When a video has metadata that indicates it’s title (eg, what would be revealed when running mediainfo --Inform=“Video;%Title%” “s01e01 video name.ext”), plex seems to ignore the filename to some degree. $ mediainfo --Inform=“Video;%Title%” “s01e01 video name.ext” Video Name Plex is so great! Ple…

Changing any file, in-situ, doesn’t impact what PMS knows about it. To effect that, you must perform the “Plex Dance”. Move the media out, Scan files Empty Trash (removes it from the Library) Clean Bundles (removes all metadata it knows) Make any changes externally. Move the file back. If set …

File metadata changes, but plex metadata has cached info, update doesn't refresh

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File metadata changes, but plex metadata has cached info, update doesn't refresh

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