# POster/Data/Metadata Never Preserved? **URL:** \ **Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\ **Tags:** server-mac\ **Created:** [November 8, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/poster-data-metadata-never-preserved/894813 "2024-11-08T03:57:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![metroxing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@metroxing](https://forums.plex.tv/u/metroxing)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/poster-data-metadata-never-preserved/894813/1 "2024-11-08T03:57:39Z")
I have upgraded my HHD and/or moved yo new Macs - am I missing a setting that preserves my data (poster/metadata) - I have converted thousands of movies and Tv shows and every-time I have to start from ear scratch, I prefer the original poster look of mpvies in my on screen index - shouldn’t there be a setting that maintains that without rebuilding from scratch EVERY TIME? I can understand some conflicts and errors but nearly ALL of them? (Yes, I’m a paid Plex pass member) … I also have a lot of movies with 2 or more versions like Blade Runner, why do I have to split apart EVERY TIME … how about a setting that lists EVERY CONFLICT and that I can fix it without having to go through my folder to manually look and sync?? Or links to the file name and I can fix it once and for all as its file name?? Plex’s metadata also hates Looney Tunes. Lumping a bunch of shorts as full length movies … It would be great if we had a main database that when I point out I am upgrading to a new server or Mac, it asks if I want to sync just like when I get a new Mac or new iphone, it syncs the old data so I do not start from scratch - especially since I keep the same folder structure. Same with some folders got too unwieldy so I changed the names and moved some films around but ALL the poster/metadata info was lost - why?? If this never occurred to anyone, please offer this feature. ---
**Author:** ![DTR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DTR](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DTR)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/poster-data-metadata-never-preserved/894813/2 "2024-11-08T04:10:12Z")
Plex’s instructions for moving a server install are here: [Move an Install to Another System | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201370363-move-an-install-to-another-system/). As long as you follow that, the upgrade process should be much smoother. In addition to that, if you _really_ want to ensure that posters aren’t reset after you upgrade, you can enable local media assets and save the posters next to your media (see [Local Media Assets - Movies](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200220677-local-media-assets-movies/) and [Local Media Assets - TV Shows](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200220717-local-media-assets-tv-shows/)). As for > [@metroxing](#): > > I also have a lot of movies with 2 or more versions like Blade Runner, why do I have to split apart EVERY TIME Since you have a Plex Pass, you should probably add Edition information to the file name ([Multiple Editions - Movies | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/multiple-editions/)), since otherwise Plex will assume that you have multiple versions of the exact same cut ([Multi-Version Movies | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200381043-multi-version-movies/)) so will be grouped together. And finally, > [@metroxing](#): > > Plex’s metadata also hates Looney Tunes. Lumping a bunch of shorts as full length movies … The default TV agent will use TMDB episode ordering by default, and they don’t have a TV show entry for the old cartoons, since they technically aired as separate short films. You would have to ensure that your files are named according to TVDB’s entry ([Looney Tunes - TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/looney-tunes)), and that you’ve set the library/show to use TVDB ordering: > **Click for screenshot** > > ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/9/d/d/9dd00aefb7ad5f73c08ff9b9706f5a0ca3562a20.png) ---
**Author:** ![metroxing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@metroxing](https://forums.plex.tv/u/metroxing)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/poster-data-metadata-never-preserved/894813/3 "2024-11-09T01:02:54Z")
Thanks, I’ll take a look. Are you saying that Looney Tunes should be marked as Tv Shows and not movie shorts as I currently have them? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![DTR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DTR](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DTR)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/poster-data-metadata-never-preserved/894813/4 "2024-11-09T01:34:48Z")
Ah, I misread and thought you were trying to get them to show up as a TV show. How are your files named? It’s fine to list them as movies, but you’re likely to get incorrect matches/bad merges if you aren’t following [Plex’s expected contentions](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-movie-media-files/) (the full name with the year in parentheses, plus the tmdb/imdb ID in curly braces to be extra sure it matches correctly, e.g. `Porky's Last Stand (1940) {tmdb-230671}.mkv`). ---
**Author:** ![metroxing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@metroxing](https://forums.plex.tv/u/metroxing)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/poster-data-metadata-never-preserved/894813/5 "2024-11-09T04:01:49Z")
Thanks for the heads up. I have them named Looney Tunes-Porky’s Last Stand.mp4 (no date as I simply converted them from my discs - just making sure the name matched but did not add the year … guess I will have to do that. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![metroxing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@metroxing](https://forums.plex.tv/u/metroxing)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/poster-data-metadata-never-preserved/894813/6 "2024-11-16T02:00:41Z")
I have a few thousand movies. It is way too much work to create a file for each poster … since PLEX offers a choice of posters for 99% of my movies, it seems thee is a better way to save my choices without me having to create a specific JPEG for every movie. It would be nice if it could save this data either as a link or as a file on my HDD … I can understand most people don’t care but for us 10% fanatics, it would be useful … my movie HDD is 16TB so a even a few GB’s for JPEG files is not a big deal. I hope you consider adding this feature. I think we understand it’s not 100% perfect but like album artwork attached to our MP3’s, it sees doable. And yes, I know the naming scheme set up by Plex works for most “edition” movies but of course, there are a few films in my thousands that are either my fault they are not file name correct or just an error … it would be nice if PLEX could generate a “split apart?” report so I just just look it over and go through each and see if it does not to be split apart. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/poster-data-metadata-never-preserved/894813/7 "2025-02-14T02:01:15Z")
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