# Metadata

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**Created:** [February 1, 2022, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata/774056 "2022-02-01T03:34:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata/774056/2 "2022-02-01T04:16:11Z")

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[Plex Documentation](https://support.plex.tv/articles/) → [Your Media](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/) → [Naming & Organizing Your TV Show Files](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/)

> [@dkingImaging](#):
>
> named all series correctly … they are 1x01

1x01 = Not correct.

Correct:

```auto
/TV Shows <-- Folder added to TV Show library. Name unimportant.
../Battlestar Galactica (2003) {tvdb-73545} <-- TVDB ID optional, but helpful
..../Season 01 <-- "Season" in English. Two digits for season number.
....../Battlestar Galactica (2003) - s01e01.ext <-- ext = mkv/mp4/etc

```

From the Plex documentation: _The most important bit in the file name is the appropriate season and episode number notation **s02e17** which in this example means Season 2 Episode 17_.

If desired, you can add the episode name after sXXeYY (see Plex docs). However, Plex ignores that information and uses its online database to pull episode name and other such information.

Rename your shows via Plex recommendations. Then [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) the shows to clear incorrect information from the Plex database.

Steps:

1. Remove all conflicting shows from Plex (i.e. move them where they cannot be seen by the Plex scanners).
2. Perform steps 2 to 4 of the [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064).
3. Rename the shows appropriately.
4. Return them one at a time to the Plex library. Manually scan the library if Plex does not do so automatically. Wait for Plex to finish scanning and downloading metadata before adding another show.

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