# File Names

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/file-names/749266>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [October 8, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/file-names/749266 "2021-10-08T13:19:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/file-names/749266/1 "2021-10-08T13:19:53Z")

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Server Version#:1.24.3.5033-757abe6b4  
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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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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/file-names/749266/2 "2021-10-08T13:38:51Z")

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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

```plaintext
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

```plaintext
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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**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/file-names/749266/3 "2021-10-08T13:40:40Z")

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The only thing different between yours and mine is you include the year

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/file-names/749266/4 "2021-10-08T13:41:50Z")

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

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/file-names/749266/5 "2021-10-08T13:46:58Z")

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This is the folders in my library

 ![Folders](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/9/5/6/95671cc3e1750502db6041ca123938f63caa3e5f.jpeg)

Library Screen

 ![Library](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/f/c/4/fc430120eb3fa396d67d2daed936fbf321690efb.jpeg)

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

 ![Capture](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/9/b/1/9b11b9bb10093c878661cfaff1ccacc6a90ac0ed.jpeg)

This is the file explorer showing the structure as above

 ![explorer files](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/f/4/b/f4bf33e1fa66a12856b66c9a1bb665d6d9a69ff5.jpeg)

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/file-names/749266/6 "2021-10-08T13:47:28Z")

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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

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/file-names/749266/7 "2021-10-08T13:51:30Z")

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Don’t point your library to individual shows.

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

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/file-names/749266/8 "2021-10-08T13:51:57Z")

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

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/file-names/749266/9 "2021-10-08T13:53:41Z")

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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

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/file-names/749266/10 "2021-10-08T13:56:31Z")

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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](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064)).

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/file-names/749266/11 "2021-10-08T13:57:05Z")

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

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**Post date:** [January 6, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/file-names/749266/13 "2022-01-06T15:34:46Z")

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