# Need ghost server/libraries deleted by Plex staff please

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-ghost-server-libraries-deleted-by-plex-staff-please/940596>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** server-synology, fire-tv, ios\
**Created:** [July 13, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-ghost-server-libraries-deleted-by-plex-staff-please/940596 "2026-07-13T12:18:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ace\_in\_Space](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Ace\_in\_Space](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Ace_in_Space)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-ghost-server-libraries-deleted-by-plex-staff-please/940596/12 "2026-07-27T07:02:04Z")

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Same bug here, and I found the mechanism — it’s not a server registration at all. The ghost tiles come from orphaned rows in your account’s `favoriteLibraries`:

```auto
https://clients.plex.tv/api/v2/user/settings?key=favoriteLibraries&sharedSettings=1

```

Each row is a self-contained library descriptor (`serverId`, `title`, `key`, `hubKey`), so the client draws the tile without ever consulting `/api/v2/resources` — which is exactly why the server reads as fully deleted everywhere else while the tiles persist. It’s account-side and cross-device-synced, so app reinstalls don’t help; they just re-download the same list.

That also matches what you described about the UI: “See All Libraries” only offers un-favoriting for libraries on _reachable_ servers, while the count still includes the dead ones.

⚠ **If you tried the posted one-liner and got nowhere:** the URL needs `&X-Plex-Token=`, not a second `?`. The `?` form returns **HTTP 404** , which makes it look like the endpoint doesn’t exist. Also `?key=` is mandatory, and a POST body must be `{"value": ...}` or you get `400 code 1004`.

I’d recommend a surgical prune (GET → drop rows whose `serverId` is the dead machineIdentifier → POST back) over `DELETE`, since DELETE wipes _all_ your favorites. Full writeup with the exact commands here: [Deleted server still shows (empty duplicate libraries) on ONE Android TV / Fire TV client only — abs](https://forums.plex.tv/t/940966)

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