lost-metadata-during-relocation/293111)._