Folders starting with . (dot) appear to be ignored when searching for media

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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Server Version#: 1.20.4.3517
Player Version#: Plex Web 4.46.2

Hello,

It seems that folders starting with a . (dot) are ignored while a server is scanning for media. I’m not sure if this is a holdover from OSs that use a dot to signify hidden files and folders, but in this case “…Like Clockwork” is a valid folder name.


Screenshots below illustrate that the …Like Clockwork album is missing.

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Removing the dots causes the missing album to show up.

I’ve read the list file folder exclusion reference, but I didn’t see any mention of . (dot).
https://support.plex.tv/articles/201381883-special-keyword-file-folder-exclusion/

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This is a spillover from the Linux support. Folder and file names starting with a dot are considered “hidden”. So they are ignored by Plex.

Remove the dots from file and foldernames, but keep them in the embedded meta tags.

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Patient: It hurts when I do this…

Doctor: Quit doing that…

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