# Duplicate albums

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicate-albums/941445>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows, library-management\
**Created:** [August 8, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicate-albums/941445 "2026-08-08T12:09:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![kerm146](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@kerm146](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kerm146)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicate-albums/941445/1 "2026-08-08T12:09:03Z")

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Server Version#: 4.160.0  
Player Version#: 4.12.4  
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Hello, I don’t understand why, but my server library shows duplicate albums, sometimes triplicate albums. On the hard drive, there is only one, but on the server it shows three of most albums. I tried creating a new folder for the music library and paste them in that but the same thing happened. I’ve tried deleting the library several times and retrying the above, pasting into a new folder, and scanning library as I go, and it works for a while, and eventually a bunch of duplicates show up. Can someone help?

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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:** [August 8, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicate-albums/941445/2 "2026-08-08T14:44:50Z")

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1. How are the files stored? Are they in a folder structure like this? [https://support.plex.tv/articles/200265296-adding-music-media-from-folders/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200265296-adding-music-media-from-folders/)
2. Is “Prefer local metatags” activated in the properties of the music library?
3. Do you know the **"Album** Artist" meta tag? And if so, do you use it correctly – i.e. all tracks of one album have to be tagged with the exact same AlbumArtist
4. Are your files also completely tagged with TrackNumber and DiscNumber (on multi-disc albums)?