# Metadata is screwed up **URL:** \ **Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\ **Created:** [June 25, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-is-screwed-up/426700 "2019-06-25T17:47:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sandyged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@sandyged](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sandyged)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-is-screwed-up/426700/1 "2019-06-25T17:47:53Z")
Hi All, My metadata for my TV Shows is far from correct, all seasons & episodes have the title “TV Shows”. All the seasons are together, so I have 15 episodes of 3 different series, luckily they are all different seasons, otherwise I have no idea how they would’ve been numbered. Everything was fine until this afternoon when everything was renamed. I have changed the “Agent” for the metadata database, this hasn’t worked. Help. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-is-screwed-up/426700/2 "2019-06-25T17:52:54Z")
What folder did you add to library? How are files named? ---
**Author:** ![sandyged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@sandyged](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sandyged)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-is-screwed-up/426700/3 "2019-06-26T06:43:45Z")
Hi, The folder was always there, I’ve had everything working since January on my Synology NAS. My folder structure: MEDIA\TV Shows\ I also have:MEDIA\Movies\ MEDIA\Photos My naming has never changed eg: Killing.Eve.s02e03. So typically: MEDIA\TV Shows\Killing.Eve.s02e03. I think it is the agent “TVDB” that has screwed my system as everything is named “Aqua Teen” Ive tried to upload screenshot. I updated PMS on Synology & the PLEX interface on my iMac yesterday then everything got renamed. The MOVIE folder still works as it should, my Photos folder is okay, just my TV Shows are affected. ![44](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/1/8/18308b0c4c2d0f90a314f150fb0e3c0f0faba555.png) ---
**Author:** ![Flanders](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/flanders/32/81906_2.png) [@Flanders](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Flanders)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-is-screwed-up/426700/4 "2019-06-26T11:28:53Z")
TheTVDB agent hasn’t done anything. The issue lies with your file naming and organisation. Follow the guide provided by Plex: [https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/) Whether things have worked in the past matters not. ---
**Author:** ![sandyged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@sandyged](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sandyged)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-is-screwed-up/426700/5 "2019-06-26T15:18:26Z")
Hi Have tried renaming using “TVDB” protocol, please see attached screenshot of my NAS folders. Still no joy, do I need a space before the hyphen? I wouldn’t have thought so. Still no joy. Help. ![58](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/e/f/efc7d140cd807adfe3b0879474714bab84dab502.png) ---
**Author:** ![Flanders](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/flanders/32/81906_2.png) [@Flanders](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Flanders)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-is-screwed-up/426700/6 "2019-06-26T15:22:50Z")
Replace the hyphens in the folder and file names and try again. ---
**Author:** ![sandyged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@sandyged](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sandyged)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-is-screwed-up/426700/7 "2019-06-26T15:29:41Z")
![43](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/3/b/3b8a1e043155207979357c694f4cd838e5f1b910.png) Like this? Still no joy. ---
**Author:** ![sandyged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@sandyged](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sandyged)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-is-screwed-up/426700/8 "2019-06-26T16:09:08Z")
![49](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/1/e/1e57f35326486fb12a2362f26dd116c375362ab0.png) Queen of the South & The Handmaid’s Tale are now okay, Can you see any reason why Mother Father Son & Killing Eve are not working? Thanks for your help so far ---
**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:** [June 26, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-is-screwed-up/426700/9 "2019-06-26T16:22:12Z")
(Though possibly not related to issue the show is called `Killing Eve` not `Killing - Eve` I don’t think you should put hyphens in everything.) What folder do you have here for your TV library. Each show has it’s own folder under that main TV folder correct? ![01%20AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/a/d/ad0439c09656a2fc2d425bb6acd5607528286c71.png) ---
**Author:** ![TeknoJunky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/teknojunky/32/165055_2.png) [@TeknoJunky](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TeknoJunky)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-is-screwed-up/426700/10 "2019-06-26T16:42:35Z")
like this - /data/media/TV/Killing Eve/Season 02/Killing Eve - s02e01 - Do You Know How to Dispose of a Body - x264 AC3.mkv motherfatherson is all one word [https://www.thetvdb.com/series/motherfatherson/seasons/all](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/motherfatherson/seasons/all) should be - /media/tv/motherfatherson (2019)/season 01/motherfatherson (2019) - s01e01 - whatevertitlehere.mkv ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-is-screwed-up/426700/11 "2019-09-24T16:42:44Z")
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