# Ignoring sample and trailer files **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [November 20, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ignoring-sample-and-trailer-files/47391 "2013-11-20T18:49:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![trininox](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/trininox/32/99943_2.png) [@trininox](https://forums.plex.tv/u/trininox)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ignoring-sample-and-trailer-files/47391/1 "2013-11-20T18:49:32Z")
What are the criteria for ignore files, I thought samples and trailers would be ignored, I started getting "trailer.mov" files in the movie folder and Plex is now adding them as a 2min movie...   Hmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Orionshock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/orionshock/32/84068_2.png) [@Orionshock](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Orionshock)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ignoring-sample-and-trailer-files/47391/2 "2013-11-20T19:10:40Z")
I know if you use the word "Sample" in the filename, plex will ignore it. However I do not believe there is a keyword for trailers to be ignored. ---
**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ignoring-sample-and-trailer-files/47391/3 "2013-11-20T19:13:08Z")
files with "Trailer" in name  and over 300mb will be scanned in.  under 300mb gets ignored.  ---
**Author:** ![agregjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@agregjones](https://forums.plex.tv/u/agregjones)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ignoring-sample-and-trailer-files/47391/4 "2013-11-20T19:14:48Z")
I believe it will ignore any movie-trailer.??? file where movie matches between the name of the content file.  In other words, some\_movie\_name.mp4 would be cataloged but some\_movie\_name-trailer.mp4 would not.  Sample files should be removed altogether before cataloging. ---
**Author:** ![trininox](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/trininox/32/99943_2.png) [@trininox](https://forums.plex.tv/u/trininox)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ignoring-sample-and-trailer-files/47391/5 "2013-11-20T19:24:13Z")
Roger that,  hadn't had issues with sample files I knew they were filtered, thought trailer would be the same but the trailer thing is new for me,  my renamer wasn't working with "movie-trailer.mov",  it was just literally making the file "movie-trailer.mov" and not replacing the placeholder \*movie\*. I will tweak and see.   ~~My trailers must be too high of quality (300mb)  ~~ file I checked was less than 100mb, but also only 2min.. Perhaps if duration was a criteria to ignore for the movie scanner.   Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ignoring-sample-and-trailer-files/47391/6 "2013-11-20T20:31:02Z")
mmm ok interesting. will need to look into that. The main reason they put hat limit on there was they figured a full length movie would be over 300mb and there are a bunch of movies with trailer in the name. so would "Batman-trailer.mov" be exactly how you would have it named? (i want to test it when i get a chance) ---
**Author:** ![trininox](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/trininox/32/99943_2.png) [@trininox](https://forums.plex.tv/u/trininox)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ignoring-sample-and-trailer-files/47391/7 "2013-11-20T20:35:07Z")
> mmm ok interesting. will need to look into that. The main reason they put hat limit on there was they figured a full length movie would be over 300mb and there are a bunch of movies with trailer in the name. > > so would "Batman-trailer.mov" be exactly how you would have it named? (i want to test it when i get a chance) I blew out three "trailer.mov" files all under 100MB and 2min long according to PlexWeb.  I can try renaming one with \*movie\*-trailer.mov and see if it disappears. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ignoring-sample-and-trailer-files/47391/8 "2021-01-16T13:45:51Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: implemented / not a feature suggestion ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ignoring-sample-and-trailer-files/47391/9 "2021-06-10T01:01:33Z")