Kavita doesnt remove old scanner results after parser change.
Author: StereotypicalCatCreated Aug 9, 2026Updated Sep 6, 2026
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What happened?
in kavita < 0.9.0.20, the title "Blade Runner 2019 - Volume 1.pdf" resolved to both Chapter 2019 and volume 1 (see #4818 ). With PR #4819 this was fixed, however the old chapters are still visible and arent removed, even with a forced scan.
What did you expect?
I expected the "Chapter 2019" entry to be removed with the new scanner logic
Kavita Version Number - If you don't see your version number listed, please update Kavita and see if your issue still persists.
Nightly Testing Branch
Are you accessing kavita through a reverse proxy? If yes, confirm that the issue persists with a direct connection
No
What operating system is Kavita being hosted from?
Docker (Other)
If the issue is being seen on Desktop, what OS are you running where you see the issue?
Windows
If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on?
Firefox
If the issue is being seen on Mobile, what OS are you running where you see the issue?
None
If the issue is being seen on the Mobile UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on?
No response
Relevant log output
avita | [Kavita] [2026-08-09 16:35:21.780 +00:00 43] [Information] Kavita.Services.Scanner.ProcessSeries [ScannerService] Beginning series update on Blade Runner 2019, Forced: true
kavita | [Kavita] [2026-08-09 16:35:21.784 +00:00 43] [Information] Kavita.Services.Scanner.ProcessSeries [ScannerService] Processing series Blade Runner 2019 with 3 files
kavita | [Kavita] [2026-08-09 16:35:21.794 +00:00 43] [Debug] Kavita.Services.Scanner.ProcessSeries Updating Blade Runner 2019 FolderPath to /kavita-comics/Blade Runner 2019
kavita | [Kavita] [2026-08-09 16:35:21.794 +00:00 43] [Debug] Kavita.Services.Scanner.ProcessSeries Updating Blade Runner 2019 LowestFolderPath to /kavita-comics/Blade Runner 2019
kavita | [Kavita] [2026-08-09 16:35:21.810 +00:00 43] [Information] Kavita.Services.Scanner.ProcessSeries [ScannerService] Finished series update on Blade Runner 2019 in 29 ms
kavita | [Kavita] [2026-08-09 16:35:21.815 +00:00 55] [Debug] Kavita.Services.MetadataService [MetadataService] Processing cover image generation for series: Blade Runner 2019
kavita | [Kavita] [2026-08-09 16:35:21.894 +00:00 55] [Information] Kavita.Services.MetadataService [MetadataService] Updated covers for Blade Runner 2019 in 78 milliseconds
kavita | [Kavita] [2026-08-09 16:35:21.948 +00:00 55] [Information] Kavita.Services.Metadata.WordCountAnalyzerService [WordCountAnalyzerService] Updated metadata for Blade Runner 2019 in 53 millisecondsAdditional Notes
No response
Source: Kareadita/Kavita