# Metadata & Adding Files **URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/c/plex-media-server/metadata-adding-files/124.md?page=215 [Latest](https://forums.plex.tv/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.plex.tv/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.plex.tv/tags.md) **Page:** 216 --- ## [Summary Being Replaced with a non-related Summary](https://forums.plex.tv/t/summary-being-replaced-with-a-non-related-summary/593497)
**Author:** [@gregu206](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gregu206)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/summary-being-replaced-with-a-non-related-summary/593497 "2020-07-15T07:22:38Z")
Server Version#: 1.11.0.1215-1d8c460c I am adding many educational/documentary videos that are usually not matched in any external databases. So I manually add Tags and Summary information. In the last few weeks I have… --- ## [Added many CDs to my iTunes library. Not found by Plex in 'Scan Library Files'](https://forums.plex.tv/t/added-many-cds-to-my-itunes-library-not-found-by-plex-in-scan-library-files/609333)
**Author:** [@pjeynes](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pjeynes)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/added-many-cds-to-my-itunes-library-not-found-by-plex-in-scan-library-files/609333 "2020-07-14T20:29:45Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2935 Player Version#: 1.19.4.2935 I just ripped a number of CDs into my iTunes library. All have relevant metadata tags populated (Artist, Album, Album Artist, Year, Title, Track # etc.). The … --- ## [Plex Merging series over 100 episodes](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-merging-series-over-100-episodes/603306)
**Author:** [@SmileDe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SmileDe)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-merging-series-over-100-episodes/603306 "2020-07-14T10:23:02Z")
Naruto has over 200 episodes. But Plex has done a really bad job of sorting it out. Any episode above 100 is automatically merged with a lower episode. For example in this episode the episode 1 has been merged with episo… --- ## [Added exercise videos and Plex does not see them](https://forums.plex.tv/t/added-exercise-videos-and-plex-does-not-see-them/613523)
**Author:** [@grauch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/grauch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/added-exercise-videos-and-plex-does-not-see-them/613523 "2020-07-14T04:41:11Z")
Server Version#: Player Version#: I added some workout videos that came with my total gym to my media folders and Plex does not see them. Can I use Plex to watch videos that are not tv shows or movies? --- ## [Adding new media, plex marking some files as played already](https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-new-media-plex-marking-some-files-as-played-already/612253)
**Author:** [@alex3410](https://forums.plex.tv/u/alex3410)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-new-media-plex-marking-some-files-as-played-already/612253 "2020-07-13T14:51:29Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2935. - windows Player Version#: 4.37.2? - web-based player Hi all, first time posting, I have been using plex for years no and this is the first time I have been really stuck. The issue is wh… --- ## ["Similar Artists" are not similar](https://forums.plex.tv/t/similar-artists-are-not-similar/612979)
**Author:** [@MuSic](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MuSic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/similar-artists-are-not-similar/612979 "2020-07-12T10:52:31Z")
“Similar Artists” is a joke. In No way are some of them similar/ So it may go of genre or style tag. well that’s not ever going to be good enough. Either re-label this to "some other artists’, work out how pandora did it… --- ## [Newbee question - Sensible file size for favourite movies](https://forums.plex.tv/t/newbee-question-sensible-file-size-for-favourite-movies/608147)
**Author:** [@slobdiddy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/slobdiddy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/newbee-question-sensible-file-size-for-favourite-movies/608147 "2020-07-13T01:13:12Z")
Hi there. With my shiny new 1019+ set up with Plex server, I’m looking to upgrade my 700MB to 1GB movies to something higher quality. Storage capacity isn’t too much of an issue - I can assemble a 15TB library if I wan… --- ## ['Lost' episodes filling the gaps?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lost-episodes-filling-the-gaps/609810)
**Author:** [@TMAAD](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TMAAD)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lost-episodes-filling-the-gaps/609810 "2020-07-13T01:09:29Z")
Hi All, I have an original TV series purchased on DVD, on the back it states that there is only 25 minutes of ‘surviving’ material for the first season - It turns out to be S01E06. So my question is; is there a way to… --- ## [Issue matching titles when "year" is defined](https://forums.plex.tv/t/issue-matching-titles-when-year-is-defined/557664)
**Author:** [@bellocarico](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bellocarico)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/issue-matching-titles-when-year-is-defined/557664 "2020-07-12T20:50:07Z")
I’m using Plex Movies as my Movie agent but I noticed it matches little or no titles any more. So I went fixing the match manually and noticed that the default search string, correctly use the fields: title year howe… --- ## [Taking me forever to add my UFC media](https://forums.plex.tv/t/taking-me-forever-to-add-my-ufc-media/606864)
**Author:** [@slobdiddy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/slobdiddy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2020, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/taking-me-forever-to-add-my-ufc-media/606864 "2020-06-25T09:40:43Z")
Hi there. I have soft copies of all 520 UFC main events to date. I have set up a separate UFC folder in Plex and each event is in a separately named folder exactly as per the official name here https://en.wikipedia.org… --- ## [Plex Web - Date Added / Year doesn't update always after edit when browsing titles By Year](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-web-date-added-year-doesnt-update-always-after-edit-when-browsing-titles-by-year/613016)
**Author:** [@CBZinger](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CBZinger)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-web-date-added-year-doesnt-update-always-after-edit-when-browsing-titles-by-year/613016 "2020-07-12T13:32:28Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2935 Player Version#: Plex Web Version 4.30.2 When updating the date available on an item, Plex Web does not show the year even after refreshing the page, emptying the browser cache in any brows… --- ## [How add new artist and album manually?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-add-new-artist-and-album-manually/612983)
**Author:** [@Kimmo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Kimmo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-add-new-artist-and-album-manually/612983 "2020-07-12T13:21:43Z")
I have broblem add artist Yota and all him albums… scanner not find my hdd files and these files is FLAC files in library. HOW to?? --- ## [I need help adding actors to custom TV shows](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-need-help-adding-actors-to-custom-tv-shows/612817)
**Author:** [@WraithTDK](https://forums.plex.tv/u/WraithTDK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-need-help-adding-actors-to-custom-tv-shows/612817 "2020-07-11T21:29:17Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2935 I like creating “TV shows” on Plex based on YouTube shows. Specifically, I like taking specific shows that are features on YouTube channels that also do other things. In some cases, peop… --- ## [Personal (not fetched from internet) data lost after moving file physical location](https://forums.plex.tv/t/personal-not-fetched-from-internet-data-lost-after-moving-file-physical-location/612631)
**Author:** [@TaugenX](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TaugenX)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/personal-not-fetched-from-internet-data-lost-after-moving-file-physical-location/612631 "2020-07-11T09:39:50Z")
Server Version#: Version 1.19.4 Player Version#: Version 4.30.2 Hi guys, I have a problem. Luckily at this point I am just testing so I won’t have big issues later. I cannot find the answer elsewhere her. I have uplo… --- ## [Plex isn't finding most of my content](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-isnt-finding-most-of-my-content/612554)
**Author:** [@rickvanschoick\_cs\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rickvanschoick_cs_com)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-isnt-finding-most-of-my-content/612554 "2020-07-11T02:50:50Z")
I am brand new to Plex and am hoping it will allow me to play AVI files on my TCL Roku TV. I installed Plex on Windows 10. I have a D: drive that I have shared that contains folders of ripped and downloaded media content… --- ## [Imported music tagged as Various artists](https://forums.plex.tv/t/imported-music-tagged-as-various-artists/600231)
**Author:** [@aim1999x](https://forums.plex.tv/u/aim1999x)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/imported-music-tagged-as-various-artists/600231 "2020-07-10T21:50:45Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2902 QNAP Player Version#: I have been using Plex for music for years and never had a problem with this , even as recent as November last year. I like to drop a batch of songs in one folder ea… --- ## [Changing TV Show Info](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-tv-show-info/610926)
**Author:** [@metroxing](https://forums.plex.tv/u/metroxing)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-tv-show-info/610926 "2020-07-10T16:56:54Z")
Server Version#: Current Player Version#: Current I know how to access and change MOVIE TITLE/SORT/META info but I cannot find this feature for TV shows or episodes? Thanks! --- ## [What Happen To The Movie Database For TV Shows?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/what-happen-to-the-movie-database-for-tv-shows/612189)
**Author:** [@kl1911\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kl1911_gmail_com)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/what-happen-to-the-movie-database-for-tv-shows/612189 "2020-07-10T15:49:38Z")
The Movie Database agent is gone from TV Shows. Is it me or Plex remove it? --- ## [Fanart.tv Not Using API Key For Requests](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fanart-tv-not-using-api-key-for-requests/503843)
**Author:** [@winterblink](https://forums.plex.tv/u/winterblink)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fanart-tv-not-using-api-key-for-requests/503843 "2020-07-10T10:29:40Z")
Server Version#: 1.18.2.2041 Player Version#: 1.4.1.940-574c2fa7 (Windows) I’ve noticed lately that the Fanart.tv agent is not grabbing assets anymore. Looking into the logs for the fanart plugin I see these errors whe… --- ## [Fix Match Request!](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fix-match-request/610640)
**Author:** [@Luthervanguard](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Luthervanguard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fix-match-request/610640 "2020-07-10T05:04:07Z")
When plex fails to acquire the correct metadata I often use Fix Match and that solves the problem for that week, when the next episode is added I have to Fix match again. I know their is a solution which is setup a fold… --- ## [Weird Meta data Field Populate issue - several movies](https://forums.plex.tv/t/weird-meta-data-field-populate-issue-several-movies/611196)
**Author:** [@htpc\_hixfamily\_us](https://forums.plex.tv/u/htpc_hixfamily_us)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/weird-meta-data-field-populate-issue-several-movies/611196 "2020-07-10T04:37:42Z")
Server Version#: Version 4.37.1 Player Version#:N/A Hard to describe, harder to search/Google. So I will try to provide a few screen shots to help. First to cover the basics (because I am a long time lurker I see a l… --- ## [TVDB use DVD order?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tvdb-use-dvd-order/504297)
**Author:** [@MrWaxWeazle](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MrWaxWeazle)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tvdb-use-dvd-order/504297 "2020-07-09T23:32:15Z")
I was wondering if there’s a way to use a DVD order for metadata? Currently wondering because Lost has 25 episodes on the bluray on the first season, while TVDB has only 24 episodes on the main page. The main page is wh… --- ## [Update of series via command in Windows](https://forums.plex.tv/t/update-of-series-via-command-in-windows/612080)
**Author:** [@vjap](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vjap)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/update-of-series-via-command-in-windows/612080 "2020-07-09T23:26:55Z")
Server Version#: Player Version#: Good afternoon, In Windows I wanted to update only one series where a new episode was added to be able to be faster, because when I send to check the series library it takes a long … --- ## [Tv Shows with over 100 episodes?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-with-over-100-episodes/611876)
**Author:** [@en\_jocke](https://forums.plex.tv/u/en_jocke)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-with-over-100-episodes/611876 "2020-07-09T05:52:12Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2935 I’ve been googling and seeing people talk about how to divide your library into seasons and episodes, so it can sort it easily with TheTVDB. But I found a show with +100(145) episodes in onl… --- ## [Accounting for original movie aspect ratio](https://forums.plex.tv/t/accounting-for-original-movie-aspect-ratio/611823)
**Author:** [@Alitchy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Alitchy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/accounting-for-original-movie-aspect-ratio/611823 "2020-07-08T23:50:39Z")
First, thanks for showing and interest in my post. It appears the scanner/media analysis only looks at the width and height of the media to determine the aspect ratio of the movie. However, in the case of 2.4 aspect ra… --- ## [How to identify content that failed to generate video thumbnails?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-identify-content-that-failed-to-generate-video-thumbnails/611810)
**Author:** [@dcglabs](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dcglabs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-identify-content-that-failed-to-generate-video-thumbnails/611810 "2020-07-08T22:19:04Z")
How can I identify content which failed to generate video thumbnails for scrubbing. Does every bundle need a .bif to store the thumbnails? Server Version#: 1.19.5.3035 Player Version#: --- ## [Plex won't add "The Last Dance"](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-wont-add-the-last-dance/611779)
**Author:** [@da123kid](https://forums.plex.tv/u/da123kid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-wont-add-the-last-dance/611779 "2020-07-08T22:05:07Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.5.3035 As the title says, Plex isn’t recognizing The Last Dance. The naming schema is correct, and I’ve tried the Plex Dance multiple times. Any other ideas? --- ## [Missing select poster art images after migrating from desktop to NAS Plex](https://forums.plex.tv/t/missing-select-poster-art-images-after-migrating-from-desktop-to-nas-plex/611674)
**Author:** [@mechaussie](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mechaussie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/missing-select-poster-art-images-after-migrating-from-desktop-to-nas-plex/611674 "2020-07-08T21:52:23Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2935 Player Version#: N/A I recently migrated from a desktop Plex server to a Synology NAS server and noticed a lot of my poster art changed. In looking at the movies that changed, my desktop se… --- ## [Issue Pulling Posters for some TV Shows](https://forums.plex.tv/t/issue-pulling-posters-for-some-tv-shows/611774)
**Author:** [@pusta80](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pusta80)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/issue-pulling-posters-for-some-tv-shows/611774 "2020-07-08T19:52:16Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.5.3035 Player Version#: 1.13.0.1275-bbd8d37b I’ve added a few new TV shows recently, one of them pulled down Posters just fine, the other two refuse to do so. I’ve included the logs, but at last … --- ## [Can't add BBC Documentaries from TheTVDB (Named w/ Plex formatter and FileBot)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-add-bbc-documentaries-from-thetvdb-named-w-plex-formatter-and-filebot/611440)
**Author:** [@arosboro](https://forums.plex.tv/u/arosboro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-add-bbc-documentaries-from-thetvdb-named-w-plex-formatter-and-filebot/611440 "2020-07-07T20:39:27Z")
Server Version#: 4.30.2 I have attempted to add the HyperNormalisation documentary from BBC Documentaries Season 2016 to no avail. I named it following the FileBot guidance and it is successfully matched there, but is … [Previous page](https://forums.plex.tv/c/plex-media-server/metadata-adding-files/124.md?page=214) [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/c/plex-media-server/metadata-adding-files/124.md?page=216)