Server Version#: Version 1.28.2.6151 I use sonarr to organize the name. Most of the shows are fine. But here is the one weird one. This is detected by plex: The Office (US) (2005) - S09E22-E23 - A.A.R.M and Finale [SDTV][Cooker 2.0].rmvb But these are not: The Office (US) (2005) - S09E21 - Livin…

Could be the multitude of square brackets or some conflicting embedded metadata in your mp4 files. The base file name shouldn’t be causing any trouble.

I mean i used to not have these bracket. i even changed some of the file name manually. it is still not detected. So maybe it is due to " embedded metadata"? If so, how should i fix it?

Plex Dance the episodes after renaming. This removes incorrect matching information from the Plex database. Regarding embedded metadata: If using the Plex TV Series agent/scanner: Note: This setting affects the entire TV Show library. Edit the library Choose Advanced. Deselect Prefer local meta…

The The Office (US) (2005) may or may not cause issues. ( ) is used by plex for year hints so having (US) in the series name could cause some funkiness. Just something else to consider if the other suggestions don’t fix your issue …

Tried everything. still no luck :rofl:

If you could attach server logs after a full plex dance (all steps) of the series would help identify the issue.

Don’t see much related to the office so I’m not sure you done a full plex dance . Regardless, I bet you are having problems with Modern Family … Sep 07, 2022 10:53:18.548 [0x7fd731b4fb00] ERROR - Error opening file '"/volume1/video/TV Shows/Modern Family/Season 10/Modern.Family.S10E14.1080p.AMZN.WEB…

May I ask the silly question here based on tv shows I have? “The Office US” – The US version. Why is the year needed ?? No?? “The Office” – The UK version. Similarly - Top Gear – The UK version Top Gear USA – The US version The only time I’ve seen need of the (year) in a TV series is w…

[image] ChuckPa: “The Office US” – The US version. Why is the year needed ?? No?? “The Office” – The UK version. Technically there is no series called, The Office US. Its an alternative name for the show when released on DVD from what I understand. Some sites call it The Office US, The US …

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Plex Media Server Metadata & Adding Files

jimmy0017 September 7, 2022, 3:14pm 8

Here is the log after the full plex dance.
Plex Media Server Logs_2022-09-07_11-12-55.zip (3.8 MB)

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