# Refresh does not actually refresh the metadata

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**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [April 28, 2017, 4:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/refresh-does-not-actually-refresh-the-metadata/190262 "2017-04-28T04:38:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 28, 2017, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/refresh-does-not-actually-refresh-the-metadata/190262/4 "2017-04-28T05:10:32Z")

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> @Smelsela said:  
> Hmmm, that seems like quite a laborious workaround.  
> It is indeed a laborious, and data-destructive, workaround. The [problem](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/242023/origin-of-the-plex-dance "problem") has been around for so long that the workaround has acquired a name, the “[Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064).”

Plex has given us very mild assurance that they are working on a solution, but they don’t discuss timelines, so we have no idea how long it will be.

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