# Duplicate not duplicates **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-western-digital\ **Created:** [June 17, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicate-not-duplicates/844680 "2023-06-17T05:37:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bladeturbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9c0ed/32.png) [@bladeturbo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bladeturbo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicate-not-duplicates/844680/1 "2023-06-17T05:37:09Z")
Server Version#:1.32.3.7192 Player Version#: hi, can we have the feature back where it puts a 2 in the corner of the movie icon/poster when there is a duplicate entry (not duplicate). it was really easy to go and find a movie that was labeled incorrectly and i could split the files apart. I’m not sure which version got rid of this, but it was very helpful. ---
**Author:** ![JaysPlex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jaysplex/32/281767_2.png) [@JaysPlex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JaysPlex)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicate-not-duplicates/844680/2 "2023-06-17T06:17:12Z")
I agree but I think a lot of people have multiple versions of the same movie now. A 4k and a 1080p movie get collapsed into one poster which is technically a duplicate. A lot of libraries would be overloaded with those markers essentially making them useless to discover actual duplicates that are a mistake You can filter the library for duplicates in case you didn’t know Personally, I prefer this method. Everything is in one spot and you don’t have to look around for it ![Screenshot (671)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/b/7/6/b7630011de82aa069c31bed14e14787b37327d55.png) Best practice to put the date in parentheses. You can also put the IMDB id number in the file name which essentially guarantees an exact match every time. This is especially helpful for remakes with the same name A Star Is Born (1954) {imdb-tt0047522}.mp4 A Star Is Born (1976) {imdb-tt0075265}.mp4 A Star Is Born (2018) {imdb-tt1517451}.mp4 I do this for every movie and haven’t had duplicate since I started. I’m not suggesting you do this manually for every movie as a solution. I have a renaming program that does it automatically ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicate-not-duplicates/844680/3 "2023-06-17T08:15:02Z")
> [@bladeturbo](#): > > can we have the feature back where it puts a 2 in the corner of the movie icon/poster when there is a duplicate entry That went away 2+ years ago. > [@Restore Duplicates Badge removed in Plex Web 4.53.0](https://forums.plex.tv/t/restore-duplicates-badge-removed-in-plex-web-4-53-0/711651): > > The duplicate badge was removed from the media details page in 4.53.0 ([announcement](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-web/20528/348)). As of 4.56.4, it is no longer available at the library level. Please restore the badge, at least at the library level. I have some libraries where duplicates are desired for some movies (multiple resolutions/encodings/etc). I have some libraries where duplicates are undesired. Having the badge at the library level is a quick, easy, visual way to see if duplicates exist, and, if so, how many. Using the dup… ---
**Author:** ![bladeturbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9c0ed/32.png) [@bladeturbo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bladeturbo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicate-not-duplicates/844680/4 "2023-06-17T14:49:18Z")
thank you very much. that really helps out organizing my media. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicate-not-duplicates/844680/5 "2023-09-15T14:49:24Z")
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