# Auto Collections returning even though turned off

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-collections-returning-even-though-turned-off/466694>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [September 25, 2019, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-collections-returning-even-though-turned-off/466694 "2019-09-25T23:29:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![geekzapoppin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58956e/32.png) [@geekzapoppin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/geekzapoppin)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-collections-returning-even-though-turned-off/466694/1 "2019-09-25T23:29:28Z")

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Server Version#: 1.17.0.1709  
Player Version#:

I have followed all of the directions for turning off the automatic creation of collections and deleted the unwanted collections that were created, however they return the next day. I had them turned off for a while and it seems that they were automatically turned back on after a server update and now nothing I do can make them go away. Any help is appreciated. I love collections, but I like to create my own.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-collections-returning-even-though-turned-off/466694/2 "2019-09-26T07:12:24Z")

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Are your files using the mp4/m4v container format?  
If so, they could have embedded meta data, which cause the collections to get re-created.

Verify this with a metadata editor, e.g. [https://www.mp3tag.de/en/index.html](https://www.mp3tag.de/en/index.html)  
If the ‘Album’ metatag is populated in your files, Plex will add this file into a collection, named after the content of the Album tag.  
Clear that particular metatag out.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-collections-returning-even-though-turned-off/466694/3 "2019-12-25T07:12:36Z")

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