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**sualfred** · (This post was last modified: 2014-07-26, 19:11 by sualfred.)

Hey,

The recently added filter option uses the date of the file when it was last modified instead of when it was added to the library.
This is just a little bit confusing if I add movies, which has a much older file creation date.

For example:
I add a movie file (Windows Explorer -> last modified date is xx.xx.2010) it won't be displayed in a smart playlist/filtering/widget, which are used for displaying the recently added library entries.

I aggree that this is the correct handling for a non-library view (videos->files), but for the video DB itself, it should be the date when it was added.

furii · 2014-07-26, 20:29

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Adv...deolibrary
<dateadded>

**sualfred** · (This post was last modified: 2014-07-26, 20:45 by sualfred.)

Yep, and the <dateadded> don't use the date when it was added to the library. It uses the date when the file itself was created/last modified.
In this case older files, which are recently added, won't appear in a smartplaylist if it's limited to a newer time range. And even if it's displayed, It will be sorted after younger files.

Another example:

Today I added Starship Troopers 1-3 and they should appear at position 1-3 on the recently added list, but they don't (Last modified date of the .mkv file is 15.04.2014).
XBMC "thinks" that this last modified date is the date when it was added, but this is simply wrong Smile

**Martijn** · 2014-07-26, 20:40

You need to remove and report add all the files from library

**sualfred** · (This post was last modified: 2014-07-26, 20:48 by sualfred.)

??
I have to drop my database (400< movies, 50< tv shows) each time when I'm updating my database to get the correct date?

**Martijn** · 2014-07-26, 20:58

(2014-07-26, 20:48)sualfred Wrote: ??
I have to drop my database (400< movies, 50< tv shows) each time when I'm updating my database to get the correct date?

No. Only when have just changed the setting.

**sualfred** · 2014-07-26, 21:01

I don't get you. Which setting do you mean?

**Martijn** · 2014-07-26, 21:05

(2014-07-26, 20:29)furii Wrote: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Adv...deolibrary
<dateadded>

This one

**sualfred** · 2014-07-26, 21:12

Ah! My fault, sorry. Now I understand.

I think this setting should be available in "Settings -> Video -> Library" (expert mode).

**Martijn** · 2014-07-26, 21:17

No it shouldnt.

**sualfred** · 2014-07-26, 21:20

Not my decision, but I think this would be more userfriendly to get settings like that in expert level.

Nevertheless, thank you both for your help Smile

Thread can be closed.

~~Ned Scott~~ · 2014-07-27, 05:22

I'd like to see most "safe" advanced settings moved to the GUI as well. We now have settings levels, and as long as the setting doesn't explode, more should be in the GUI.