Scanner? Not all Files are showing?

Plex Media Server
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Server Version#: installed yesterday
Player Version#: installed yesterday

So I just noticed that when adding a directory on your PC to Plex it is crucial what settings and what scanner you chose!
I just added a directory and was totally annoyed that on my TV certain files, especially ALL series were NOT showing at all, no matter how often I clicked “scan/synchronise”.
After checking multiple options and all windows and sub-windows I found a scanner-field where you can say how he should handle the directory.

For future, what is recommended to set up and chose when:
A want that media server just to scan every single file that is in the directory no matter what? I have short clips there, mkv files, mp4, its recorded stuff with OBS, its stuff form youtube, its movies, its series, its dokus.
How must I setup it that it will always scann all files that are a video files and not make the problem of not showing on my TV?!

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You need to divide your files into different directories, like one for movies, one for shows and one for others

Then create 3 libraries, one for each type, and point them to their relevant directories

Also important, is the naming of the movie and show files
Ref:

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Ok, I got your system now a bit.
Kinda something I feared to hear.
Cause for some directories I know this is not gonna happen.

But, what if , as a workaround, I define 3 directories in PLEX, one for each type (movie, show/series, doku) and in each of those I add the two directories I have on my PC?
So plex will search for all movies in A, all shows in B, and all dokus in C?

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No such thing as a workaround :wink:

You must follow the naming guide and layouts, or errors and problems will happen sooner or later