Cinopsys
Last checked October 26, 2026
TV Time said it would delete everyone's history, so the only copy left is the one you downloaded. This guide is about that file, what we know about it, where to keep your history now, and where you stand if you never made one.
- The self-service export at gdpr.tvtime.com is offline: new exports can no longer be requested.
- If you saved an export, keep it safe. Trakt, Simkl and WeTrakr each offer a TV Time importer (follow each service's own page), and your data is only recoverable if you downloaded the export before the deadline. Then connect that account in Cinopsys, which doesn't read the TV Time file itself.
- If you never exported, TV Time's copy is gone, but starting fresh in a tracker you control is the practical route.
What changed on July 15, 2026
The app left the stores, tvtime.com now shows only a farewell message, and the company said it would delete all personal account data. The export site at gdpr.tvtime.com is offline too. As far as we know there is nothing left to request a copy from, what survives is whatever people downloaded while the tool was up. The full story: TV Time has shut down.
Search your inbox for "TV Time" around the date you requested it, then check your browser's downloads folder and any cloud folder you might have copied it to. Keep the file exactly as downloaded: Trakt's importer takes the TV Time .zip directly.
Use your export in 4 steps
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Find the export file
Locate the file you downloaded (it was a .zip). If it exists in one place only, copy it to a cloud folder now. It's the only copy of your history that we know of.
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Pick where your history will live
Choose a service that offers a TV Time importer: Trakt, Simkl or WeTrakr. Trakt's importer takes the TV Time .zip and brings in watch history, watchlist and ratings, but not comments, reactions or social activity. Simkl has at times limited TV Time imports to paid plans, so check its page. Follow each service's own help pages for the current steps and for whether the importer is still available.
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Check the result
Once your history is in that account, open a few long-running shows and check the watched counts look right before you move on.
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Connect that account in Cinopsys
Install Cinopsys and connect the account that now holds your history, Trakt, Simkl or WeTrakr. Its history syncs straight in, and from then on your watch history and watchlist stay in step both ways. Cinopsys doesn't read the TV Time file itself, so the move goes through the service. Full walkthrough: switch from TV Time to Cinopsys.
Reporting around the shutdown varies on exactly what the export covered; it was described as account data, watch history, episode check-ins and ratings. As far as we know, community content such as comments, reactions, GIFs, polls and votes wasn't part of it, so the social side is gone regardless.
If you never exported
There's no back door that we know of: with TV Time's servers gone there is nothing to recover from, and no grace period was announced. What works is rebuilding the part that matters: re-add your current and recent shows in a tracker you control. Cinopsys works standalone with no account at all, so there's nothing to sign up for to start.
Put it somewhere you control
If the export exists, it may be the only copy of years of history, so it's worth a few minutes. Move it into a service you control and connect Cinopsys, so your library no longer depends on a single app.
Frequently asked questions
Can I still export my TV Time data?
No. The export site at gdpr.tvtime.com is offline, and TV Time said it would delete personal data after the July 15, 2026 shutdown. Only exports downloaded before then still exist.
What was the deadline to export TV Time data?
July 15, 2026, the day TV Time ended service. Exports had to be requested and downloaded before then.
What was included in the TV Time export?
Reporting varies. It was described as covering account data: watch history, episode check-ins and ratings. As far as we know, community content such as comments, reactions, GIFs, polls and votes wasn't included.
Can I use my TV Time export with another app?
Trakt, Simkl and WeTrakr each offer a way to bring TV Time data over; check that service's own help pages for the current steps (Simkl has at times limited it to paid plans). It only works if you downloaded your export before the deadline. Once your history is in that account, connect it in Cinopsys and your watched history, progress and ratings sync in. Cinopsys doesn't read the file directly.
I never exported, is my history recoverable?
Not from TV Time, as far as we know: it said personal data would be deleted and the export site is gone. The practical route is to start again in a tracker you control. Cinopsys works standalone, so you can start rebuilding straight away.