Server Version#: Version 4.100.1 Player Version#: I have a collection of media (movies, DVD rips, TV series) in folders on two drives. For 99.9% of the files, it works flawlessly. But sometimes Plex will randomly combine files into a single file, from all over the collection, and replace them with…

This file is supped to be Coraline (2009). It instead shows Happy Lesson-B1_t03 as the title in the folder in Plex, which is one of the random files it threw into this package. The thumbnail is from another one of the files. The other files are DVD rips and fansubs, all unrelated to each other, with…

https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/naming-your-movie-media-files/ https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/

This does not answer my question. The files are being replaced in Plex randomly.

Plex Documentation → Your Media → Naming & Organizing TV Show Files → Naming & Organizing Movie Files You have multiple problems. Read and follow the documentation. No mixing movies and TV shows in the same library. This is not supported. Make sure you add the correct folders to each li…

This is a lot of work and so far Plex has played the files without issue. Is there no way to fix this without renaming every file in my huge collection?

sure, u can unmatch/seperate the files and then match them manually one-by-one… But this only works until you loose your Database or move the files… …but it’s a stupid idea… :disguised_face:

There are tools to help. [image] Plex Fails To Correctly ID TV Shows In Mass Desktops & Laptops Plex Documentation → Your Media → Naming & Organizing Your TV Show Files You need to follow Plex naming and organization requirements. /Media/Video/TV Series/Fantasy <-- Fol…

Plex automatically combines random movies into one file

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FordGuy61 June 26, 2023, 5:02pm 8

There are tools to help.

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Plex automatically combines random movies into one file

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