File Names

Plex Media Server
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When I load media onto the server it puts the files in wrong folders.

Example:

I name my files like this {9-1-1} - {S01E01} but the server puts them in another series like {Arrow} but could be in season 1-6

If I remove arrow then the files go to the right file, anyway of stopping this.

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Sounds like you might have some additional grouping of shows in your folder structure. Try sticking to the exact structure as specified in the naming schema.

Schema

TV Shows   <- the folder linked to your tv-show library
  Show Name
    Season XX
      Show Name - sXXeYY.ext

Where XX is the season number, YY is the episode number and .ext is a placeholder for your file extension. No additional levels of folders.

Example

TV Shows
  9-1-1 (2018)
    Season 01
      9-1-1 (2018) - s01e01 - Pilot.ext
      9-1-1 (2018) - s01e02 - Let Go.ext
      9-1-1 (2018) - s01e03.ext   <- no need to include the episode title
      ...

  Archer (2009)
    Season 01
      Archer (2009) - s01e01 - Mole Hunt.ext
      Archer (2009) - s01e02 - Training Day.ext
      Archer (2009) - s01e03.ext
      ...
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The only thing different between yours and mine is you include the year

4

Can you share the exact structure and which folder(s) are linked to your library?

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This is the folders in my library

Folders
Folders720×527 25.4 KB

Library Screen

Library
Library853×478 50.2 KB

As you can see NCIS Hawaii has 21 unwatched episodes but only 2 episodes are NCIS rest is Arrow

Capture
Capture985×507 66.8 KB

This is the file explorer showing the structure as above

explorer files
explorer files750×464 66.7 KB

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9-1-1 is season 5 and has 3 released episodes but the others are another arrow season

It only every happens when I add arrow to the library, even though there have all been meta checked previously and sit right if arrow is the only one there but as soon as I add another show they mess up

7

Don’t point your library to individual shows.

You should point your library to F:\Media\Series\ instead

8

I have fix matched them to the correct shows now, ncis and 9-1-1 have disappeared

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by doing that though doesnt solve it, by pointing it to F:\Media\Series has included everything in that folder but arrow is now missing

10

It could be all the tinkering and manual fixing/deleting before got this messed up.
If you don’t yet have much of a watch history you could simply create a new library, point that to F:\Media\Series\ and go ahead from there.

If you don’t want to nuke things like this you could alternatively remove the Arrow folder, re-scan the library, empty the library trash inside Plex, return the folder in place and re-scan the library a final time… this should bring the show back (Plex Dance).

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Ok, will have a play around and try and get it sorted

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