# Data Refresh Request

**URL:** https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856
**Category:** Questions & Help
**Tags:** website, new
**Created:** [August 9, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856 "2026-08-09T16:30:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author: ![Supriyo8799](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/supriyo8799/32/50152_2.png) [@Supriyo8799](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/Supriyo8799)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856/1 "2026-08-09T16:30:19Z")

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[https://app.trakt.tv/movies/the-last-boy-scout-1991](https://app.trakt.tv/movies/the-last-boy-scout-1991)

Refresh the data to update the backdrop.

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### Author: ![Supriyo8799](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/supriyo8799/32/50152_2.png) [@Supriyo8799](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/Supriyo8799)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856/2 "2026-08-17T20:11:33Z")

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Any update?

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### Author: ![RoiDesRois](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/roidesrois/32/50177_2.png) [@RoiDesRois](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/RoiDesRois)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856/3 "2026-08-25T11:44:48Z")

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Do you have a screenshot or can you explain more. It has a poster (maybe it was updated)?

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### Author: ![Supriyo8799](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/supriyo8799/32/50152_2.png) [@Supriyo8799](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/Supriyo8799)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856/4 "2026-08-25T17:00:47Z")

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Not the poster, I’m talking about the backdrop. Mark it as watched, then check the backdrop in the History section of your Home tab.

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### Author: ![RoiDesRois](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/roidesrois/32/50177_2.png) [@RoiDesRois](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/RoiDesRois)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856/5 "2026-08-26T19:19:12Z")

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It’s been marked as watched for me. Do you mean the shading/color behind the poster (that’s no on The Matrix)?

 ![IMG_3900](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/trakt/original/3X/6/a/6abc2f7b8feb71fb166858b0d6f14505686233cc.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_3899](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/trakt/original/3X/7/0/7075957b5991f85a3ce005f3ca6649e222cfdfd5.jpeg)

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### Author: ![Supriyo8799](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/supriyo8799/32/50152_2.png) [@Supriyo8799](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/Supriyo8799)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856/6 "2026-08-28T09:14:22Z")

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After marking it as watched, you’ll be able to see the backdrop in the **History** section of the Home page ([https://app.trakt.tv/home](https://app.trakt.tv/home)).

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/trakt/original/3X/1/4/1490c54fd530147f5f307e0a60470497066c2c21.jpeg)

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### Author: ![RoiDesRois](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/roidesrois/32/50177_2.png) [@RoiDesRois](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/RoiDesRois)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856/7 "2026-08-28T16:17:10Z")

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Ah, in the history side of things. Mine is standard so I can only assume it’s a VIP feature. That should help support look.

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### Author: ![otakunet21](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/otakunet21/32/53600_2.png) [@otakunet21](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/otakunet21)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856/8 "2026-08-28T23:19:21Z")

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i’m still not sure what i’m looking for here. is it the episode poster or the washed out website background behind everything?

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### Author: ![RoiDesRois](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/roidesrois/32/50177_2.png) [@RoiDesRois](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/RoiDesRois)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856/9 "2026-08-29T00:21:12Z")

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I found this which mentions backdrop.

> [@Change backdrop + poster for a better one](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/change-backdrop-poster-for-a-better-one/83926):
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> There is a better poster and better backdrops available for this show: [https://trakt.tv/shows/keuringsdienst-van-waarde](https://trakt.tv/shows/keuringsdienst-van-waarde) on TVDB. Not sure how Trakt determines which ones to pull from TVDB as you cannot upvote or downvote artworks there. But can someone change this manually?

I’m assuming backdrop is the picture under the poster like this (not all have it). But that’s my best guess.

 ![IMG_3903](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/trakt/original/3X/7/9/79a68f94672621da89bb5bbe96aaf626570064a6.jpeg)

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### Author: ![Supriyo8799](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/supriyo8799/32/50152_2.png) [@Supriyo8799](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/Supriyo8799)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2026, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856/10 "2026-08-29T07:42:57Z")

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@RoiDesRois @otakunet21

Why are you guys talking about episodes when I specifically asked you to refresh a movie?

When you mark a movie as watched, it also appears in the History section on the home page ([https://app.trakt.tv/home](https://app.trakt.tv/home)). The image used to represent the movie there is not the poster, but the backdrop (TMDB’s term) or background cover.

I don’t know whether you guys edit content on TMDB or not, but if you do, you should know which image is meant to be used where when Trakt pulls the data from TMDB.

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### Author: ![RoiDesRois](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/roidesrois/32/50177_2.png) [@RoiDesRois](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/RoiDesRois)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856/11 "2026-08-29T11:36:38Z")

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Finally the details come out. That’s what we’ve been trying to figure out this whole time. Nothing you said until this point made it clear as to what you’re referring to. We’re users trying to help other users.

Support will have to address your concerns.

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### Author: ![Supriyo8799](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/supriyo8799/32/50152_2.png) [@Supriyo8799](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/Supriyo8799)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856/12 "2026-08-29T13:54:07Z")

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I was assuming you guys edit entries on TMDB, so I thought you’d know the term. My bad for assuming.

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### Author: ![RoiDesRois](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/roidesrois/32/50177_2.png) [@RoiDesRois](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/RoiDesRois)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856/13 "2026-08-29T15:28:58Z")

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No worries. Hopefully support will check this soon.

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### Author: ![Supriyo8799](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/supriyo8799/32/50152_2.png) [@Supriyo8799](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/Supriyo8799)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2026, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856/15 "2026-09-02T06:11:00Z")

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Yeah, I already DM’d her, but she hasn’t replied yet.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/trakt/original/3X/9/4/942a4ad1e7a513f9e8e887098eb16dc1ee5fb722.svg) [@system](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/data-refresh-request/120856/16 "2026-09-21T19:46:50Z")

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