# Watchlist is not global? **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** library-management\ **Created:** [July 18, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-is-not-global/801244 "2022-07-18T21:21:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DragonCue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DragonCue](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DragonCue)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-is-not-global/801244/1 "2022-07-18T21:21:41Z")
Server Version#: 4.85.1 Player Version#: n/a; accessed via browser Only 3 libraries (1 movie folder and 2 tv show folders out of 19) actually give me the option to add a show/movie to the watchlist. Why is this feature so selective? So far the feature proves to be useless as most of my library is excluded. ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-is-not-global/801244/2 "2022-07-18T21:23:57Z")
Please make sure your libraries are using the Plex Movie Agent. The Watchlist only supports movies and shows that are matched with a Plex guid. You can verify this by looking at the [xml info](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201998867-Investigate-Media-Information-and-Formats) for your videos. Look for the parameter "guid=“plex://…” If you don’t see this, you cannot add them to the Watchlist. ---
**Author:** ![DragonCue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DragonCue](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DragonCue)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-is-not-global/801244/3 "2022-07-18T21:32:49Z")
Thanks for the prompt reply; the Agent is set to Plex Movie: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/d/0/8/d082c254ab4e353dcab5914a369e3cf3fef71664.png) also; though folders are setup identically one does not show the plex:// and the one that works does: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/3/d/0/3d0c3e657b50ddb796adab62132dfab881adbdaf.png) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/e/1/f/e1f3c5110583315963a27385dcf4279795f2695c.png) Why would some tv folders allow additions then, but not all when they are setup identically (as are all movie folders)? ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 3:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-is-not-global/801244/4 "2022-07-19T03:52:17Z")
That is the correct agent. However, the guid shown for that movie is using the old agent. This would mean that you changed the agent for the library but you did not refresh the library. Changing the agent for the library only affects new content you add, old content does not change until you refresh them. Refresh the entire library and things should work better. ---
**Author:** ![DragonCue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DragonCue](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DragonCue)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-is-not-global/801244/5 "2022-07-19T18:59:12Z")
I suppose having 5k files in that folder required a manual refreshing. I’ve tested both movie and tv folders (refreshing metadata) and the option is starting to show up. Thanks for the assistance! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-is-not-global/801244/6 "2022-10-17T18:59:31Z")
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