# Plex merging the wrong series

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**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [August 31, 2020, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-merging-the-wrong-series/629047 "2020-08-31T07:54:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![javpanda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@javpanda](https://forums.plex.tv/u/javpanda)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-merging-the-wrong-series/629047/1 "2020-08-31T07:54:10Z")

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For some reason plex is merging the series The Vow with the series Salem, both series are in their own folders on seperate drives, yet Plex keeps adding The vow into the series Salem.

[https://i.imgur.com/z1kP9DL.png](https://i.imgur.com/z1kP9DL.png)

[https://i.imgur.com/elR7V43.png](https://i.imgur.com/elR7V43.png)

[https://i.imgur.com/cS6dMvL.png](https://i.imgur.com/cS6dMvL.png)

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**Author:** ![JCHH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jchh/32/84326_2.png) [@JCHH](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JCHH)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-merging-the-wrong-series/629047/2 "2020-08-31T08:06:20Z")

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I assume both folders are in the same library?

Try including the year to both folders eg: `Salem (2014)`.

You will then need to do the Plex dance:

- move the folder(s) out of the library
- `rescan`
- `clear bundles`
- move _renamed_ folder(s) back in
- `rescan`

Good luck!

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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:** [August 31, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-merging-the-wrong-series/629047/3 "2020-08-31T17:55:13Z")

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FYI, perform an Empty Trash before you Clean Bundles ([Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064)).

When you put the series back into Plex, add them one at a time. Let Plex finish sorting, adding metadata, etc for the first before adding the second.

If you continue to have issues, try adding a season folder and renaming the files (followed by a Plex Dance). Delete the DVDRip… type info from the file name or put it in square brackets so Plex will ignore it.

```auto
/A TV Library
  /Salem
    /Season 01
      /Salem - s01e01.mkv
      /Salem.s01e02.[DVDRip....].mkv <-- square brackets for other info you may wish to keep.
      /Salem s01e03 [DVDRip....].mkv 

```

[Plex Docs](https://support.plex.tv/articles/) -\> [Your Media](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/) -\> [TV Show Files (Naming and Organizing)](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/naming-and-organizing-tv-shows/)

> **[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...

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**Author:** ![Volts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a5b964/32.png) [@Volts](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Volts)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-merging-the-wrong-series/629047/4 "2020-08-31T18:04:27Z")

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> [@The Vow 2020 docuseries not showing up](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-vow-2020-docuseries-not-showing-up/629013/):
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> The show is recognized on the sonarr/sabnzbd side but for some reason is not pulled into Plex. Any ideas ? Mac server 1.20.1.3252-a78fef9a9 Thanks !

Somebody else had the same Vow/Salem issue.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-merging-the-wrong-series/629047/5 "2020-11-29T18:04:29Z")

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