I have bought and ripped the original “Lost in Space” TV series that aired in 1965. When i loaded it into Plex, it mapped it to the 2018 version. What do I need to name the files so that Plex maps them to the 1965 version correctly? Thanks! BTW, currently the files are named like: Lost in Space …

If you add the year to the Show folder that’ll help. You can also add the exact TMDB or IMDB reference to it as well. https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/ - a few notes on both of those options there. In PlexWeb you can do “fix match” on the show and select the…

Here’s how I did it: [Screen Shot 2024-05-08 at 5.16.36 PM] Notice the parent folder has the TVDB ID in it. Helps matching a lot. The [DVD] is a source tag that I put on them. Anything in square brackets should be ignored. Read up on the Support Articles for naming movies and TV. They are super …

Thank you both for the information. Plex now knows it is the old series. I have a lot of work a head of me reorganizing my tv shows! Thanks again!

[image] ophios59: I have a lot of work a head of me reorganizing my tv shows! If you really have a lot, take a look at Filebot . It takes most of the pain away.

Naming convention for original tv series

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OttoKerner May 9, 2024, 7:39pm 5

If you really have a lot, take a look at Filebot.
It takes most of the pain away.

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Naming convention for original tv series

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