Plex Server shows extra episode from a season on main web page

[dsmithp]

Server Version#: Version 1.13.8.5395

Hello, here’s my issue:
On the main page of my Plex Server, I see an single episode of a Superman cartoon on the main web page.

The forementioned cartoon is also listed in the Superman Season 1 correctly. The folder structure I have currently is :

Cartoons

• Superman (1941)
  – Season 1
  — Superman 01 - Name of episode
  . . .
  — Superman 17 - Name of episode

I even tried this but no avail:
Cartoons

• Superman (1941)
  – Superman 01 - Name of episode
  . . .
  – Superman 17 - Name of episode

Plex showed the same issue with the two directory structures I tried above.
And I also have a Emby media server running and it no issues with the two directory structure above nor did it show the single duplicate episode.

Any ideas, thanks.

[OttoKerner]

What you are looking at is the ‘Recently Added’ hub.
If Superman appears twice in there, it means that at one time there were several episodes of season 1 added. And a few days later there was epsiode 1 added (or re-added).

It can happen in this particular hub, that some tv shows appear twice or even more often.

[dsmithp]

I’ve deleted the library from Plex and emptied the trash and re-added the library as a folder, not an single episode.

This installation of Plex is very fresh, as in last night.

Also, I just noticed that another single episode has shown in the “Recently Added” hub…

So, how can I make the “Recently Added” hub stop showing the single episodes?

Thank you.

[OttoKerner]

Take a look at the file dates. The date of this one episode may be off from the rest of the episodes.
If you add files in the course of a library creation, Plex uses the dates on the files as the ‘Added At’ date.

If you however first create the library, and then afterwards move the files into the folder ‘watched’ by Plex, Plex will use the current date as the ‘Added At’ date.

[dsmithp]

The duplicate single episodes that are in the “Recently Added TV” section have the same file dates as their duplicate counterparts that in their seasons.

[OttoKerner]

Then try to use the recommended file naming schema.
https://support.plex.tv/articles/200220687-naming-series-season-based-tv-shows/

After you’ve renamed the files, perform the Plex Dance

[dsmithp]

So after renaming the files and doing the Plex dance, I see this…

[OttoKerner]

May I see the Plex XML info of the lone episode on the right?

[dsmithp]

Looks like I fixed my issue, here are the steps I took.

1. Deleted all libraries
2. Cleaned the bundles
3. Emptied the trash
4. Since I’m running the Windows version of Plex Server, I navigated to Control Panel -> Uninstall Software

I was going to delete Plex, search the registry and delete everything “Plex” and show all hidden file on the PC & delete those files, run CCleaner against the registry and reboot the PC (hmm…ahh…no)

5. Instead of deleting, I ran the “Repair” option (I had no clue what it does)
   

6. After the Plex Server rebooted the PC, I loaded the libraries again and currently the main web page shows what it should.

Thanks OttoKerner for your help.