# Plex incorrectly identifying TV episodes

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-incorrectly-identifying-tv-episodes/100265>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [April 19, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-incorrectly-identifying-tv-episodes/100265 "2015-04-19T02:06:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![maximecwzrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@maximecwzrd](https://forums.plex.tv/u/maximecwzrd)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-incorrectly-identifying-tv-episodes/100265/34 "2016-08-17T22:50:08Z")

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> @OttoKerner said:  
> Perhaps you renamed the files to a conforming name schema only after they were already (incorrectly) matched.
> 
> If this is the case, you still need to perform the ‘[Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064)™’ to erase their checksums from the plex database.
> 
> 1. move all files for the show out of ‘sight’ of plex
> 
> 2. update library (‘not force update’ not ‘Refresh all’)
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> 3. empty trash
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> 4. clean bundles
> 
> 5. double check naming schema and move files back
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> 6. update library
> 
> in this order

Thanks a lot ! It works for me, I’ll remember this tip.

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