# PLEX TV Series Scanner Error

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-scanner-error/715047>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [May 10, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-scanner-error/715047 "2021-05-10T13:13:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![NetworkGuy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cdc98d/32.png) [@NetworkGuy1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/NetworkGuy1)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-scanner-error/715047/1 "2021-05-10T13:13:27Z")

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Server Version#: 4.55.1  
Scanner/Agent: Plex TV Series

I am setting up a new PLEX server and I found an error with the Plex TV Series Scanner.

My TV Shows Library directory structure is as follows:  
\TV - NAS  
\Marvel  
\Marvels Cloak and Dagger  
\Season 01  
\Season 02  
\Marvel’s Daredevil (2015) {tvdb-281662}  
\Season 01  
\Season 02  
\Season 03  
\Marvel’s Iron Fist (2017) {tvdb-317953}  
\Season 01

I have deleted the Plex library and recreated it multiple times. It will only find one show. It groups all of episodes from the different shows together under a single show. (See attached image.)

Suggestions?  
John

 ![PLEX Scaner Error](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/4/f/4f2976e99426026083aecf57a519f39868c4a2e6.jpeg)

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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:** [May 10, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-scanner-error/715047/2 "2021-05-10T13:16:58Z")

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If you have pointed your tv show library to the folder `\TV - NAS`, you must get rid of the `\Marvel` sub-folder.  
There must be no arbitrary subfolder levels, whatsoever in a tv show library.

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**Author:** ![NetworkGuy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cdc98d/32.png) [@NetworkGuy1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/NetworkGuy1)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-scanner-error/715047/3 "2021-05-10T18:17:43Z")

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OK. That worked. (But I think it needs to be added as a future enhancement)

Does the same restriction of no sub-directories also exist for all of the other library types (i.e. movies, music, etc.)?

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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:** [May 11, 2021, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-scanner-error/715047/4 "2021-05-11T08:55:10Z")

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The other library types are not that sensitive about the folder structure.

However, if you use local extras for movies, you might want to avoid additional folder levels as well.

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**Author:** ![drzoidberg33](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drzoidberg33/32/4184_2.png) [@drzoidberg33](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drzoidberg33)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-scanner-error/715047/5 "2021-05-11T09:25:20Z")

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Just follow the guidelines specified in the support pages:

> **[Naming and Organizing Your TV Show Files | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/)**
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> The scanners and metadata agents used by Plex will work best when your major types of content are separated from...

> **[Naming and organizing your Movie files | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-movie-media-files/)**
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> The scanners and metadata agents used by Plex will work best when your major types of content are separated from...

Other variations _might_ work but aren’t guaranteed to not cause problems (as you’ve found out).

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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:** [August 9, 2021, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-tv-series-scanner-error/715047/6 "2021-08-09T09:26:06Z")

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