I recently noticed that Plex has generated duplicates of some files that don’t exist. As shown in the screenshot, there’s only one file with this title in my folder, but Plex shows three identical directories and filenames. However, there’s only one delete button. It’s impossible to have three files with the same name in the same folder, and indeed, I only have one file in my folder.
This issue causes Plex to perceive this item as consisting of three parts. The duration of this item has tripled, and during playback, it repeats twice after playing through once before being considered completed. Additionally, clicking the “Mark as Watched” button while continuing to watch doesn’t mark it as watched. However, you can mark it as watched from the show’s page.
I’ve tried emptying the trash, scanning the library files, and refreshing metadata, but none of these solutions have resolved the issue. Optimize Database and Clean Bundles didn’t help either. This issue isn’t limited to just one file. There are 10 episodes in this show that are experiencing the same problem, while the others seem unaffected.
Is there any way to resolve this issue, or is it a bug? I originally had server version 1.32, and I encountered this issue, but it wasn’t resolved. So I upgraded to 1.40, but the problem still persists.
