# Plex detecting two different series as one **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-synology\ **Created:** [July 9, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-detecting-two-different-series-as-one/727743 "2021-07-09T22:15:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jaxel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jaxel/32/282836_2.png) [@Jaxel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Jaxel)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-detecting-two-different-series-as-one/727743/1 "2021-07-09T22:15:58Z")
Server Version#: 4.57.4 I have a series on my Plex in the following directory: - /volume1/Media/Shows (Anime)/Studio - Clamp/X TV (2001)/ Everything was working great with X/TV. Showed up in Plex, played well, had all the correct metadata. But then I added another series to my plex in the following directory: - /volume1/Media/Shows (Anime)/Studio - Clamp/Chobits (2002)/ The problem now, is that instead of Chobits showing up as a new series as a scan, it’s instead showing up as the primary files for X/TV. And when I click on getinfo for an episode, it shows both files: ![Plex](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/8/9/892b88541cffbe4ff3ab6951bc2e8a371fed7228.jpeg) How do I fix this? ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-detecting-two-different-series-as-one/727743/2 "2021-07-09T22:20:11Z")
I take it you have your tv-show library pointed at `/volume1/Media/Shows (Anime)/Studio - Clamp/`? Plex doesn’t deal well with additional (or missing) folder levels in a tv-show organization. If your library is pointing to `/volume1/Media/Shows (Anime)/` you should not have additional grouping folders (like `Studio - Clamp`) between the top-level folder and your actual series folders Also… it appears you got lucky those files are recognized by Plex at all. Your naming is quite far off from what Plex expects. > **[Naming and Organizing Your TV Show Files | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/)** > > The scanners and metadata agents used by Plex will work best when your major types of content are separated from... ---
**Author:** ![Jaxel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jaxel/32/282836_2.png) [@Jaxel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Jaxel)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-detecting-two-different-series-as-one/727743/3 "2021-07-09T22:22:19Z")
> [@tom80H](#): > > /volume1/Media/Shows (Anime)/ It’s `/volume1/Media/Shows (Anime)/`, and that has worked fine without issue. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-detecting-two-different-series-as-one/727743/4 "2021-07-09T22:24:16Z")
Everyone gets lucky now or then – until they don’t. For the best chance of Plex properly finding / matching your media, you should stick with the naming schema and folder organization. Otherwise nobody can guarantee this won’t happen. ---
**Author:** ![Jaxel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jaxel/32/282836_2.png) [@Jaxel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Jaxel)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-detecting-two-different-series-as-one/727743/5 "2021-07-09T22:24:52Z")
As a test, I moved both `X` and `Chobits` up one directory and out of the additional grouping and rescanned. That did not fix the issue. So I do not think this is the problem. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-detecting-two-different-series-as-one/727743/6 "2021-07-09T22:28:08Z")
That didn’t have an effect because Plex already associated the files and identified them as those already existing/matched items from before. If you want to force the shows being properly recognized/matched you’ll need to drop them from Plex first (=[Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064)): 1. move the 2 folders outside of the folder linked to your Plex anime library 2. in Plex: `Scan library files` for that library and wait for it to complete 3. in Plex: `Empty Trash` and `Clean Bundles` 4. return the folders so they’re directly placed in the library folder (`/volume1/Media/Shows (Anime)/`) 5. in Plex: `Scan library files` ---
**Author:** ![Jaxel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jaxel/32/282836_2.png) [@Jaxel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Jaxel)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-detecting-two-different-series-as-one/727743/7 "2021-07-09T22:41:47Z")
That worked. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-detecting-two-different-series-as-one/727743/8 "2021-10-07T22:42:07Z")
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