# Plex not matching with TVDB

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-matching-with-tvdb/614962>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [July 19, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-matching-with-tvdb/614962 "2020-07-19T08:07:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![m\_alsalhi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@m\_alsalhi](https://forums.plex.tv/u/m_alsalhi)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-matching-with-tvdb/614962/1 "2020-07-19T08:07:44Z")

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[Plex Media Server.1.log](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/igfsaAwnE6hZytf2mj15rvO4TYr.log) (3.9 MB) Server Version#:1.19.4.2935  
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i have an issue with matching my TV shows or anime with TVDB , the movies are all matched but the weird thing is that the TV Shows are not matching at all , its either not matched or if its matched and click on it , i dont get any change on the tv show

Server logs  
[Plex Media Scanner.log](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/usSBb3o01S5yi8mD0VYJDdLhHgq.log) (1.[Plex Media Scanner Chapter Thumbnails.1.log](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/1ZBh94I3AuZECYXL884z84ztw3N.log) (17.6 KB) 5 MB)

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**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 19, 2020, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-matching-with-tvdb/614962/2 "2020-07-19T11:55:19Z")

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Do you experience this issue for all shows or only some?  
From what I can see in the logs, some of your content should match ok while others are set to fail due to naming or folder structures.

Examples where I expect Plex to fail / ignore your files:

- `Ruouni Kenshin` files that are directly located in `Z:\`
- `[Kirion] Tales of Zestiria the X`, `Tonari no Seki-kun`, `Strike the Blood`, `[AnimeNOW] K-Project`, `Bakemonogatari`, `Kaiba`, `Tenges Toppa Gurren Lagann` and more have no recognizable `sXXeYY` pattern (Plex doesn’t like plain absolute numbers for episodes)
- `Strike the Blood` is organized by what appears to be a box name (`Strike the Blood I-III + OVAs` while the subsequent files are named by season(?) `I`, `II`, `III` (on top to the previous bullet point)
- `Mondaini-tachi.2013.S01.1080p.BluRay.DA.FLAC2.0x264-Hi10P-RASETSU` as a folder name is highly unlikely to match
- `Bakemonogatari` has a 2-layer tv-show folder naming (`Bakemonogatari\Bakemonogatari\`) before the actual (bad) file name)
- `Prince of Tennis` has a mix of absolute numbered files and files following the `sXXeYY` naming schema (kind of)

Issues that might not block the files from being added but could help in the long term:

- be consistent and group episodes in season folders (you do that for some of your shows but not all of them)

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For the best user experience I strongly recommend to follow the naming schema proposed by Plex. This is also because Plex can be a bit picky when it comes dealing with tv-show type files and their folder structures.  
As for the schema… the key idea is to stick to the folder structure as well as the naming.  
**Example:**

```auto
Z:\TV Shows
  Show Name
    Season XX
      Show Name - sXXeYY - Optional information.ext
      Show Name - sXXeYY.ext

```

More specifically…

```auto
Z:\TV Shows
  Ruouni Kenshin
    Season 02
      Ruouni Kenshin - s02e01.mkv
      Ruouni Kenshin - s02e02.mkv
      Ruouni Kenshin - s02e03.mkv
      Ruouni Kenshin - s02e04.mkv

  Tonari no Seiki-kun
    Specials
      Tonari no Seiki-kun - s00e01.mkv
      Tonari no Seiki-kun - s00e02.mkv
    Season 01
      Tonari no Seiki-kun - s01e01.mkv
      Tonari no Seiki-kun - s01e01.mkv
      Tonari no Seiki-kun - s01e01.mkv
      ...
      Tonari no Seiki-kun - s01e21.mkv

```

> **[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:** ![m\_alsalhi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@m\_alsalhi](https://forums.plex.tv/u/m_alsalhi)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-matching-with-tvdb/614962/3 "2020-07-22T22:45:09Z")

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thank you bro , now its working 😃

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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:** [October 20, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-matching-with-tvdb/614962/4 "2020-10-20T22:45:32Z")

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