How do you deal with multiple versions of movies - specific scenario

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@GoingGaGa
I will try to re-word the procedure, 'cause I’m pretty sure my explanation is lacking…

Let’s start over…
Remove both versions of the movie from the library. Do the Plex Dance to get rid of any reminants of the file ever existing to Plex.

  1. Move the files to a place Plex cannot see.
  2. Refresh Library.
  3. Empty Trash
  4. Clean Bundles
  5. Wait a minute for Plex to sort itself out.

All traces of your files should be gone from Plex now.

  1. Move the files and folders back into the location where Plex will find them.
  2. Let Plex automatically find both files (or a manual upddate of the library) Plex WILL identify them as multiple versions of the same movie with just one poster.
  3. Split the movie. NOTE: at this point in time, even though you have split them, they are both identified with whatever your default agent is. They will share watched status and everything else associated with each other.
  4. Pick ONE of the versions, view the info to determine which one it is, and choose “Fix Incorrect Match”
  5. DO NOT USE THE AUTO-MATCH. You will end up with the same result. Let Plex auto match the movie, but DO NOT select one of the matches. Instead, click on “Search Options”
  6. A new window should pop up with “Title,” “Year,” “Agent,” and “Language.”
  7. Make sure the Title and Year are correct, but choose a different agent than whatever your default agent is. My default agent for the library is “Plex Movie” so I choose “The Movie Database” Yours may be different.
  8. Click “Search” and choose the correct match and SAVE. NOTE: Chances are good it will be the exact same title and year as before. But remember, it has now been matched with a different agent, so Plex will treat if as a completely different and seaparate movie.

To finish up, you can now edit posters, title, etc manually on either or both versions so the difference is a little more obvious.

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