# \[Solved\] Files automatically merged, no option to split

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/solved-files-automatically-merged-no-option-to-split/842069
**Category:** General Discussions
**Tags:** server-linux
**Created:** [May 24, 2023, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/solved-files-automatically-merged-no-option-to-split/842069 "2023-05-24T04:09:08Z")
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### Author: ![beckfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/beckfield/32/7227_2.png) [@beckfield](https://forums.plex.tv/u/beckfield)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/solved-files-automatically-merged-no-option-to-split/842069/2 "2023-05-24T04:30:01Z")

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I suggest keeping the files for each movie in their own folders, if you don’t already do so. The filenames are also very important. Here’s a screenshot of my files for the same two movies (I’m also on linux). The highlighted parts of the filenames are the most important – the imdb numbers could help, though.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/f/0/7/f07fc6369e00ac60dbb6e3022f4a99a4be1b6fc4.jpeg)

If you rename/reorganize the files, you should probably do the [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) afterward.

There may be other ways to go about this, but Plex has never tried to merge these two movies into one on my server.

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