# Naming Conventions Don't Work

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-conventions-dont-work/877294>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [May 10, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-conventions-dont-work/877294 "2024-05-10T21:30:37Z")\
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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:** [May 11, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-conventions-dont-work/877294/5 "2024-05-11T01:43:48Z")

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> [@scottlorch](#):
>
> I named only the first episode according to instructions so far. If it does not work then the rest would be a waste of time. If I get the first episode to work then I can adjust the rest.

You need to name them all correctly or move the incorrectly named episodes out of the view of the Plex scanners.

Then [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) the show.

> [@scottlorch](#):
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> Here’s how it looks and is organized right now.

Which folder is added to the TV show library?

Given the screen shots, it should be:

```auto
.../tv shows <-- folder added to tv show library, name unimportant
..../Kolchak The Night Stalker (1974) <-- showname (intro year)
....../Season 01
......../Kolchak The Night Stalker (1974) s01e01 The Ripper.ext <-- ext = mkv/mp4/etc.

```

  

Tools to help with renaming:

Filebot is popular. The free version of Tiny Media Manager works quite well. There are many others as well.

- [Filebot](https://www.filebot.net/)
- [Tiny Media Manager](https://www.tinymediamanager.org/)
- [Microsoft PowerTools PowerRenamer](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys)

TMM Renamer Patterns:

- Show Folder Name: `${showTitle} (${showYear}) {tmdb-${showTmdb}}`
- Season: `Season ${seasonNr2}`
- Episode Name: `${showTitle} (${showYear}) s${seasonNr2}e${episodeNr2} ${episode.title}`
- Movie Folder Name and Movie Name: `${movie.originalTitle} (${year}) {tmdb-${movie.tmdbId}}`

PowerRenamer in Microsoft Power Tools is helpful for simple renaming with pattern matches or regular expressions. It makes quick work of tasks such as adding a year to file names, removing undesirable text from multiple files, etc

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