I asked Chuck this question on another post but wanted to get more eyes on it since it was for an unrelated issue. I recently trashed my Plex install and had to create my libraries and add everything back. Even though I corrected their dates with the touch command (some of my files had a timestamp…

BEFORE this thread derails, I’ve removed some posts. I have submitted the request to Engineering for PMS to handle those cases where the the file date/time stamp is in the future and how it impacts Recently Added. Thank you for your understanding.

Using Plex SQLite binary to update added_at field

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops

ChuckPa August 21, 2025, 12:31am 2

For those who wish to see that other thread,

The Plex DB is proprietary. Even if it weren’t, teaching it is grossly out of scope for this forum.

@gene0915

Which thread should I close ?

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Using Plex SQLite binary to update added_at field

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