# Missing Movies from Library

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/missing-movies-from-library/779549>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [March 6, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/missing-movies-from-library/779549 "2022-03-06T13:53:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![igniter813](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b782af/32.png) [@igniter813](https://forums.plex.tv/u/igniter813)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/missing-movies-from-library/779549/1 "2022-03-06T13:53:45Z")

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Server Version#: 1.25.6.5577  
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i recently updated my plex library and i am missing about 20 movies from my file and the plex server. how do i identify the missing files and how do i get them updated into plex?

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**Author:** ![dbirch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@dbirch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dbirch)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/missing-movies-from-library/779549/2 "2022-03-06T15:15:53Z")

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#1 check for duplicates, then I would use something like [Releases · WebTools-NG/WebTools-NG · GitHub](https://github.com/WebTools-NG/WebTools-NG/releases) to identify any wrongly matched files.

I always recommend including the imdb id in the filename for ease of matching and reviewing.

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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:** [June 4, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/missing-movies-from-library/779549/3 "2022-06-04T15:16:29Z")

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