Server Version#: 1.32.7.7621 Player Version#: 4.108.0 Depending on the contents of a directory, plex might ignore it or actively destroy it. This behavior is very weird so I’ll provide an example (I can provide logs if requested) below. Consider my directory: /anime/Chivalry_of_a_Failed_Knight/S…

As an update. If I add a blank .plexmatch to the directory, the scanner detects the change in the directory, the series is added to plex. If I then manually invoke a scan (the empty .plexmatch) files still there, the series is once more deleted.

[image] zwimer: Chivalry_of_a_Failed_Knight Try with a directory named Chivalry of a Failed Knight (2015) {tmdb-67154} And season directory as Season 01

It may be that you renamed the files several times after initial mismatches. In this case, you will sometimes need to perform the Plex Dance with all involved video files. P.S.: you might want to drop the comma after the episode number. https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/

@dane22 I do not control how things are named in this directory so this is not a viable option for me. For debugging purposes however: doing as you suggested did allow plex to detect the files even on rescans. Is there an alternative solution for this that doesn’t require renaming (as I do not contr…

If this is the case, [image] zwimer: I do not control how things are named in this directory then I doubt you will even be able to perform a proper Plex Dance at all.

If you can’t follow the naming guide https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/ then your only option is maybe this: https://support.plex.tv/articles/plexmatch/

I did try a .plexmatch file in multiple variations. One empty, one with just tvdbid: 299506 one including the title. I also tried one in the Season_01 directory including all the above and episode information: Title: Chivalry of a Failed Knight Year: 2015 Season: 2 tvdbid: 299506 Episode: 01: Chiv…

The fact that it won’t show up even as unmatched and that .plexmatch doesn’t help fix this is worrysome. Is this a bug? I have logs if desired.

Bad contents! Title: Chivalry of a Failed Knight Year: 2015 tmdbid: 67154 Put above in the show directory

Bug: Plex scanner may ignore or destroy directory depending on contents

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zwimer November 17, 2023, 2:23pm 7

@OttoKerner Sorry if I was unclear; for debugging purposes I am capable of altering the directory for a short period of time so I was able to remove / edit the files / directory for the plex dance. But during normal usage, I am not in control of how things are named. But for debugging purposes, I was able to follow the instructions listed at the provided link.

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