# Sync watched status

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/sync-watched-status/211919>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [October 27, 2017, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sync-watched-status/211919 "2017-10-27T12:00:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ohsammy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/73ab20/32.png) [@ohsammy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ohsammy)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sync-watched-status/211919/1 "2017-10-27T12:00:51Z")

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I am about to move to a new server and start with a fresh install of plex however I don’t want to lose the watched status of programs. It would be great to be able to sync this somewhere so that it is not lost. Even and export and import feature would be amazing.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sync-watched-status/211919/2 "2017-10-27T13:54:14Z")

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[https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201154527-Move-Viewstate-Ratings-from-One-Install-to-Another](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201154527-Move-Viewstate-Ratings-from-One-Install-to-Another)

or you simply copy the [old Plex database file](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/202485658-Restore-a-Database-Backed-Up-via-Scheduled-Tasks- "old Plex database file") over to the new server after you installed it.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sync-watched-status/211919/3 "2021-03-08T17:48:00Z")

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Early 2021 clean-up: support article available / explained