[Help] How do I get PLEX to add all files in a folder to my Library?

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Can somebody help me with an issue related to adding TV series episodes to my PLEX Library?

Allow me to describe the issue:

Situation

  • I have a TV series existing of 366 episodes on my 2nd drive on my PC
  • All files are .MKV files
  • All files play in VLC
  • According to the TVDB the series has 366 episodes

Issue

  • When scanning for this series, only 267 files appear

My attemps to solve this

  • Move the files to a different folder outside the original folder, and scan again
  • Delete the Library, create a new one, and add the folder
  • Delete the Library, re-instate everything to its original location, and create a new Library
  • Delete PLEX, reboot PC and install PLEX

None of this works. I always get the same result: only 267 episodes appear. One curious observation: random files don’t show up in my Library. My file marked as EP99, is not EP99 according to PLEX.

Hope you guys can help!

PS: if this is the wrong Forum, my apoligies.

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Which tv show is it?
How are your files named?
Did you heed the required subfolder organization for tv shows in plex?

https://support.plex.tv/articles/200220687-naming-series-season-based-tv-shows/

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Hi Otto. Thank you for replying. The sub folder organization actually solved my issue! I created sub folder for each season as it is listed on TVDB and this has solved the issue. The split-up on PLEX into 5 season as opposed to 16 is a bit weird, but it works!

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