# Lock on Title doesn't work **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-windows\ **Created:** [April 19, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308 "2020-04-19T16:26:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pietro\_pisarzewski\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@pietro\_pisarzewski\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pietro_pisarzewski_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308/1 "2020-04-19T16:26:27Z")
Server Version#: 4.22.3 Player Version#:?? Lots of topics concerning the LOCK on the file name. Was this ever fixed, because it doesn’t work. Everytime the library is updated the title name reverts to what Plex decides regardless of the lock ---
**Author:** ![NewPlaza](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/newplaza/32/128634_2.png) [@NewPlaza](https://forums.plex.tv/u/NewPlaza)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308/2 "2020-04-19T16:42:02Z")
What is the name plex decides to use? Are LMA enabled? Does the file have embedded information? ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308/3 "2020-04-19T16:47:14Z")
To expand a bit on @NewPlaza 's points: > [@Video File Naming](https://forums.plex.tv/t/video-file-naming/535534/7): > > With LMA in priority, Embedded Titles within MP4/M4V files are preferred - even over a perfect file name. Local Media Assets should - AT ALL TIMES - remain enabled (unless specifically instructed to turn it off). Local Media Assets should be ‘Demoted’, to the bottom of the stack of active agents under ALL tabs in Shows and Movies, but should NOT be disabled. Local Media Assets is needed for many things - it doesn’t need to be given Tip-Top-Priority (as Plex has so hatefully placed it as it’s … What usually happens is after an edit and the next scan plex sees that embedded title doesn’t match, re-matches, and blows your edits. This can also be the result of horrible file naming and structuring, but for now we’ll blame LMA. ---
**Author:** ![pietro\_pisarzewski\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@pietro\_pisarzewski\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pietro_pisarzewski_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308/4 "2020-04-19T19:22:34Z")
Well … we can take a movie for example. Amundsen is the title of the movie. It is in MKV format so of course info is embedded inside. The movie is bilingual (with 2 audios) and I changed the sort title with the french title. After scanning the library … the sort title is in French but the title is Amundsen ---
**Author:** ![pietro\_pisarzewski\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@pietro\_pisarzewski\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pietro_pisarzewski_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308/5 "2020-04-19T19:23:39Z")
…and LMA is bottomed everywhere ---
**Author:** ![NewPlaza](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/newplaza/32/128634_2.png) [@NewPlaza](https://forums.plex.tv/u/NewPlaza)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308/6 "2020-04-19T19:39:02Z")
> [@pietro\_pisarzewski\_gmail\_com](#): > > the sort title is in French but the title is Amundsen Silly question but you did change AND/OR lock the title field, right? [https://support.plex.tv/articles/201272763-edit-details/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201272763-edit-details/) You don’t have to actually edit a field to lock it. Simply click the ‘pad lock’ to the left of the field. ---
**Author:** ![pietro\_pisarzewski\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@pietro\_pisarzewski\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pietro_pisarzewski_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308/7 "2020-04-19T20:08:20Z")
Of course … the lock on the title field is locked … it does automatically the moment you edit it ---
**Author:** ![NewPlaza](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/newplaza/32/128634_2.png) [@NewPlaza](https://forums.plex.tv/u/NewPlaza)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308/8 "2020-04-19T20:09:56Z")
Can you provide the XML info? > **[Investigate Media Information and Formats | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201998867-investigate-media-information-and-formats/)** > > Media Formats Your content is much more than just a file extension. Your media has some important properties: File container... ---
**Author:** ![pietro\_pisarzewski\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@pietro\_pisarzewski\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pietro_pisarzewski_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308/9 "2020-04-19T20:19:40Z")
Sure I can provide the XML info … but how is that going to help me or you? All info inside the \*.mkv file is there and obviously will not be modified. The problem here is that the padlock on the title field will not lock. Isn’t that what it’s supposed to do? ---
**Author:** ![NewPlaza](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/newplaza/32/128634_2.png) [@NewPlaza](https://forums.plex.tv/u/NewPlaza)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308/10 "2020-04-19T20:21:35Z")
> [@pietro\_pisarzewski\_gmail\_com](#): > > Sure I can provide the [XML info](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201998867-Investigate-Media-Information-and-Formats) Thank you ---
**Author:** ![pietro\_pisarzewski\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@pietro\_pisarzewski\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pietro_pisarzewski_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308/11 "2020-04-19T22:09:13Z")
I presumed you received the email with the attachment ---
**Author:** ![NewPlaza](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/newplaza/32/128634_2.png) [@NewPlaza](https://forums.plex.tv/u/NewPlaza)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308/12 "2020-04-20T01:17:00Z")
Sorry… I haven’t received anything. Click my name and select message to send me a private message. ---
**Author:** ![NewPlaza](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/newplaza/32/128634_2.png) [@NewPlaza](https://forums.plex.tv/u/NewPlaza)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308/13 "2020-04-22T18:34:45Z")
Okay… Your movie is not matched to an online source. Plex doesn’t LOCK titles from items that aren’t matched yet. Well, it can but it’s not the best cause the battle of trying to match online. ---
**Author:** ![moviegeek71](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/moviegeek71/32/23832_2.png) [@moviegeek71](https://forums.plex.tv/u/moviegeek71)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308/14 "2020-05-20T16:05:56Z")
I’m having this problem too. What I find is it’s any title that not matched, any title that’s not on “The Movie Database” website. Oddly, this only happens with movies and not TV shows. Also, the date field does that same thing as the title but all other fields will remained locked. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lock-on-title-doesnt-work/577308/15 "2020-08-18T16:05:58Z")
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