# Files Will not show in PLEX

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**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [August 8, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-will-not-show-in-plex/621824 "2020-08-08T21:41:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/files-will-not-show-in-plex/621824/10 "2020-08-09T14:49:13Z")

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> [@AlienProber](#):
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> On a side note as far as I’m concerned PLEX should ONLY be looking at the file name NOT the metadata

You and 1.9 million Plex Users - unfortunately… better do the LMA Hack. After that Plex will do what Users find a sane approach to bogus embedded metadata in MP4/M4V files. \<—not preferring it over a file name \<— a good file name, we hope.

I suggest you [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) all files that are misbehaving - after the LMA Hack - and after you check TMDB to see if you have the names right.

If every AVI file on planet earth exploded - it would be hilarious and not effect me in the slightest. I also won’t feel bad if one never plays or behaves for you, but I am under the impression the ONLY files Plex can read metadata in is an MP4/M4V.

More investigation is warranted, but really I don’t care either way. I did the LMA Hack and removed all the metadata and have nothing, but MKV files for the last few years, so I’m not worried. We have anti-metadata security many layers deep and between FileBot and myself - we’re so close to 100% accuracy Bill Shatner called me to do a segment on “The UnXPlained” …lol

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