Even with the correct IMDB-ID in the filename, Plex matches both movies into one (tt0063308). This is wrong. These are two different movies: Escondido (1967) {imdb-tt0061563}.mkv Mehr Tot Als Lebendig (1968) {imdb-tt0063308}.mkv Thanks for listening.

I think it tries first to match against the folder itself. If you use individual folders per movie (as you are here), it will first match if there is an IMDB ID in the folder name, but if there isn’t it will attempt to use the folder name itself. If this method fails, I suspect Plex will then look…

They show up as two different movies on our end. How exactly are the files organised in their parent folders and are they not accidentally the exact same file?

[image] drzoidberg33: How exactly are the files organised in their parent folders and are they not accidentally the exact same file? Thanks for your answer. They are completely different. Please see below. TowerVM01 is a VM with remote SMB Shares on Unraid.: root@TowerVM01:/mnt/disk20/Filme/…

FYI… the ids should be in the folder name for the scanner to pick them up correctly. So, Mehr Tot Als Lebendig (1968) {imdb-tt0063308} as an example. They are not needed on the filename as the matching is done at the folder level.

[image] anon5074910: FYI… the ids should be in the folder name for the scanner to pick them up correctly. I do have it that way for a fairly large library since a very long time. All other entries are working perfect. It’s just these two currently. And to your idea: What about users that put…

[image] HTPC_Lover: I do have it that way for a fairly large library since a very long time. All other entries are working perfect. It’s just these two currently. You just got lucky :slight_smile: [image] HTPC_Lover: And to your idea: What about users that put all MKVs into one media fol…

[image] anon5074910: Placing movies in a flat structure is bad practice and causes performance issues, especially for large libraries. This all has nothing to do with the fact that you can place - say three - different movies into one folder. Name them appropriate and the scanner/matcher shou…

[image] HTPC_Lover: This all has nothing to do with the fact that you can place - say three - different movies into one folder. Name them appropriate and the scanner/matcher should pick the correct content based on the given IMBD-IDs: You can’t tell if it’s matching the IDs or simply the titl…

[image] OttoKerner: You can’t tell if it’s matching the IDs or simply the title+year. Exactly. In this example the movie library points to /mnt/disk20/Filme with folders for these movies (not a flat structure) … /mnt/disk20/Filme/Mehr Tot Als Lebendig (1968) /mnt/disk16/Filme/Escondido (196…

[image] Divideby0: If you do not wish to fix all folder names to include the ID (I do not blame you if you don’t), then you can just manually fix this one mistaken-match case. Split the files, check the “Get Info” and find the one that matched wrong, choose fix match on that one. Use the IMDB ID…

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HTPC_Lover October 20, 2022, 4:40pm 10

I understand. If there’s a detailed and unique hint (the IMDB-ID) Plex might dicide to not take that into account and use the title and year to search instead.

Should I laugh or should I cry

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[Bug] in Matcher tt0061563 vs. tt0063308

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