# Duplicates **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-windows\ **Created:** [July 15, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicates/847354 "2023-07-15T15:56:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rdesormiers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@rdesormiers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rdesormiers)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicates/847354/1 "2023-07-15T15:56:14Z")
Server Version#: 1.32.4.7195 Player Version#: TV series episodes Duplicates is driving me insane. There is no way to split and even when you can, PLEX discovers it as the same duplicates again and again. I have few hundred of EPISODES that PLEX finds as an duplicate. Anyway to fix this manually? I have a lot of episodes DUPLICATES that doesn’t appear in my PLEX player. Thanx. Regards. ![duplicates](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/2/c/3/2c38d66046334127243591001dd4844921fe2089.png) ---
**Author:** ![drzoidberg33](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drzoidberg33/32/4184_2.png) [@drzoidberg33](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drzoidberg33)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicates/847354/2 "2023-07-15T16:00:56Z")
You can read up here on the recommended naming for TV shows: [https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/) ---
**Author:** ![DTR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DTR](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DTR)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicates/847354/3 "2023-07-15T16:08:03Z")
I think the most important snippet from the guidelines in your case is here: > the folder you want to specify as the content location for the library is the folder that contains each of the individual show folders. If you added `K:\Series\Autre`, Plex’s assumption will be “everything in the 480p folder is a single show”, so make sure you’re adding `K:\Series\Autre\480p` to Manage Library \> Edit \> Add folders, not `K:\Series` or `K:\Series\Autre`. The extra season subfolder (`/S01/Why.Are.You.Like.This.S01.[...]/...`) and individual episode folders probably don’t help either. ---
**Author:** ![rdesormiers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@rdesormiers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rdesormiers)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicates/847354/4 "2023-07-15T17:08:25Z")
Hello drahn, Thanx. I have done exactly what was suggested. Any other suggestion since it doesn’t work. Thanx. Regards. ---
**Author:** ![DTR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DTR](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DTR)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicates/847354/5 "2023-07-15T17:12:32Z")
After making that change and rescanning your library, did the shows separate? If not, the [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) might be helpful. Outside of that, using something like FileBot or Sonarr to bulk rename your files to better follow Plex’s `TV/ShowName (Year)/Season XX/Show Name (Year) - SXXEYY - optional_info.ext` conventions will probably be the easiest way to get things working as expected. ---
**Author:** ![rdesormiers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@rdesormiers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rdesormiers)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicates/847354/6 "2023-07-15T17:13:20Z")
Any other steps. It doesn’t work. Note that I have read and redone everything base on this article. Anyway to tell PLEX these are not duplicates? False positive let say ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicates/847354/7 "2023-07-15T17:36:30Z")
[Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) the shows. When you move them back, do so individually. Wait until Plex has finished scanning, downloading metadata, etc, before moving the next show back. If Plex still does not separate the shows, please provide another screenshot, like in your first post, showing how the media is named/organized. ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicates/847354/8 "2023-07-15T17:42:34Z")
Some tools that can help with renaming files: - [Filebot](https://www.filebot.net/) - [Tiny Media Manager](https://www.tinymediamanager.org/) - [Microsoft PowerTools PowerRenamer](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys) Many people use Filebot. The free version of Tiny Media Manager works for basic renaming. TMM Renamer Patterns: - Show Name: `${showTitle} (${showYear})` - Season: `Season ${seasonNr2}` - Episode Name: `${showTitle} (${showYear}) s${seasonNr2}e${episodeNr2} ${episode.title}` - Movie Name: `${title} (${year}) {imdb-${imdb}}` PowerRenamer in Microsoft Power Tools is helpful for simple renaming with pattern matches or regular expressions. It makes quick work of tasks such as adding a year to file names, removing undesirable text from multiple files, etc ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicates/847354/9 "2023-07-15T18:05:01Z")
On my system. For some reason, Plex had trouble matching Why Are You Like This. Adding the TMDB ID to the folder name and refreshing the metadata fixed it. ```auto M:\PLEX TEST LIBRARIES\TEST-TV +---Grace and Frankie (2015) | \---Season 01 | Grace and Frankie (2015) s01e01.mkv | Grace and Frankie (2015) s01e02.mkv | Grace and Frankie (2015) s01e03.mkv | +---The Worst Witch (2017) | \---Season 01 | The Worst Witch (2017) s01e01.mkv | The Worst Witch (2017) s01e02.mkv | The Worst Witch (2017) s01e03.mkv | \---Why Are You Like This (2021) {tmdb-118945} \---Season 01 Why Are You Like This (2021) s01e01.mkv Why Are You Like This (2021) s01e02.mkv Why Are You Like This (2021) s01e03.mkv ``` ![library](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/d/0/a/d0ac9cf37c4c22d8f3e58a197f5952fa846b14a5.png) ![show](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/2/8/9/2890b40c32d4dd5c4a0d8537cf20ca0ffee5a126.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicates/847354/10 "2023-10-13T18:05:21Z")
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