[Bug]: Deleted Genres & Tags re-appear after re-scan of the library #956

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opened 2025-10-14 18:11:03 -06:00 by navan · 0 comments

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2025-10-14 18:11:03 -06:00

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Originally created by @b3nd1k on 11/25/2024

What happened?

Through the WebUI, I navigated to Settings -> Item Metadata Utils. Under the section Manage Tags and Manage Genres I deleted a large amount of unnecessary tags, as well as merging tags and genres that have similar names. For example, Fiction Books, Fiction, Fictional was merged into Fiction.

What did you expect to happen?

I expected the changes and removal of genres and tags I made to remain after a re-scan of the library. I have the "Store metadata with item" option checked under Settings, but I assume what happens is that the changes I made are not written to the metadata file, so that when the re-scan appears it adds the information back.

Steps to reproduce the issue

To reproduce the issue, go to Settings -> Item Metadata Utils and either remove or rename any tags. After re-scanning the library, you will notice that the removed or renamed tags reappear.

Audiobookshelf version

v.2.17.2

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from?

Linux

If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Firefox

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*Originally created by @b3nd1k on 11/25/2024* ### What happened? Through the WebUI, I navigated to Settings -> Item Metadata Utils. Under the section _Manage Tags_ and _Manage Genres_ I deleted a large amount of unnecessary tags, as well as merging tags and genres that have similar names. For example, Fiction Books, Fiction, Fictional was merged into Fiction. ### What did you expect to happen? I expected the changes and removal of genres and tags I made to remain after a re-scan of the library. I have the "Store metadata with item" option checked under Settings, but I assume what happens is that the changes I made are not written to the metadata file, so that when the re-scan appears it adds the information back. ### Steps to reproduce the issue To reproduce the issue, go to Settings -> Item Metadata Utils and either remove or rename any tags. After re-scanning the library, you will notice that the removed or renamed tags reappear. ### Audiobookshelf version v.2.17.2 ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker ### What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from? Linux ### If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on? Firefox ### Logs _No response_ ### Additional Notes _No response_