# Metadata & Adding Files **URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/c/plex-media-server/metadata-adding-files/124.md?page=233 [Latest](https://forums.plex.tv/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.plex.tv/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.plex.tv/tags.md) **Page:** 234 --- ## [Cosmos: Possible Worlds ep 3,4 no metadata](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cosmos-possible-worlds-ep-3-4-no-metadata/559256)
**Author:** [@Orko](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Orko)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cosmos-possible-worlds-ep-3-4-no-metadata/559256 "2020-04-08T19:03:19Z")
Server Version#: 1.18.8.2527 Hi there, for a few days now plex is unable to get metadata on Cosmos: Possible Worlds S01E03 and E04 while E01 and E02 work fine. When refreshing metadata the serverlog says this: Mar… --- ## [How to remove an old server in plex Server name](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-remove-an-old-server-in-plex-server-name/570309)
**Author:** [@Charlie-Marchiano](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Charlie-Marchiano)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-remove-an-old-server-in-plex-server-name/570309 "2020-04-08T18:57:11Z")
Server Version#: Player Version#: When I log into plex it shows a ds 918 server which I would like to delete. I reinstalled my ds and my new plex server is named Diskstation 918. How do I delete the ds 918 server. Th… --- ## [Plex not providing movie posters](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-providing-movie-posters/569817)
**Author:** [@jeffstagner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jeffstagner)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-providing-movie-posters/569817 "2020-04-08T13:21:51Z")
Server Version#: 1.19.1.2630 Plex Media Server Logs\_2020-04-07\_19-10-42.zip (2.7 MB) Plex won’t add movie posters or other metadata. files are in /Movies/movie title (year)/movie title (year).mkv --- ## [Merge Items like Emby does?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/merge-items-like-emby-does/568948)
**Author:** [@marcusdurkan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/marcusdurkan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/merge-items-like-emby-does/568948 "2020-04-08T12:06:39Z")
Hi, Emby does a really good job of matching items based on their IMDB or TMDB tag and merging these items together. As I add more and more 4K version to my library I’m spending more time going into Plex to merge the it… --- ## [Movie showing screenshot instead of poster](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-showing-screenshot-instead-of-poster/550947)
**Author:** [@yuansuyi\_foxmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/yuansuyi_foxmail_com)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-showing-screenshot-instead-of-poster/550947 "2020-04-07T21:24:39Z")
Server Version#: 1.18.7.2457 Player Version#: Plex Web 4.22.2 NAS Synology DS216+ The phenomenon is extactly same as in the issue Not refreshing movie posters , but the solution provided in that thread does not work. … --- ## [I can't add my movies, Plex asks me to install the Plex Mídia server that is already installed and updated](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-add-my-movies-plex-asks-me-to-install-the-plex-midia-server-that-is-already-installed-and-updated/569748)
**Author:** [@a\_lanza](https://forums.plex.tv/u/a_lanza)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-add-my-movies-plex-asks-me-to-install-the-plex-midia-server-that-is-already-installed-and-updated/569748 "2020-04-07T21:13:20Z")
Server Version#: Player Version#: 1.18.5.2309 My father, an 80 year old man, loves Plex Midia. I installed it for him on his iPad and Notebbok, but now, after updating the version or not, he leaves his additional fil… --- ## [Metadata in flac files breaks all Plex library updates](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-in-flac-files-breaks-all-plex-library-updates/553897)
**Author:** [@Zoofi](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Zoofi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-in-flac-files-breaks-all-plex-library-updates/553897 "2020-04-07T10:56:15Z")
Server Version#: 1.18.7.2457 Plex Music Agent, preferring local data disabled. I have some real strange problems with Plex after adding a bunch of music from an external library and from my Lidarr library. Lidarr write… --- ## [Why do some tv shows have no Poster and it removes Fix Match etc](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-do-some-tv-shows-have-no-poster-and-it-removes-fix-match-etc/563934)
**Author:** [@comet424](https://forums.plex.tv/u/comet424)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-do-some-tv-shows-have-no-poster-and-it-removes-fix-match-etc/563934 "2020-04-06T15:59:21Z")
how do you fix the issue of posters… and shows that you cant fix… I ripped my dvds of the tv Show Superstition from 2017 I labeled it Superstition (2017) but no poster.. no Fix Match it removes features I also tr… --- ## [Movies will not fetch any metadata](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movies-will-not-fetch-any-metadata/554110)
**Author:** [@StavMah](https://forums.plex.tv/u/StavMah)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movies-will-not-fetch-any-metadata/554110 "2020-04-06T15:13:19Z")
Server Version#: 1.18.7.2457 Plex Media Server Logs\_2020-03-13\_11-27-37.zip (6.5 MB) My Movie metadata will not fetch, that includes artwork but also any info about the movies (synopsis, actors, ratings, etc.) I h… --- ## [Scanner has stopped working consistently](https://forums.plex.tv/t/scanner-has-stopped-working-consistently/568925)
**Author:** [@S4M1CK](https://forums.plex.tv/u/S4M1CK)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/scanner-has-stopped-working-consistently/568925 "2020-04-06T12:24:11Z")
Server Version#: 4.30.2 Hi guys A new issue has manifested with my server over the last few weeks which I’ve never had. Some movie files have stopped being recognised and catalogued by the media server. I have histor… --- ## [Some videos buffer a lot](https://forums.plex.tv/t/some-videos-buffer-a-lot/555697)
**Author:** [@rish\_wealthy\_org](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rish_wealthy_org)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/some-videos-buffer-a-lot/555697 "2020-04-05T20:09:44Z")
I have this issue on the plex server I setup and not on my own. So it’s something to do with mine. Whenever I try to direct stream an AVI, it buffers a lot. I feel like I could optimize the server to reduce the bufferin… --- ## [Series split on Plex homepage](https://forums.plex.tv/t/series-split-on-plex-homepage/566651)
**Author:** [@StarlightExpress](https://forums.plex.tv/u/StarlightExpress)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/series-split-on-plex-homepage/566651 "2020-04-05T17:46:35Z")
Server Version#: 4.22.3? I’ve downloaded all the Call the Midwifes seasons 1-9 and arranged them properly: Call the Midwife folder Season 0 (specials) Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 … … The files are named… --- ## [Fitness DVD's and similar non TV or Movie sets?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fitness-dvds-and-similar-non-tv-or-movie-sets/568031)
**Author:** [@lsrhsav](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lsrhsav)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fitness-dvds-and-similar-non-tv-or-movie-sets/568031 "2020-04-05T16:57:04Z")
How do you name and categorize a dvd set like a fitness set? For instance 21 Day Fix, or The Body Beast? What type of folder should I put them in? Server Version#: 1.18.9.2578 Player Version#: 4.30.2 --- ## [Videos Scan](https://forums.plex.tv/t/videos-scan/566531)
**Author:** [@grodriguez\_terrapaz\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/grodriguez_terrapaz_com)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/videos-scan/566531 "2020-04-05T15:58:27Z")
My issue , after I add a movie in my library and folder after running a scan it does not update the same happens when I delete a video. thanks for any help --- ## [How to match/tag to the correct album?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-match-tag-to-the-correct-album/561312)
**Author:** [@mrbiglive](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mrbiglive)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-match-tag-to-the-correct-album/561312 "2020-04-05T05:04:13Z")
Hi, I’m having difficulty tagging an album correctly. There are several versions of this album and the order of the songs is different in each of the different versions. My version has additional tracks too. The album I… --- ## [Cinematerial API requests limit](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cinematerial-api-requests-limit/564308)
**Author:** [@sam272](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sam272)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cinematerial-api-requests-limit/564308 "2020-04-04T23:20:30Z")
Noticed that the Cinematerial agent isn’t working for me (I’m only seeing posters from TMBD). Looked in the logs and noticed that it’s running an api call like this: https://api.cinematerial.com/1/request.json?imdb\_id=t… --- ## [Plex no longer updating metadata for TV shows?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-no-longer-updating-metadata-for-tv-shows/567780)
**Author:** [@rdgmjv11](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rdgmjv11)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-no-longer-updating-metadata-for-tv-shows/567780 "2020-04-04T21:48:04Z")
Happened after upgrading to 1.19. I added new TV data…no metadata added. Refreshed metadata…nothing. Attempting to attach logs but I see nowhere to do so. This is from the TVDB log though: 2020-04-04 12:28:34,671 (87e… --- ## [No TV Show Images](https://forums.plex.tv/t/no-tv-show-images/565831)
**Author:** [@PetSue](https://forums.plex.tv/u/PetSue)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/no-tv-show-images/565831 "2020-04-04T20:47:28Z")
Server Version#: 1.18.9.2578 All of a sudden my TV Shows are failing to show any images, icons or show pics. It scans, show details are added including a background image, but no show image whatsoever, nada, nothing, zi… --- ## [Duplicates question](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicates-question/567481)
**Author:** [@thedarkhalf47](https://forums.plex.tv/u/thedarkhalf47)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicates-question/567481 "2020-04-04T13:36:42Z")
Is there a way for Plex to display multiple copies of the same movie? Example is I have DVD and BluRay rips added to my server. Some of those have directors cuts, a different edit or whatever… But it’s only showing one o… --- ## [Thousands of files in my media folder](https://forums.plex.tv/t/thousands-of-files-in-my-media-folder/567676)
**Author:** [@caroljones60\_yahoo\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/caroljones60_yahoo_com)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/thousands-of-files-in-my-media-folder/567676 "2020-04-04T13:19:07Z")
Server Version#: 1.18.3.2156-349e9837e Jan 14, 2020 Player Version#: My media folder is constantly being filled with some kind of data files, ranging from 70-120K bytes each. About a dozen of these are created each … --- ## [Plex forgets match on rescan](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-forgets-match-on-rescan/567218)
**Author:** [@zippyplex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/zippyplex)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-forgets-match-on-rescan/567218 "2020-04-03T23:10:24Z")
Server Version#: 1.18.9.2571 Player Version#: 4.30.2 Plex Media Server Logs\_2020-04-03\_12-26-51.zip (11.6 MB) I’m really hoping someone can make quick sense of the logs and tell me what might be going on here. My “TV … --- ## [Automatically generate more background images](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatically-generate-more-background-images/566722)
**Author:** [@tangentsoft](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tangentsoft)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatically-generate-more-background-images/566722 "2020-04-03T21:55:26Z")
Server Version#: latest Player Version#: n/a When adding a movie that doesn’t get matched to the Internet metadata DBs, Plex extracts at least one still image from the file using some unknown algorithm. When this work… --- ## [Online and local subtitles](https://forums.plex.tv/t/online-and-local-subtitles/562970)
**Author:** [@lhoffstadt](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lhoffstadt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/online-and-local-subtitles/562970 "2020-04-03T18:08:40Z")
hi everyone, I hope everyone stays safe. I have a quick question, I download subtitles from open subtitle and I can say 90% of the times it gets them right, but there some occasion where it doesn’t. Can I download the… --- ## [Problems with TV Shows (but not Movies or Music) after moving library location](https://forums.plex.tv/t/problems-with-tv-shows-but-not-movies-or-music-after-moving-library-location/567156)
**Author:** [@mkkyle](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mkkyle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/problems-with-tv-shows-but-not-movies-or-music-after-moving-library-location/567156 "2020-04-03T17:00:34Z")
Server Version#: 1.18.9.2578 Player Version#: 4.30.2 I recently moved my libraries to a larger hard drive: I copied the Music, Movies, and TV folders to the new drive, then edited the library settings in Plex to point … --- ## [Some thoughts on the music library](https://forums.plex.tv/t/some-thoughts-on-the-music-library/566437)
**Author:** [@sensei321](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sensei321)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/some-thoughts-on-the-music-library/566437 "2020-04-03T15:32:25Z")
After spending forever converting my music library I finally more or less finished converting most of the artist that could be matched with Musicbrainz. I had the time to do it as I’m staying at home due to the corona pa… --- ## [Starting a few months back Plex seems to have troubles with movies that are named like "Title, The"](https://forums.plex.tv/t/starting-a-few-months-back-plex-seems-to-have-troubles-with-movies-that-are-named-like-title-the/566568)
**Author:** [@FlexibleToast](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FlexibleToast)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/starting-a-few-months-back-plex-seems-to-have-troubles-with-movies-that-are-named-like-title-the/566568 "2020-04-03T08:29:47Z")
Server Version#: 1.18.8.2527 Player Version#: Web: 4.30.2 I have radarr setup to name my movies with this style structure: Movie Title, The (2010)/The Movie Title (2010) Bluray-1080p Up until fairly recently this has… --- ## [Server failing to use posters and metadata](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-failing-to-use-posters-and-metadata/566428)
**Author:** [@cajunzman](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cajunzman)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-failing-to-use-posters-and-metadata/566428 "2020-04-03T04:54:26Z")
I recently moved my install from my standard computer thats showing age running windows 10 to a beefy rack mount workstation running 10. I followed the instructions for migrating including the registry settings and chang… --- ## [How do I change the Date Added field](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-i-change-the-date-added-field/566874)
**Author:** [@bdodds](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bdodds)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-i-change-the-date-added-field/566874 "2020-04-03T00:48:56Z")
I migrated my library to a NAS. The date added field all changed to the same date. I suspect it is reading either folder create date of the file creation date. I use the date added feature quite a bit. Is there a util… --- ## [Plex ignores the ID3 tags of my audiobooks and plays the titles in the wrong order](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-ignores-the-id3-tags-of-my-audiobooks-and-plays-the-titles-in-the-wrong-order/566504)
**Author:** [@TVRabbit](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TVRabbit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-ignores-the-id3-tags-of-my-audiobooks-and-plays-the-titles-in-the-wrong-order/566504 "2020-04-02T18:21:11Z")
Server Version 1.18.7.2457 I have some audio books and would like to have them managed and listened to by Plex - just like I organise and watch TV series via Plex. My audio books are all tagged properly. Track # - Tit… --- ## [Incorrect music files recognition. Extra dash is present in the begin of track name](https://forums.plex.tv/t/incorrect-music-files-recognition-extra-dash-is-present-in-the-begin-of-track-name/563325)
**Author:** [@wolkow](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wolkow)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/incorrect-music-files-recognition-extra-dash-is-present-in-the-begin-of-track-name/563325 "2020-04-02T17:33:01Z")
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