# Missing episodes

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**Created:** [January 19, 2019, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/missing-episodes/364244 "2019-01-19T05:41:46Z")\
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Plex is very picky when it comes to TV show naming and organization.

Can you show a screenshot or directory listing of how you have things organized?

Make sure you follow [Plex Media Preparation](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/media-preparation/) guidelines. Specifically, [Naming ‘Series’ & ‘Season’ Based TV Shows](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200220687-naming-series-season-based-tv-shows/).

Plex matches against [TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/). It helps if your naming matches theirs.

If the series is a reboot, then add the year to the name. For example, `Lost In Space (1965)` and `Lost In Space (2018)`.

Be aware that many downloaded files are filled with “junk metadata” that can result in Plex mis-identifying shows. For example, the name field may have the download location instead of the name of the episode. You should remove such information from the files. It will make living with Plex much more enjoyable. See [this post](https://forums.plex.tv/t/video-track-name-displaying-instead-of-filename/363255/4) for additional information.

**Important:** If you have to rename/re-organize things, you will need to perform the [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) to make sure the old, incorrect information is removed from Plex’s database.

Example naming & organization (from “Naming Series & Season…” document):

```auto
/TV Shows
   /Grey's Anatomy
      /Season 01
         Grey's Anatomy - s01e01.avi
         Grey's Anatomy - s01e02 - The First Cut is the Deepest.avi
         Grey's Anatomy - s01e03.mp4
      /Season 02
         Grey's Anatomy - s02e01.avi
         Grey's Anatomy - s02e02.mkv
         Grey's Anatomy - s02e03.m4v

```

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