# Reading video file metadata

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**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [August 2, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/reading-video-file-metadata/619956 "2020-08-02T23:48:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/reading-video-file-metadata/619956/18 "2020-08-09T15:06:05Z")

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> [@LuisTX2](#):
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> I did what you said. I moved the files out of the folder, and scanned that folder for changes. After the scan was done, I put the files back into the folder, and scanned for changes, and Plex still just shows the file names instead of the Title I changed the videos to in the Meta Doctor Mac app.

You missed a few steps - and The [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) won’t work without doing them:

> [@tom80H](#):
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> - remove the files from the folder linked to your Plex library
> - scan library files
> - empty trash, clean bundles \<----ALARM!
> - verify the file’s metadata and return it to its destination folder
> - scan library files

If you don’t dump the old bundle - Plex stupidly keeps right on using it.

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