# Choosing metadata sources when fixing a match

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/choosing-metadata-sources-when-fixing-a-match/931905>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** library-management\
**Created:** [September 29, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/choosing-metadata-sources-when-fixing-a-match/931905 "2025-09-29T00:05:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fallin-Draf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/858c86/32.png) [@Fallin-Draf](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Fallin-Draf)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/choosing-metadata-sources-when-fixing-a-match/931905/1 "2025-09-29T00:05:05Z")

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Ever since the newest update whenever I try to match or fix a match the only source for metadata that it offers me is Plex database. What happened to the Movie Database option? There have been quite a few times over the years where I had to use it instead of Plex’s because Plex couldn’t find or get what I wanted right. How do I access it again?

Server Version#:  
Player Version#:1.42.2.10156  
\<If providing [server logs](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) please do NOT turn on verbose logging, only [debug logging](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201643703-reporting-issues-with-plex-media-server/#toc-1) should be enabled\>

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**Author:** ![nibbles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/nibbles/32/150497_2.png) [@nibbles](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nibbles)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/choosing-metadata-sources-when-fixing-a-match/931905/2 "2025-09-30T18:27:46Z")

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While I don’t know about PMS versions where this might have changed or the limitations now, I can suggest when you have a problem matching that you search IMDB or TMBD and use one of their unique numbers in the folder and movie filenames as described in this Plex Support Article.

[https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-movie-media-files/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-movie-media-files/)

You’ll end up with something like

```auto
/Movies
   /Batman Begins (2005) {imdb-tt0372784}
      Batman Begins (2005) {imdb-tt0372784}.mp4

or

/Movies
   /Batman Begins (2005) {tmdb-272}
      Batman Begins (2005) {tmdb-272}.mp4

```

This works for TV shows too.

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**Author:** ![Fallin-Draf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/858c86/32.png) [@Fallin-Draf](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Fallin-Draf)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/choosing-metadata-sources-when-fixing-a-match/931905/3 "2025-10-11T11:15:11Z")

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How do I find out what the IMDb or the TMDB number is for a particular movie or show?

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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:** [October 11, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/choosing-metadata-sources-when-fixing-a-match/931905/4 "2025-10-11T11:16:28Z")

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They are appearing in your browser’s URL bar when you go to the page of the movie on either website.

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/choosing-metadata-sources-when-fixing-a-match/931905/5 "2026-01-09T11:16:57Z")

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