# Cannot change metadata - Plex defines wrong series etc

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-change-metadata-plex-defines-wrong-series-etc/778860>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [March 1, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-change-metadata-plex-defines-wrong-series-etc/778860 "2022-03-01T15:11:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skybolt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Skybolt](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Skybolt)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-change-metadata-plex-defines-wrong-series-etc/778860/1 "2022-03-01T15:11:58Z")

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Server Version#: 4.69.1  
Player Version#: Latest in FireTv

Example of what’s happening:  
Andromeda the SciFi tv series from 2000 that ran for 5 years and ~22 episodes per season is being detected as “The Andromda Strain” two part movie.

In trying to change any of the metadata the app will not let me change anything to try and re-detect the correct series.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![dane22](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dane22/32/4389_2.png) [@dane22](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dane22)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-change-metadata-plex-defines-wrong-series-etc/778860/2 "2022-03-01T15:19:38Z")

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You are not telling us how folders and files are named, so here we go:

```auto
Andromeda (2000) {imdb-tt0213327} <------ Show folder
    Season 01 <----- Season folder
        Under the Night S01E01.<ext> <----- Media

```

After a rename, I suggest you do a [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) on the show

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**Author:** ![Skybolt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Skybolt](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Skybolt)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-change-metadata-plex-defines-wrong-series-etc/778860/3 "2022-03-01T15:24:37Z")

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Sorry, good point. However your example corrected my issue. I didn’t think to put the year or IMDB tag in the name of the parent folder.

Thank you very much!

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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:** [May 30, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-change-metadata-plex-defines-wrong-series-etc/778860/4 "2022-05-30T15:25:21Z")

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