# Timeline is Bugged **URL:** \ **Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\ **Tags:** photos-library, server-windows\ **Created:** [January 13, 2020, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359 "2020-01-13T08:34:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wooddar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ea5d25/32.png) [@wooddar](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wooddar)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/1 "2020-01-13T08:34:33Z")
Server Version#: Version 4.18.1 Player Version#:n/a Please sort your captured/digitized date. Nothing is correct. What fields are you using. Follow Lightroom and you will be fine. P.S their Video capture date is crap and not correct sadly. ---
**Author:** ![SE56](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/se56/32/222425_2.png) [@SE56](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE56)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/2 "2020-01-13T09:31:39Z")
What are you going on about, timeline and capture date? It does not make any sense. There is no server version 4.18.1 that must be a Player app of some sort. ---
**Author:** ![Coxeroni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/coxeroni/32/21481_2.png) [@Coxeroni](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Coxeroni)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/3 "2020-01-13T09:33:43Z")
Probably Photos and Videos. And yes, the dates are often off there, e.g. the infamous 01-01-1900 bug. ---
**Author:** ![sa2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sa2000/32/6922_2.png) [@sa2000](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sa2000)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/4 "2020-01-13T12:11:41Z")
A fix is coming along for the 1 January 1900 issue for the Timeline. Hopefully it will be in the 1.18.6 release - I cannot at this point confirm this ---
**Author:** ![wooddar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ea5d25/32.png) [@wooddar](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wooddar)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/5 "2020-01-17T20:43:48Z")
Great. That will fix that one. However it is not also always using the correct date field in the files. Can you confirm what field it uses and if it is the same for all file formats. RAW, DNG , JPEG, HEIF etc ---
**Author:** ![sa2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sa2000/32/6922_2.png) [@sa2000](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sa2000)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/6 "2020-01-18T14:26:44Z")
The fix corrects the timeline clusters that ended up with a 1900 date and also corrects the recent bug that introduced that regression. This fix is planned for Plex Media Server 1.18.6. I suggest we wait for that to become available as beta and then you can update to it and if you have any residual issues, these can be specifically investigated ---
**Author:** ![wooddar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ea5d25/32.png) [@wooddar](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wooddar)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/7 "2020-01-19T01:55:04Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/b/e/be6f4cbebb80236acd61d3bf125e2c99ba6eed65.png) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/5/2/529ab5afd8cbfa9e35b7f74fd59bf5ded36a8db1.png) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2ac134f2524d39dbffd13b1616a5acc9ff785e42.jpeg) HI. He is an example of issue of the timeline. Plex is taking media created date when it should be taking Date Created in the second screenshot. I am using Windows 10 .Any comments ? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![wooddar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ea5d25/32.png) [@wooddar](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wooddar)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/8 "2020-01-19T02:40:24Z")
yes. I can confirm all fixed :0 now the next issue… ---
**Author:** ![sa2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sa2000/32/6922_2.png) [@sa2000](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sa2000)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/9 "2020-01-19T19:18:52Z")
> [@wooddar](#): > > Plex is taking media created date when it should be taking Date Created in the second screenshot But to me that is the correct behavior. What one would want to see, is the date the picture was taken - not the date the file was created ---
**Author:** ![sa2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sa2000/32/6922_2.png) [@sa2000](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sa2000)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/10 "2020-01-19T19:21:32Z")
@wooddar was this an edited image ? So the picture was actually taken on 21 November 2019 but somehow the media created date got altered later on 14 January 2020? ---
**Author:** ![wooddar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ea5d25/32.png) [@wooddar](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wooddar)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/11 "2020-01-19T20:29:16Z")
It was taken on 21 Nov 2019 so thats the correct date. Maybe Plex should allow you to filter on sort on different attributes. Created date vs last modified date. For me timeline for pictures and video is when the original file was created. Thats what Adobe Lightroom does. ---
**Author:** ![sa2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sa2000/32/6922_2.png) [@sa2000](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sa2000)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/12 "2020-01-20T00:24:17Z")
can you tell me where and how the “media created” date became 14 January 2020? ---
**Author:** ![wooddar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ea5d25/32.png) [@wooddar](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wooddar)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/13 "2020-01-20T01:08:30Z")
Thanks. Not really sure how it got changed. Maybe google did it or Whats app which is were the file was saved from ---
**Author:** ![sa2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sa2000/32/6922_2.png) [@sa2000](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sa2000)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/14 "2020-01-20T01:35:51Z")
I could suggest that we pick the oldest of Date Modified and Media Created. I will discuss with the development team ---
**Author:** ![sa2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sa2000/32/6922_2.png) [@sa2000](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sa2000)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/15 "2020-01-20T11:29:59Z")
> [@wooddar](#): > > Thanks. Not really sure how it got changed. Maybe google did it or Whats app which is were the file was saved from I discussed this with the development team. It is thought that it may have been the same regression bug that brought in the 1900 dates. So need to wait for version 1.18.6 which fixes that bug. However, the automatic corrections that go with the bug fix, will only apply to the 1900 dates items - so after updating to 1.18.6, you will need to remove those photos with wrong dates from the library. rescan the library, empty trash and then add again and re-scan to correct the dates. ---
**Author:** ![sa2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sa2000/32/6922_2.png) [@sa2000](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sa2000)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/16 "2020-02-03T14:22:41Z")
Plex Media Server 1.18.6.2348 is now out as beta It has the fix for the photos timeline view displaying 1 Jan 1900 dates. - (Photos) Some items may show under 1 Jan 1900 in the timeline view (‪#10917‬) See release note for other changes > [@Plex Media Server](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server/30447/314): > > Plex Media Server 1.18.6.2348 is now available in the Beta update channel. NEW: (Web) Updated to 4.20.2 FIXES: (Butler) Auto deletion of old update directories would fail on Windows. (#7759) (DVR) Fix for in-progress recordings being deleted by another server that records to the same directory. (#10929) (DVR) Server would not display future scheduled recordings when Limit To Airing Time advanced setting was selected (#10950). (EPG) Improve XMLTV episode info parsing. (EPG) Only allow Enhan… If issues remain please provide logs, screenshots, media info ---
**Author:** ![kevinchou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kevinchou](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kevinchou)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/17 "2020-03-18T06:27:24Z")
@sa2000 I’m on PMS 1.18.8.2527 and am experiencing a similar bug in timeline view. A large number of photos are all grouped at the very bottom of the timeline view under the Jan 11, 2020 heading, sorted so it’s at the very bottom of the timeline. None of the photos show with thumbnail either. Not sure if it’s related to this particular bug, but thought I’d ask. I’ve also started a thread with others reporting the same issue, but support appears to have stopped responding after more information was provided via DM. > [@\[BUG\] Timeline date grouping incorrect](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-timeline-date-grouping-incorrect/191505/25): > > It is kinda strange. For me the shifting of dates started on the 24th Dec like @kevinchou … everything before the 24th is correct. I have photos from the 19th showing on the 24th. Please advise. ---
**Author:** ![sa2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sa2000/32/6922_2.png) [@sa2000](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sa2000)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/18 "2020-03-18T13:48:15Z")
> [@kevinchou](#): > > I’m on PMS 1.18.8.2527 and am experiencing a similar bug in timeline view. A large number of photos are all grouped at the very bottom of the timeline view under the Jan 11, 2020 heading, sorted so it’s at the very bottom of the timeline. None of the photos show with thumbnail either. > > Not sure if it’s related to this particular bug, but thought I’d ask. I’ve also started a thread with others reporting the same issue, but support appears to have stopped responding after more information was provided via DM. I have replied to your post in the linked topic ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/timeline-is-bugged/526359/19 "2020-06-16T13:48:17Z")
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