# Metadata & Adding Files **URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/c/plex-media-server/metadata-adding-files/124.md?page=216 [Latest](https://forums.plex.tv/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.plex.tv/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.plex.tv/tags.md) **Page:** 217 --- ## [Organizing photos/screenshots](https://forums.plex.tv/t/organizing-photos-screenshots/611178)
**Author:** [@public\_westerware\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/public_westerware_com)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/organizing-photos-screenshots/611178 "2020-07-07T16:10:17Z")
New to Plex, to start I’m trying to make our computer stored photos and screenshots available on our Roku. Question: Is there a way to keep photos organized into a folder structure? As it seems now, for example, I adde… --- ## [When I edit an ID3 tag on a song, Plex splits the album in two](https://forums.plex.tv/t/when-i-edit-an-id3-tag-on-a-song-plex-splits-the-album-in-two/609970)
**Author:** [@jmsrsstr](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jmsrsstr)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/when-i-edit-an-id3-tag-on-a-song-plex-splits-the-album-in-two/609970 "2020-07-07T15:11:01Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.5.3021 This has been a problem for as long as I remember. When I edit (eg) a song’s name in its tag locally (I use MusicBee mainly, but it’s an issue regardless of what I’m using), Plex will pick t… --- ## [Need some clarification on metadata](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-some-clarification-on-metadata/611097)
**Author:** [@rfehr613](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rfehr613)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-some-clarification-on-metadata/611097 "2020-07-07T01:25:57Z")
Server Version#:1.19.4.2935 Player Version#: varies? Server OS: Windows 10 Pro Players: Plex app for firestick (primary), plex app for Android (secondary), web app (rare) I’ve been using Plex for several months now, … --- ## [TV Show - Special AND Movie together?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-show-special-and-movie-together/610590)
**Author:** [@TMAAD](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TMAAD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-show-special-and-movie-together/610590 "2020-07-05T15:05:49Z")
Hi, I have a TV series which includes a movie of that series as a ‘special’. The movie is a ‘proper’ movie in its own right and so I would like it to be in the Movie category of Plex but I would also like to have it sho… --- ## [TV metadata either taking forever to load OR won't load at all](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-metadata-either-taking-forever-to-load-or-wont-load-at-all/610725)
**Author:** [@Mitchel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Mitchel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-metadata-either-taking-forever-to-load-or-wont-load-at-all/610725 "2020-07-05T15:02:33Z")
Server Version#:4.30.2 Player Version#:unknown I know others have made similar posts to this, but I don’t know if their issues are the same as my issues. As the title suggests TV show metadata is either taking foreve… --- ## [Unable to obtain tvdb metadata for prison break](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unable-to-obtain-tvdb-metadata-for-prison-break/528635)
**Author:** [@ddolbel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ddolbel)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2020, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unable-to-obtain-tvdb-metadata-for-prison-break/528635 "2020-07-05T07:51:45Z")
Server Version#: 1.18.4.2171 Hello , i’m having issues obtaining tvdb metadata for the show prison break from what i understand the tvdb entry got vandalised and recreated. I have tried removing the show from my libra… --- ## [Why don't I get search results based on the embedded tags in my jpg files?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-dont-i-get-search-results-based-on-the-embedded-tags-in-my-jpg-files/610350)
**Author:** [@mdillon2218\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mdillon2218_gmail_com)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-dont-i-get-search-results-based-on-the-embedded-tags-in-my-jpg-files/610350 "2020-07-04T16:25:19Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2935 Player Version#: 4.37.1 It seems that plex doesn’t use the tags I have embedded in my jpg files for search results. I know that I have ability to type tags in myself, but I have thousands … --- ## [Scanning library overwrites custom metadata of existing films - please help](https://forums.plex.tv/t/scanning-library-overwrites-custom-metadata-of-existing-films-please-help/599646)
**Author:** [@dennyleegamble](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dennyleegamble)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/scanning-library-overwrites-custom-metadata-of-existing-films-please-help/599646 "2020-07-04T11:21:20Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2902 Player Version#: Hi, I’ve tried to find an answer to this on the forum but I haven’t so far. If anyone has ideas, I’d be very grateful for some direction. I have Plex Media Server on my… --- ## [Downloading metadata for TV shows with a very large number of episodes](https://forums.plex.tv/t/downloading-metadata-for-tv-shows-with-a-very-large-number-of-episodes/610183)
**Author:** [@tarabrae](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tarabrae)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/downloading-metadata-for-tv-shows-with-a-very-large-number-of-episodes/610183 "2020-07-04T08:22:57Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2902 Player Version#:4.37.1 Hi team, Relatively new to Plex (about a month) and still learning my way around it. I’ve done lots to try and resolve my issue including reading all of the literatu… --- ## [Collections not showing up](https://forums.plex.tv/t/collections-not-showing-up/610163)
**Author:** [@jeremiah1982](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jeremiah1982)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/collections-not-showing-up/610163 "2020-07-04T00:53:51Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2935 Player Web Version#: 4.37.1 Player Phone App Version#: 8.2.1.18636 I started to add some music albums to a collection in PLEX and all seemed to work fine. I could filter the library by th… --- ## [Can not add own designed artwork to my media (Mac-Mojave)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/can-not-add-own-designed-artwork-to-my-media-mac-mojave/610165)
**Author:** [@chrisny2017](https://forums.plex.tv/u/chrisny2017)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/can-not-add-own-designed-artwork-to-my-media-mac-mojave/610165 "2020-07-04T00:45:13Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2935 Player Version#: 4.30.2 I can not add (jpg, png) artwork (posters) I designed to my own video files. It was working a few days ago but now when I go to EDIT\>POSTER\>ADD IMAGE it reads UPLOAD… --- ## [Cast thumbnail pictures not appearing](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cast-thumbnail-pictures-not-appearing/609872)
**Author:** [@Scott-canto](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Scott-canto)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cast-thumbnail-pictures-not-appearing/609872 "2020-07-03T23:48:31Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2935 Player Version#: I have run into an issue with the cast thumbnails not appearing for videos that I add to Plex. All of my videos are mp4 and I use MetaZ on OS X to add the meta-data for pi… --- ## [Jerky playback of iphone home movie](https://forums.plex.tv/t/jerky-playback-of-iphone-home-movie/610012)
**Author:** [@slobdiddy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/slobdiddy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/jerky-playback-of-iphone-home-movie/610012 "2020-07-03T16:52:26Z")
Hi there. Still a bit of a newbee. Have stuck to basic Plex settings so far which seems to have worked. Setting “auto adjust quality” on playback devices seems to have worked for my entire collection of movies, tv sho… --- ## [Movie scanner versus other video scanner](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-scanner-versus-other-video-scanner/609287)
**Author:** [@69clkxhw69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/69clkxhw69)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-scanner-versus-other-video-scanner/609287 "2020-07-03T12:51:01Z")
Hi So I had a Mac. Used plex to scan in my movies all of which are held in the same folder. It scanned 289 out of 293. I cannot see any reason why 4 didn’t scan. Copied the folder of movies to a windows machine, inst… --- ## [Tags not showing the correct Music File](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tags-not-showing-the-correct-music-file/609780)
**Author:** [@rfc1739](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rfc1739)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tags-not-showing-the-correct-music-file/609780 "2020-07-03T11:56:37Z")
I’ve edited all of my music in AudioRanger, downloaded the right Album Covers and then ensured that the pertinent Artist and Album names, etc, are in each of my files. The MP3 files are all stored into one folder as the… --- ## [Having Plex use naming convention for Personal Media Shows Agent](https://forums.plex.tv/t/having-plex-use-naming-convention-for-personal-media-shows-agent/609707)
**Author:** [@j\_hizzal](https://forums.plex.tv/u/j_hizzal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/having-plex-use-naming-convention-for-personal-media-shows-agent/609707 "2020-07-02T18:22:44Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.5.3021 Is there any way to have files I add to library use the naming convention for TV shows and have the episode name appear when I add a file? I saw the notice in https://support.plex.tv/articl… --- ## [Plex Server doesn't show the posters for movies or tv shows](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-doesnt-show-the-posters-for-movies-or-tv-shows/609701)
**Author:** [@jeison\_arenales\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jeison_arenales_gmail_com)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-doesnt-show-the-posters-for-movies-or-tv-shows/609701 "2020-07-02T16:55:13Z")
Server Version#: Version1.19.4.2935 Player Version#: Versión 4.30.2 Plex Media Server Logs\_2020-07-02\_11-48-26.zip (290.8 KB) --- ## [Using .plexignore makes scan very slow, better options?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-plexignore-makes-scan-very-slow-better-options/552031)
**Author:** [@sunnyd71](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sunnyd71)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-plexignore-makes-scan-very-slow-better-options/552031 "2020-07-02T15:51:25Z")
Server Version#: 1.18.8.2468 Player Version#: 4.2.61 Using Linux I have a mounted network share /mnt/server/Docs/ which contains folders with properly named multi-episode documentaries in subfolders. It also has a fol… --- ## [Find Music with no Lyrics](https://forums.plex.tv/t/find-music-with-no-lyrics/609649)
**Author:** [@damtor](https://forums.plex.tv/u/damtor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/find-music-with-no-lyrics/609649 "2020-07-02T13:54:45Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2935 Player Version#: 4.30.2 (Web) Most of my music (MP3-s) has lyrics available when I play them, but some songs do not. I know I can manually add lyrics to \*txt and/or \*lyr files correctly… --- ## [Artist Error in Music Library - Compilation Albums](https://forums.plex.tv/t/artist-error-in-music-library-compilation-albums/609361)
**Author:** [@audioexpression](https://forums.plex.tv/u/audioexpression)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/artist-error-in-music-library-compilation-albums/609361 "2020-07-02T10:57:17Z")
Server Version#:Version 1.19.4.2935 Player Version#:Version Version 4.37.1 (web client) Hi I am running Plex Server on Windows 10 I added for the 1st time my music library in Plex (adding folders to “Music” - im not … --- ## [Duplicates only merging when I fix match](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicates-only-merging-when-i-fix-match/609592)
**Author:** [@scottharman](https://forums.plex.tv/u/scottharman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicates-only-merging-when-i-fix-match/609592 "2020-07-02T07:25:37Z")
Related to my post yesterday, I had been trying to manually merge the duplicate items, but there are just too many. If I use fix match, they merge automatically - but otherwise they stay as separate in the library. In … --- ## [When does Plex update its metadata cache?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/when-does-plex-update-its-metadata-cache/608972)
**Author:** [@rbeatse](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rbeatse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/when-does-plex-update-its-metadata-cache/608972 "2020-07-02T03:27:18Z")
I added a new series (Into the Unknown:Making of Frozen II) and found that the episodes were titled Episode 1, Episode 2, etc. and that the episode descriptions were available but only for episodes 1-3. The rest were bla… --- ## [AV1 video with metadata inside plex is using the season and episode there](https://forums.plex.tv/t/av1-video-with-metadata-inside-plex-is-using-the-season-and-episode-there/590073)
**Author:** [@frkhrd\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/frkhrd_gmail_com)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 12:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/av1-video-with-metadata-inside-plex-is-using-the-season-and-episode-there/590073 "2020-07-02T00:40:51Z")
Server Version#:1.19.3.2764 Player Version#: any I renamed a series of tv drama that were name e01 name e02 to name s01e01 name s01e02 plex seems to be parsing the av1 videos and finding the hardcoded met… --- ## ["Run a partial scan when changes are detected" - not working anymore](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-a-partial-scan-when-changes-are-detected-not-working-anymore/606645)
**Author:** [@admin\_wilmaw](https://forums.plex.tv/u/admin_wilmaw)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-a-partial-scan-when-changes-are-detected-not-working-anymore/606645 "2020-07-01T23:25:01Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2935 Just noticed that I have to trigger library scan manually. Someone having the same problem? --- ## [Why don't you add the Latin American Spanish language option in the scrapers?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-dont-you-add-the-latin-american-spanish-language-option-in-the-scrapers/583054)
**Author:** [@Rocast-Admin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Rocast-Admin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-dont-you-add-the-latin-american-spanish-language-option-in-the-scrapers/583054 "2020-07-01T18:21:35Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.2.2737 Player Version#: For a long time I have worked with plex in the hope that someday they can enable the option to scratch in Latin American Spanish, why can’t you integrate that option?, I… --- ## [Scanner not updating metadata or posters](https://forums.plex.tv/t/scanner-not-updating-metadata-or-posters/609294)
**Author:** [@scottharman](https://forums.plex.tv/u/scottharman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/scanner-not-updating-metadata-or-posters/609294 "2020-07-01T16:03:00Z")
Trying to refresh incorrect metadata, even if I match it, the poster and metadata remain incorrect I’ve just imported a large number of files, and have been trying to get the duplicates merged, and didn’t realise that w… --- ## [Not able to Match Metadata](https://forums.plex.tv/t/not-able-to-match-metadata/609324)
**Author:** [@Dabomb92](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dabomb92)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/not-able-to-match-metadata/609324 "2020-07-01T15:57:37Z")
Server Version#: Version 1.19.4.2935 I recently replaced my boot drive for Plex and reinstalled PMS to the newest version on an update to date Windows 10. When letting the server match the movies it found most but there… --- ## [Unmatched Albums in Music Library - How can I use ONLY local metadata?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unmatched-albums-in-music-library-how-can-i-use-only-local-metadata/609009)
**Author:** [@MarmiteSandwich](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MarmiteSandwich)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unmatched-albums-in-music-library-how-can-i-use-only-local-metadata/609009 "2020-07-01T08:13:55Z")
Server Version#:1.19.4.2935… Player Version#:n/a Hi all, I use Plex only for music and I maintain my metadata religiously for correctness, as I see it. This sometimes means that the genre, album title, track title, al… --- ## [Metadata not following through or adding details to my content](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-not-following-through-or-adding-details-to-my-content/609023)
**Author:** [@danny\_cardona30\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/danny_cardona30_gmail_com)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-not-following-through-or-adding-details-to-my-content/609023 "2020-06-30T17:18:56Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.4.2935 Player Version#: Google Chrome So very recently I noticed when adding to my Plex Media server it wasn’t loading the metadata, I made sure the files were named properly and used the Match… --- ## [Consolidating individual server watched / unwatched into single multi-user server](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-individual-server-watched-unwatched-into-single-multi-user-server/607728)
**Author:** [@Chet\_Strickland](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Chet_Strickland)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-individual-server-watched-unwatched-into-single-multi-user-server/607728 "2020-06-30T17:09:19Z")
Server Version#:1.19.4.2935 Trying to move watched / unwatched data over to a multi-user server. I have individual plex servers for my kids, and now as a plex pass member, I’m consolidating down to a single server with… [Previous page](https://forums.plex.tv/c/plex-media-server/metadata-adding-files/124.md?page=215) [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/c/plex-media-server/metadata-adding-files/124.md?page=217)