# Plex scanner not finding matches

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**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** library-management\
**Created:** [July 22, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-scanner-not-finding-matches/848090 "2023-07-22T13:52:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-scanner-not-finding-matches/848090/2 "2023-07-22T17:32:58Z")

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[Plex Documentation](https://support.plex.tv/articles/) → [Your Media](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/)  
→ [Naming & Organizing TV Show Files](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/)  
 → [Naming & Organizing Movie Files](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-movie-media-files/)

Follow Plex naming and organization requirements.

[Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) after renaming and reorganizing.

  

TV Shows:  
`/tv/Mom/Mom.S01.1080p.AMZN.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb[rartv]/Mom.S01E01.Pilot.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-NTb.mkv"`

```auto
/tv <-- Folder added to TV show library
   /Mom (2013) <-- show_name (year)
      /Season 01 <-- "Season" in English
        /Mom (2013) s01e01 Pilot.mkv 

```

  
Movies:

```auto
/movies/HEVC/The.Equalizer.2.2018.2160p.BluRay.REMUX.HEVC.DTS-HD.MA.TrueHD.7.1.Atmos-FGT/The.Equalizer.2.2018.2160p.BluRay.REMUX.HEVC.DTS-HD.MA.TrueHD.7.1.Atmos-FGT.mkv

/movies/REQUESTS/Love.And.Other.Drugs.2010.1080p.BluRay.x264.DTS-AiRLiNE/Love.And.Other.Drugs.2010.1080p.BluRay.x264.DTS-AiRLiNE.mkv

```

```auto
/movies <-- Not added to any Plex library
   /HEVC <-- folder added to a movie library
      /The Equalizer 2 (2018) <-- show_name (year)
         /The Equalizer 2 (2018) [other stuff].mkv <-- "other stuff" in square brackets
   /REQUESTS <-- folder added to a movie library
      /Love and Other Drugs (2010)
         /Love and Other Drungs (2010) [other stuff].mkv

```

  

There are many tools that will assist with renaming/reorganizing your media files.

- [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 costs money, but will can rename your media very quickly (minutes).

The free version of Tiny Media Manager works for basic renaming.

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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