# Smart Collection Issue

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/smart-collection-issue/766186>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [December 24, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/smart-collection-issue/766186 "2021-12-24T12:16:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![KaraokeAmerica](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/karaokeamerica/32/83642_2.png) [@KaraokeAmerica](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KaraokeAmerica)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/smart-collection-issue/766186/1 "2021-12-24T12:16:53Z")

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Server Version#: 1.25.2.5319  
Player Version#: All my clients

I recently learned how to create “smart collections”. Very cool feature…especially once they expose things like audio types to the filters!

However, in my “learning” I mistakenly made a smart collection that contained my ENTIRE movie library somehow. I deleted the collection but it stuck. If I click on the “collections” option at the top of my library screen it just lists my entire library. I went into Tautulli and looked at my library (and entire server) stats and made sure I deleted ALL collections that existed in that library. That made the “Collections” tab go away once I restarted the server.

So starting from scratch with no collections at all I created a new Smart Collection. It immediately found 47 titles that matched my filter. I saved it as the desired name and went back to my library. Restarting the server again made the “Collections” tab reappear as expected. If I click on it, ALL my movies are once again there.

If I look in the “Collections” tab or the “Library” tab they both show the newly created collection I made within the library as if I have two “Library” tabs.

If I go to the library and try to filter it by “Collection” it doesn’t show any there.

 ![Capture](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/8/d/6/8d6033d857d27eb7be5d0a47163aaacf9efb0b4d.jpeg)

I’m at a loss. If anyone has an idea what could be causing this I’m all ears! Thanks!

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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:** [December 24, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/smart-collection-issue/766186/2 "2021-12-24T15:57:13Z")

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> [@KaraokeAmerica](#):
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> If I click on it, ALL my movies are once again there.

To correct this, you may need to restore defaults for Plex Web:  
Settings → Plex Web → Debug → Reset Defaults

This doesn’t affect your server configuration, it just clears all of Plex Web’s config data; you’ll have to reconfigure Plex Web after doing this (pick your default server, select pinned libraries, etc…).

> [@KaraokeAmerica](#):
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> If I go to the library and try to filter it by “Collection” it doesn’t show any there.

As far as I know, you can only filter by manually-created collections using that filter (or the same option in Advanced Filters). At least, that’s how it works on my own server.

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**Author:** ![KaraokeAmerica](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/karaokeamerica/32/83642_2.png) [@KaraokeAmerica](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KaraokeAmerica)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/smart-collection-issue/766186/3 "2021-12-24T18:12:08Z")

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> [@pshanew](#):
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> To correct this, you may need to restore defaults for Plex Web:  
> Settings → Plex Web → Debug → Reset Defaults

Bingo! Nailed it!

I was using Plex for Windows, but same idea…go to debug and reset it.

Thanks and Merry Christmas!

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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:** [December 24, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/smart-collection-issue/766186/4 "2021-12-24T19:40:57Z")

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You’re welcome, and Merry Christmas to you as well!

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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:** [March 24, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/smart-collection-issue/766186/5 "2022-03-24T19:41:52Z")

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