Changed my OS/Roon Server SSD to NVMe m2, restored backup and now recently added is very wrong

My dedicated Roon/HQP server’s SSD was getting full so I swapped to a NVMe M2 SSD. I did a clean install of W11, new install of Roon, and new install of HQP.

This forced me to move my Roon Server which I did and I used a very current backup (1 hour before the swap) to restore my data.

After it did its thing my recently added category is really messed up. It shows, no matter how I sort, all my ripped CD’s as most recently added. I have not ripped a CD in over 6 years.

All of my adds since then have been Tidal or Qobuz albums. Yet in the most recently added view all my ripped CD’s show first (shows date added 3/25/2025) and then after scrolling down about 2/3’rds of the way the streaming titles show up.

Is there any way to fix this?

I have moved my Roon Server many times over the years (subscribed since late 2015) and I always had a few issues but this mess is by far the worst.

What’s the purpose of a backup if it can’t keep track of the dates added correctly?

Library approx 53K tracks of which 2/3’s are ripped CD’s. 1/3 Tidal or Qobuz tracks.

Did you check:

Hi, did you follow this process?

No, but my settings were close to your screen shot; Roon import timestamp was selected, but Use import tag date when present was set to yes. unlike your screen shot.

I did the restore a backup.

Can I restore my data base again from my recent back up? What settings under track import should I have set to avoid this?

I adjusted my import settings and then restored my latest backup and presto, the sort by newly added now looks correct. Thank you!!!

I never dug that deep into import settings before. Just because you’ve used a product for almost 10 years doesn’t mean you really know it.

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FWIW I’ve had to go through a panic state of what I thought was a failed back up twice. No fun. It worked out both times - with help from folks here. Glad it worked out!

Yep, throughout the years I’ve had a couple core moves that resulted in WTheck? but it always worked out. This one when my recently added sort was so messed up, I wasn’t happy. But as usual it was operator error, I hadn’t looked that far down the import options list before. Easy fix and thankful for the good folks who help when needed.

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