# Plex refuses to use local metadata

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-refuses-to-use-local-metadata/717024>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [May 21, 2021, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-refuses-to-use-local-metadata/717024 "2021-05-21T05:52:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![jwaltrip4](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jwaltrip4/32/11399_2.png) [@jwaltrip4](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jwaltrip4)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-refuses-to-use-local-metadata/717024/13 "2021-08-06T04:35:36Z")

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That is called the “[plex dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064)”

And you only need to move it to a folder outside of thr library

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