Moving TV Shows causes it to show up in recently added

Plex Media Server NAS & Devices
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Server Version#: 1.26.0.5715
Player Version#: 1.44.0.2981-e2d72ac2

Situation 1: I have a tv show with old DVD copies of the episodes. I buy the BD and rip it in better quality. I load those into the folder and delete the old DVD copies. The TV show behaves properly and does not add to “Recently Added in TV Shows”

Situation 2: I have my TV library pointed to 2 different folders one on the network, one on local storage. If I move the files from one location to the other and they show up in “Recently Added in TV Shows” but they continue to show as watched if I watched it previously.

Situation 3: I have my TV library pointed to 2 different folders one on the network, one on local storage. If I copy the files from one location to the other and they do not show up in “Recently Added in TV Shows”. But then when I delete the original copy they do show up in “Recently Added in TV Shows” just as if I had moved them as in situation 2.

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Make sure Plex picks up the files in the new location as duplicates before you remove the originals.

  1. In Settings → Library, disable Empty trash automatically after every scan.

  2. For situations 2 & 3, copy the files to the new location and leave the originals in place.

  3. Manually scan the library.

  4. Verify Plex picks up the files in both locations. Perform a Get Info for one of the episodes. You should see both files listed (Plex should see them as duplicates).

  5. Remove the files from the original location, scan for changes, empty trash.

  6. A Get Info should now show only the file in the new location. The episodes should not be listed under Recently Added.

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I’ll uncheck empty trash automatically and see if that changes the behavior.

Previously I did confirm Plex detected the new files. In get info it showed both copies of the file. It doesn’t make a difference if I delete the original copy through Plex client by deleting I there or deleting it manually in the file system. the results are the same.

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I unchecked the empty trash automatically and tested situation 3 and it doesn’t end up in recently added. thanks for that.

so now that my trash doesn’t auto empty how do I manage my trash. does it still clear itself weekly or do I have to do it manually now?

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You can re-enable auto-empty trash if desired. It only needs to be disabled when you’re updating/relocating media.

Disabling auto-empty ensures Plex Media Server picks up the new files/location as duplicates, which keeps them from appearing in Recently Added.

After you’ve finished updating, relocating, etc, you can re-enable auto-empty.

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