# FileBot file name not populating in Plex **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [December 20, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/filebot-file-name-not-populating-in-plex/349676 "2018-12-20T04:22:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jimemmerich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@jimemmerich](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jimemmerich)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/filebot-file-name-not-populating-in-plex/349676/1 "2018-12-20T04:22:27Z")
Used FileBot to rename Movie MP4 files. Added them to a Library. Scanned the Library. The corrected FileBot file name displays momentarily in the Plex library during the scan but reverts to the original file name. Where is it finding the pre-edited file name and how can I make it keep the corrected file name? I tried the instruction from the ‘Plex Dance’ article but it did not resolve the issue. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_W](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/peter_w/32/6556_2.png) [@Peter\_W](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Peter_W)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/filebot-file-name-not-populating-in-plex/349676/2 "2018-12-20T09:31:59Z")
Embedded tags with your MP4-files. ---
**Author:** ![jimemmerich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@jimemmerich](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jimemmerich)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/filebot-file-name-not-populating-in-plex/349676/3 "2018-12-20T13:57:36Z")
Any idea how to have Plex use the file name and not the embedded tags? These MP4 files were ripped from DVD using DVDFab. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![jeffddntdt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@jeffddntdt](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jeffddntdt)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/filebot-file-name-not-populating-in-plex/349676/4 "2018-12-20T14:13:10Z")
get on the server, click on movie,. you will have a dropdown menu in the upper right. Then click “fix match” ---
**Author:** ![jimemmerich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@jimemmerich](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jimemmerich)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/filebot-file-name-not-populating-in-plex/349676/5 "2018-12-20T14:31:29Z")
I understand I can fix each individual movie file but that defeats the purpose of running FileBot. I want to run FileBot to correct the file names of all my movies and have Plex use the new file name to collect Meta Data. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/filebot-file-name-not-populating-in-plex/349676/6 "2018-12-20T14:41:03Z")
as per Peter\_W’s statement… if the file names are actually ok, this could still be linked to embedded tags being used. this leaves you with basically 2 options: 1. remove those tags in the files 2. tell Plex to ignore embedded meta data / local media assets (via the library and agent settings) – this might not work for you if you actually use local media assets ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/filebot-file-name-not-populating-in-plex/349676/7 "2019-03-20T14:48:42Z")
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