# Orphaned Server

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/orphaned-server/871660>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [March 9, 2024, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/orphaned-server/871660 "2024-03-09T07:40:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![el0hel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@el0hel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/el0hel)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/orphaned-server/871660/1 "2024-03-09T07:40:53Z")

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Hello,

A tale as old as time. I have migrated to a containerized version of Plex. I have managed to royally screw up the removal of my old server. I have looked in every conceivable corner of the internet, but I cannot find a solution. The old server is not in authorized devices. The old server is nowhere, yet, here it persists for me and all of my users. I believe it has become entirely orphaned and I need assistance to purge it.

 ![IMG_5148](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/3/e/3/3e3a8404a4a3d47e9f8928c28d10ae72f9a8083f.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/orphaned-server/871660/2 "2024-03-09T09:58:00Z")

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Does is show in app.plex.tv or just your iPhone? What OS was the old server running on?

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**Author:** ![el0hel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@el0hel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/el0hel)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/orphaned-server/871660/3 "2024-03-09T22:23:55Z")

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Hello! This was a good callout. I only noticed it on the iPhone app. I uninstalled and reinstalled it, and now it’s gone. It’s unfortunate because I think several of my users have had this issue and removing the server the correct? way (from authorized devices) doesn’t cleanly remove it from all clients. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/orphaned-server/871660/4 "2024-03-09T23:52:38Z")

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I think our iOS app may have some aggressive caching.

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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 7, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/orphaned-server/871660/5 "2024-06-07T23:53:08Z")

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