# Content-based file matching (Fingerprints)

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/content-based-file-matching-fingerprints/673716>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Tags:** library-management\
**Created:** [January 3, 2021, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/content-based-file-matching-fingerprints/673716 "2021-01-03T12:39:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Magnolia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Magnolia](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Magnolia)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/content-based-file-matching-fingerprints/673716/3 "2021-01-10T11:40:44Z")

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One example of a forum thread that has dragged on from 2015 to 2019 and mostly deals with matching / identification.

A lot of effort went into clarifying the issue, finding solutions, applying solutions, testing – effort on the user side and for contributors in the forum.

[Plex incorrectly identifying TV episodes](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-incorrectly-identifying-tv-episodes/100265)

The user experience, the effort for the helpful forum members and and the result would be so much better with matching by fingerprinting.

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