# Plex DB Backups not seemingly working

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**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** android-tv\
**Created:** [January 15, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-db-backups-not-seemingly-working/678590 "2021-01-15T17:29:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arkwright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@Arkwright](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Arkwright)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-db-backups-not-seemingly-working/678590/1 "2021-01-15T17:29:34Z")

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Hi, I am really just wondering if any one out here has seen this before? Sorry I quickly scanned from past topics but couldn’t find anything relevant.

When my Plex server performs the db backup every third day, only the “blobs” files seem to update and not the db files. I do add media to my server quite frequently so it I am not sure if the db backup feature is not working for me or if this is normal behaviour.

For comparison, about 4 months ago when I looked both the db file and blobs file had the same date and time stamps after backing up. Has anyone else ever experienced this? Screenshot below is from today.

Thanks in advance!

![plex db](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/0/d/0d9f8aa57be445f13f6451c060374f7817647a76.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-db-backups-not-seemingly-working/678590/2 "2021-01-15T17:47:49Z")

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If you’ve got the option to backup your database every three days in Settings -\> Scheduled Tasks your main database file should be backed up as well. I believe the backup can fail if there is database corruption. The steps in this support article outline the steps to check for (and possibly repair) a corrupt database:

> **[Repair a Corrupt Database | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201100678-repair-a-corrupt-database/)**
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> Though rare, it is possible for your main Plex Media Server database to become corrupted. For instance, it might happen...

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**Author:** ![Arkwright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@Arkwright](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Arkwright)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-db-backups-not-seemingly-working/678590/3 "2021-01-15T22:50:31Z")

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Thanks! I will take a look at this for sure.

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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:** [April 15, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-db-backups-not-seemingly-working/678590/4 "2021-04-15T22:50:34Z")

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