Use the player’s refresh or update action before deleting and recreating the account. A refresh requests current list data while often preserving local organisation, though exact behaviour varies. Make a supported settings backup first if your favourites or group ordering would be hard to replace.
Know what you are refreshing
Some players have separate updates for channels, programme data and on-demand libraries. Choose the relevant action rather than clearing everything. A guide refresh will not necessarily download a changed channel list, and a channel refresh may leave an old programme cache untouched.
Wait for a visible result
Leave the app open and watch for progress or an updated timestamp. Avoid launching repeated refreshes on several devices at once. After completion, search for a known item and confirm that your usual favourites still point to the expected entries.
Use re-import as a later step
Removing an account may discard local names, history or parental settings. If a refresh fails, document the message and verify the supplied account format first. Re-import only when needed, and make sure you can recover the original credentials before deleting the working profile.
