Metadata Issues on Windows 10

You’re using at least some MP4 files. If there are embedded Title Fields within containing strange/bogus info, that’ll bork things quite effectively as Plex will prefer embedded Title Fields in MP4/M4V files over pristine file names - unless:

Drag and Drop Local Media Assets to the bottom of the Active Agents under ALL tabs in TV Shows and Movies:


Red: Where it was
Green: Where it should be

Refresh Metadata and see what happens. If nothing happens Plex Dance and see what happens:

All Steps, in Order - or it won’t work.

If nothing good happens your landlord hack may have done something unexpected. We’ll need advanced help in that case.

When providing logs - provide all of them - NOT Verbose - and wait for a request for same so you can PM the logs to the ‘Expert’ in case you don’t want those exposed publicly: