Help naming files such that Plex will not auto-merge duplicates

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1

How do I configure a Plex library and name video files such that Plex will not auto-merge duplicates?

I have collection of video files sorted into folders where duplicates may exist within each collection and between each collection. The video files are currently stored in the structure below where duplicates are currently auto-merged using the Home Videos/Personal Media Agent library configuration.

Collection1
|—Collection1-Day01
|------Collection1-Day01.mp4
|—Collection1-Day02
|------Collection1-Day02.mp4
Collection2
|—Collection2-Day01
|------Collection2-Day01.mp4

Thank you.

2

I finally was able to figure a solution. I ended up using the TV Shows/TheTVDB library configuration after renaming all my files into Series/Seasons/Episodes. The final directory structure is:

Collection1
|—Collection1.S01E01.mp4
|—Collection1.S02E01.mp4
|—Collection1.S02E02.mp4
Collection2
|—Collection2.S01E01.mp4

Not really ideal as the Season/Episode naming structure doesn’t make much sense for the content but at least the duplicates are not merged.