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[Enhancement]: Preserve the "where" and "when" information of media items that are declared "Missing" #3067
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#3067
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Originally created by @DavidPesticcio on GitHub (Nov 2, 2025).
Type of Enhancement
Server Backend
Describe the Feature/Enhancement
When a media item is accidentally, or otherwise, removed from an Audiobookshelf source, it is very useful to know the "where" and "when" information when items are declared "Missing".
Presumably this information is already known and could be injected into the UI for the user.
Why would this be helpful?
This is especially useful for recovery purposes. Either from a backup or from an active snapshot on the file system. Knowing "where" to look and the time-frame of "when" makes the recovery a whole lot easier.
Future Implementation (Screenshot)
Hovering over the "Missing" button, or pressing it, should reveal text of the former file path, and timestamp of when the item was declared "Missing" that can be copied by the user to aid recovery.
Audiobookshelf Server Version
v2.30.0
Current Implementation (Screenshot)
This enhancement only effects the textual aspect of the UI.
@nichwall commented on GitHub (Nov 3, 2025):
You can view the "where" information in the item details to see what path the Audiobookshelf server expects the media to be at.
The server just series whether the item is missing as a boolean value, and this value is updated when the library is scanned or the server is notified by the file watcher that does are moved/no longer present, then "when" is not tracked.