# Files not being added

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-not-being-added/537009>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [February 3, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-not-being-added/537009 "2020-02-03T20:25:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![rickkramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/65b543/32.png) [@rickkramer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rickkramer)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-not-being-added/537009/1 "2020-02-03T20:25:13Z")

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I noticed that some files I added 2 months are not showing up in the display. I removed the file and added it back, but it is still missing. I refreshed the movie section, but still no file.

Any ideas what to try now?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-not-being-added/537009/2 "2020-02-03T20:52:27Z")

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> **[Why is some of my content not found? | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201543057-why-is-some-of-my-content-not-found/)**
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> Naming and Organization The biggest reason by far for items to not be found during a library scan is due...

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**Author:** ![rickkramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/65b543/32.png) [@rickkramer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rickkramer)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-not-being-added/537009/3 "2020-02-03T22:31:45Z")

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I added a numer of mvies on that day, and most are being displayed. There is nothing special about this file, so I don’t know why it was selected not to be displayed

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-not-being-added/537009/4 "2020-02-04T10:01:42Z")

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Is it a “movie” at all or is it something else, like e.g. a “tv movie”, a documentary, a concert, or an instructional video?

Have you checked if any of the posters in your library has the ‘duplicate’ indicator on them? (There’s a filter available to find them easier).  
If you find any, check the Plex media info of them, to see the file names connected to this poster.

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**Author:** ![rickkramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/65b543/32.png) [@rickkramer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rickkramer)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-not-being-added/537009/5 "2020-02-04T11:25:59Z")

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It is the movie Poms (2019).

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-not-being-added/537009/6 "2020-02-04T11:32:08Z")

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Try renaming to `Dancing Queens (2019)`. Then perform the [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-incorrectly-identifying-tv-episodes/100265/4 "Plex Dance")

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-not-being-added/537009/7 "2020-05-04T11:32:16Z")

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