# Plex TV Misidentifying episodes

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**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [November 4, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-misidentifying-episodes/755332 "2021-11-04T03:50:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-misidentifying-episodes/755332/2 "2021-11-04T08:02:23Z")

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1. make sure that exactly the folder `/TV` is added to the Plex library. Not one folder above or below that level.
2. Always write the season number in 2-digit format (i.e. with a leading zero) – unless it is actually a year number.
3. disable the check box “prefer local meta data” in the properties of your Plex library
4. perform the [Plex dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) with all intermixed files or the show as a whole.

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