# Plex Not Naming Episodes

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-naming-episodes/943775>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [October 1, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-naming-episodes/943775 "2026-10-01T22:38:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![veeejay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@veeejay](https://forums.plex.tv/u/veeejay)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-naming-episodes/943775/19 "2026-10-02T04:05:55Z")

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That likely means the show is not matched. Looking at your screenshot you have Sailor Moon (1992) and then another folder named Sailor Moon (1992) and then a Season 1 folder where the episodes are. You should only have one top level folder for the show and the season folders in there. Your tv library should be pointing at the folder that has your show folders.

Fix the structure and then [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) the files. You could use the fix match option, but it’s better to clean up the structure and let plex match it properly.

> [@The Plex Dance ™](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064):
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> The purpose of this is to remove all cached metadata and xml data for an item that Plex usually keeps. This helps when you want to “start from scratch” for particular item move all files for the media item out of the directory your Library is looking at, so Plex will not “see” it anymore scan the library library (to detect changes) empty trash clean bundles (in the menu next to server name, when accessed under ‘More’. Or alternatively under Settings - [server name] - Manage - Troubleshooting.…

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