# "Prefer local metadata" library setting needs refinement

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/prefer-local-metadata-library-setting-needs-refinement/724125>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-mac, library-management\
**Created:** [June 22, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/prefer-local-metadata-library-setting-needs-refinement/724125 "2021-06-22T22:26:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scott-M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@Scott-M](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Scott-M)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/prefer-local-metadata-library-setting-needs-refinement/724125/11 "2021-08-04T14:59:54Z")

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I think we have our answer 😞

> [@New Plex TV Show agents](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-plex-tv-show-agents/723392/16):
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> @Scott-M If you have prefer Embedded metadata enabled the new agent will use the cast list in the file. It cannot grab images for those.

Which would mean the original behavior we were seeing from the new Plex Agent was a bug and not intentional.

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