# Renaming TV Show

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/renaming-tv-show/887076>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [September 2, 2024, 5:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/renaming-tv-show/887076 "2024-09-02T05:35:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![claynz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/claynz/32/325117_2.png) [@claynz](https://forums.plex.tv/u/claynz)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 5:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/renaming-tv-show/887076/1 "2024-09-02T05:35:18Z")

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I have two files for a TV Show episode  
S01E01 (Part 1)  
S01E01 (Part 2)

IMDB and TVDB shows it as one episode, how do I rename it without joining the two files ?

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**Author:** ![Divideby0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@Divideby0](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Divideby0)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/renaming-tv-show/887076/2 "2024-09-02T06:13:24Z")

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Plex handles that. This link should go directly to the place in the article that tells you how:  
[https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/#toc-6](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/#toc-6)

> [@](#):
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> Episodes that are split into several files (e.g. pt1, pt2), can be played back as a single file if named correctly. Name the files as follows:
> 
> ```
> /TV Shows/ShowName/Season 02/ShowName – s02e17 – Split_Name.ext
> 
> ```
> 
> Where Split\_Name is one of the following:
> 
> ```
> cdX
> discX
> diskX
> dvdX
> partX
> ptX
> 
> ```
> 
> …and you replace X with the appropriate number (cd1, cd2, etc.).

Basically, you are almost there, but I believe that the ` - split-name.ext` part is the most important. If your two files END with that, Plex will automatically play the second file when the first file ends. There are some issues with this, like where no subtitle plays for the second file, but it’s better than nothing.

I’d still recommend you combine them. If the source is the same, then the encoding should be the same, and you can use MKVToolNix to combine them into one file easily.

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**Author:** ![claynz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/claynz/32/325117_2.png) [@claynz](https://forums.plex.tv/u/claynz)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/renaming-tv-show/887076/3 "2024-09-02T07:15:44Z")

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> [@Divideby0](#):
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> MKVToolNix

Great, MKVToolNix did the job, only had a few to do. thanks

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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:** [December 1, 2024, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/renaming-tv-show/887076/4 "2024-12-01T07:15:59Z")

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