# Plex only recognises 1 episode

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-only-recognises-1-episode/904118>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** library-management\
**Created:** [January 30, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-only-recognises-1-episode/904118 "2025-01-30T19:19:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-only-recognises-1-episode/904118/7 "2025-01-30T20:24:35Z")

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> [@nathan\_125](#):
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> Is this what you need? Ive always had issues using S01E01 format, so usually save Episode 1 as ONE!

Thanks for the information.

Your naming is incorrect. You must follow Plex naming and organization.

Per Plex docs, _“The most important bit in the file name is the appropriate season and episode number notation s02e17, which in this example means Season 2 Episode 17 It does not matter if you use dashes, dots, or just spaces.”_

Rename per Plex documentation, then [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) the show.

```auto
/tv <-- folder added to tv show library
../Paradise (2025) <-- show_name (intro year)
..../Season 01 <-- "Season" in English
....../Paradise (2025) s01e01 Wildcat is Down.avi <-- sXXeYY format important

```

There are tools that can help. Here’s a shortlist. The free version of Tiny Media Manager works for most people.

- [Filebot](https://www.filebot.net/)
- [Tiny Media Manager](https://www.tinymediamanager.org/)
- [Microsoft PowerTools PowerRenamer](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys)

Many people use Filebot. It is quite powerful and can rename an entire library in minutes.

Tiny Media Manager is also very useful, and free.

Example TMM Renamer Patterns:

- Show Name: `${showTitle} (${showYear})`
- Season: `Season ${seasonNr2}`
- Episode Name: `${showTitle} (${showYear}) s${seasonNr2}e${episodeNr2} ${episode.title}`
- Movie Name: `${title} (${year}) {imdb-${imdb}}`

PowerRenamer in Microsoft Power Tools is helpful for simple renaming with pattern matches or regular expressions. It makes quick work of tasks such as adding a year to file names, removing undesirable text from multiple files, etc

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