Streaming service just deleted half my watchlist overnight

Logged into Crunchyroll on Tuesday and my entire queue just got cut in half. I had like 40 shows saved up to watch, seasons I was halfway through, stuff I was following weekly. All gone. No warning, no email about it, just poof. Checked their forums and turns out they did some kind of server cleanup or update that messed with user data. I spent two hours rebuilding what I could remember, but there's like 8 shows I can't even recall the names of now. Has this happened to anyone else with a streaming platform recently? What did you do about the stuff you lost track of?

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betty_barnes11d ago

OMG yes, this is exactly why I screenshot everything now too. I learned the hard way when Amazon Prime did something similar a couple years ago and my whole list just vanished. I had so many random movies saved that I only heard about once and then forgot the titles. It's brutal how they just do this stuff with no heads up, like our watchlists aren't important or something. I'm still finding old shows I forgot about by scrolling through my history on other sites just trying to piece it back together.

lisa_bennett11d ago

Did you screenshot any of it or did you just assume it'd be safe? I always take screenshots of my queues now for backup, but I know most people don't bother until it's too late. That really sucks though, especially losing track of eight shows you can't even remember.