# Names only displaying as numbers

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [July 15, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509 "2018-07-15T20:09:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/1 "2018-07-15T20:09:48Z")

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I am having an issue with my library showing numbers for episodes but no descriptions or episode names. I’ve tried the “Plex Dance” and had no luck whatsoever. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/2 "2018-07-15T21:11:22Z")

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How are your files named?  
Which tv show is it?

If it’s Anime, please take a look at these threads

> [@Keeping items from merging](https://forums.plex.tv/t/keeping-items-from-merging/180684/1):
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> Hey there – got two episodes for a series that keep merging with each other. I have control over how to eventually rename the files, but would love to know the communities’ opinion. The files are (with paths): /share/anime/Acchi Kocchi/Acchi Kocchi - S1 - Place=Princess [Femme][Blu-ray](6dc5b152).mkv /share/anime/Acchi Kocchi/Acchi Kocchi - S2 - Special 1 [Femme][Blu-ray](275bf003).mkv These entries are named using [anidb.net](https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8890 "anidb.net"). Any tips on how these files can be named without havi…

> [@TV show (anime) doesn't show in plex server](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-show-anime-doesnt-show-in-plex-server/190707/1):
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> Hi all. I think I’ve tried most of the options. There is one Anime TV show that doesn’t show in mij server. I renamed the show to Plex standards. It came up for a second or 2, and then disappeared. Sekirei is allready visible in the server, but Sekirei Pure Engagement is the problem case. Also tried a “-” between “Sekirei” and “Pure Engagement” without success. Plex view: [image] Top Folder view: [image] Season Folder view [image] Is there something I’m still doing wrong? All my other s…

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**Author:** ![Chaoticflare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chaoticflare/32/10403_2.png) [@Chaoticflare](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Chaoticflare)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/3 "2018-07-16T17:27:06Z")

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Thanks for the reply the formatting is as shown on the attached images

 ![Capture2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/6/265dfbc95b09fede46d3d1c10a43acd2fc3d6876.PNG) ![Capture](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/8/a/8a61aa57920241f5dee375bbcda650564f826322.jpg)

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/4 "2018-07-16T17:51:45Z")

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Unfortunately, your Windows is hiding filename extensions, so I cannot see what type of files you have.  
If you have `.mp4`/`.m4v`:  
Go to

- Settings - Server - Agents - Shows - TheTVDB

In there, grab the line ‘Local Media Assets’ with your mouse and drag it downwards, so it ends up being at the bottom of the stack of active agents.  
Repeat the same under

- Settings - Server - Agents - Shows - TheMovieDatabase
- Settings - Server - Agents - Movies - Plex Movie
- Settings - Server - Agents - Movies - TheMovieDatabase

Afterwards, ‘Refresh Metadata’ of this show.

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side note: you are still using Kodi-style filenames. While they will work in 95% of all cases, when you have difficulty with ‘matching’ media, go full Plex-compliant:  
[https://support.plex.tv/articles/200220687-naming-series-season-based-tv-shows/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200220687-naming-series-season-based-tv-shows/)

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**Author:** ![Chaoticflare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chaoticflare/32/10403_2.png) [@Chaoticflare](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Chaoticflare)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/5 "2018-07-16T18:45:12Z")

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The files are mkv also I have adjusted the file type and one anime changed but names changed to dates. I use filebot for naming btw is there a plex format that it can take? Attached new screenshots of name change.

 ![Capture3](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/6/0/60ab48cc7d47d15685be9ca67ed1a63a388f965a.jpg) ![Capture4](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/0/d/0d3901c4bfc477742981003a995d069f4b0aebb5.PNG) ![Capture%204](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/c/e/ce4ed355d662befc7dbcb1a15aeb1f103d016081.jpg) ![Capture6](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/6/b/6b9dfa4d361bdf4c2c2c0bc873289fa40f6c5864.PNG) ![Capture5](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/d/4/d4e8b27ce99110da374ca4d7d0d59f86ca987b3c.PNG)

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/6 "2018-07-16T20:01:55Z")

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The Hero Academia issue is certainly caused by a wrong folder structure.  
The TVDB doesn’t treat new seasons as separate shows.  
Show me your folder structure please and tell which of the folders the Plex library has been pointed to.

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**Author:** ![Chaoticflare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chaoticflare/32/10403_2.png) [@Chaoticflare](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Chaoticflare)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/7 "2018-07-16T20:39:20Z")

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The anime library directory is attached below hope this helps

 ![Screenshot_2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/a/f/af1e29a2416985c7ea3503b73f44179713b26ec5.png) ![Screenshot_1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/0/b/0bf949dead8b43fc402248a232b59601e2e12751.png) ![Screenshot_3](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/7/4/74cb55f2e3099812c0c6b35161e24eed18f3dde0.png)

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**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/8 "2018-07-16T20:51:34Z")

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Yes, this is half-right.  
You have created separate folders for new seasons of the same show. That is not going to work. (The Seven Deadly Sins)  
Please look them up at TheTVDB  
[https://www.thetvdb.com/series/the-seven-deadly-sins](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/the-seven-deadly-sins)

The full structure looks like that:

```auto
Anime /
   My Little Hero Academia /
      Season 02 /
           My Little Hero Academia - s02e01 - optional episode title.mkv
           My Little Hero Academia - s02e02.mkv
           My Little Hero Academia - s02e03.mkv
           ...

```

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**Author:** ![Chaoticflare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chaoticflare/32/10403_2.png) [@Chaoticflare](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Chaoticflare)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/9 "2018-07-16T21:16:37Z")

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I deleted the library and renamed my hero academia with file bots season finder and it changed the format now all shows seem fine… any idea what caused this whole folder to mess up? I have attached changes thank you so much my goal is to understand what actually fixed this and why the format is different now on my hero academia than the other shows yet all still work now.

 ![edit2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/6/5/651c66036797a34ba65d114d9bcdf39f5f77e3ad.png) ![edit1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/3/6/36da3f1357fc2a1e14e8a4db461673aefc41ce46.png) ![edit3](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/a/1/a175f48b2582b20a68afbdbb7ea5ee932bf283d6.png)

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/10 "2018-07-16T21:18:50Z")

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Now the file names are even worse!  
This will not work for long. As you add more and more shows and seasons to your library it will break eventually.

Stick to the naming schema I detailed above.

After mismatches and file renamings, you might have to perform the [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-incorrectly-identifying-tv-episodes/100265/4 "Plex Dance")  
Deleting and recreating the library achieves the same, but of course it is not a good solution.

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**Author:** ![Chaoticflare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chaoticflare/32/10403_2.png) [@Chaoticflare](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Chaoticflare)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/11 "2018-07-16T21:31:07Z")

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Yikes is there a way I can have the correct format with filebot, sorry I made it worse. I have no idea how to correct this on a larger scale

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/12 "2018-07-16T21:43:45Z")

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In Filebot, use this for tv shows: it creates the full folder structure automatically.  
(it also takes care of external subtitle files and inserts now always the release year of the show, that’s why it is a bit longer)

```auto
D:/TV Shows/{n} ({y})/{episode.special ? 'Specials' : 'Season '+s.pad(2)}/{n} ({y}) - {episode.special ? 's00e'+special.pad(2) : s00e00} - {t.replaceAll(/[`´‘’ʻ]/, /'/).replaceAll(/[!?.]+$/).replacePart(', Part $1')}{'.'+lang}

```

Adapt the beginning to your own system, so they land in the right location automatically.

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**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/13 "2018-07-16T22:07:01Z")

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It seems to have separated the show into two different seasons and separated episodes. I have attached below images

 ![Screenshot_4](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/3/e/3ecc0bd6c1a21c6bfd3ac482deb8d38603f248f7.png) ![Screenshot_1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/d/0/d072354eb511829bed7469094dc6e2e6163af0f2.png) ![Screenshot_2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/9/8/98bc8cc900ae4dbe88074847c6e30f3f8ddabea4.png) ![Screenshot_3](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2ad782302262b42b293044bb5c55d5a8934b0cb7.png)

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**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/14 "2018-07-16T22:11:13Z")

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There is no show named ‘My Hero Academia Season 02’  
The show’s name is ‘My Hero Academia’ and the top folder’s name must reflect this.

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**Author:** ![Chaoticflare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chaoticflare/32/10403_2.png) [@Chaoticflare](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Chaoticflare)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/15 "2018-07-16T22:36:12Z")

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Whenever I select my hero academia it shows season one and cuts the show in half and vis versa if i choose my hero academia season 2 it cuts it up and adds season 2 to the name

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**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/16 "2018-07-16T22:37:46Z")

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It keeps adding season 2 to the name its not my doing

 ![Screenshot_1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/d/0/d0af7386c6f7b0c6e5c5f4bbf6e52eace639100a.png)

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**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/17 "2018-07-16T22:56:09Z")

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Have you selected TheTVDB in FileBot?  
**Don’t** use AniDB.

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**Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/18 "2018-07-17T03:46:04Z")

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Ah okay I was using the AniDB

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**Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/names-only-displaying-as-numbers/283509/19 "2018-10-15T03:46:09Z")

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