# Plex Server Won't Recognize Specific Folder

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-wont-recognize-specific-folder/741341>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [September 6, 2021, 4:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-wont-recognize-specific-folder/741341 "2021-09-06T04:38:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![SKK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@SKK](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SKK)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 4:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-wont-recognize-specific-folder/741341/1 "2021-09-06T04:38:31Z")

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Server Version#: 1.24.1.4931  
Player Version#: N/A

I recently tried to add For All Mankind to my Plex TV show server, but for some reason the server refuses to see that the files are there. It sees all of the other TV shows in that same directory (the TV Shows library is pointing to E:\TV, the contents of which are pictured, but even in folder mode Plex refuses to see the For All Mankind files. As far as I can tell the files are organized and named correctly, and they’ll play just fine in Windows Media Player or whatever, but Plex refuses to see them.

Any ideas on what to try to resolve this?

![](https://i.imgur.com/7j8uyM0.png)

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-wont-recognize-specific-folder/741341/2 "2021-09-06T07:41:42Z")

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File naming is flawless.  
Disable “prefer embedded metadata” in the properties of your tv show library.  
You could change the folder name to `For all Mankind - {tvdb-356202}`  
Perform the [Plex dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064).

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**Author:** ![SKK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@SKK](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SKK)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-wont-recognize-specific-folder/741341/3 "2021-09-07T17:17:15Z")

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Well sadly I wound up having to delete my library and re-add everything, but it is sorted out now. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-wont-recognize-specific-folder/741341/4 "2021-12-06T17:17:36Z")

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