Some movies are uniquely recognized

[yanis_l41]

Hello everyone

I have a problem, I manage my films on my synology server, there are four film categories, so I created a library by category on plex by following the right method, the right path etc, I named it correctly my movies when switching from “movie(year) (format)” genre, and I end up with 5% of my movies that plex recognizes, why this and not others? No idea there is no difference between these movies as far as I know.
I did my research on the forum but nothing answered.
Can you help me please

[FordGuy61]

Please provide one or two specific examples.

Please include the following:

• Full path to movie file
• Which folder is added to the library
• movie file name, including extension

[yanis_l41]

Hi sir ty for your answer, take a look to the screen shot, i have 40 films on this category and plex find only two of them

, one of these 2 is the 1st movie of te next screnshot ‘Mourir peut attendre’, and i can’t see the other one on plex.

[FordGuy61]

Plex Docs → Your Media → Naming & Organizing Movie Files

Thanks for the info.

You must rename the movies to align with Plex requirements.

If Plex does not recognize the movie after renaming, Plex Dance the movie.

If you wish to keep the extra info in the file name, place it in square brackets at the end of the file name. Plex will then ignore it when matching the movie file.

Incorrect: 02 James Bond 007 contre Dr. No (1962) (Sean Connery) 2160p 4k.mkv

Correct: Dr. No (1962).mkv
Correct: Dr. No (1962) [2160p 4K Sean Connery etc].mkv

Placing all the movies in one folder, ESPIONNAGE, is fine.

However, if you want to have extras, you must place each movie in individual folders.

For example:

/volume1/video/ESPIONNAGE  <-- folder added to movie library
.../Dr. No (1962)
....../Dr. No (1962).mkv
....../Featurette
........./The Guns of James Bond.mkv

If you’ve many files to rename, there are tools that can assist. Here’s a short list.

• Filebot
• Tiny Media Manager
• Microsoft PowerTools PowerRenamer

Many people use Filebot.

The free version of Tiny Media Manager works for basic renaming.

TMM Renamer Patterns:

• Show Name: ${showTitle} (${showYear})
• Season: Season ${seasonNr2}
• Episode Name: ${showTitle} (${showYear}) s${seasonNr2}e${episodeNr2} ${episode.title}
• Movie Name: ${title} (${year}) {imdb-${imdb}}

PowerRenamer in Microsoft Power Tools is helpful for simple renaming with pattern matches or regular expressions. It makes quick work of tasks such as adding a year to file names, removing undesirable text from multiple files, etc

[yanis_l41]

@FordGuy61

ersion of Tin

i have just changed the name and nothing happened when i analyse the library

[FordGuy61]

@yanis_l41

i have just changed the name

What is the new file name?

Plex Dance the movie. Do not skip any of the steps.

[yanis_l41]

Ok so i plex dance the movie and nothing change, the new name is “Dr. No (1962).mkv”

[FordGuy61]

Do you have any duplicates listed (see screenshot below)? Wondering if it is getting combined with another movie. If it is, you can split them apart.

Also, try adding the IMDB ID to the movie name then Plex Dance it again. This will force Plex to match it correctly.

Dr. No (1962) {imdb-tt0055928}.mkv ← must use curly braces around the ID.

[yanis_l41]

juste when i plex dance I go to file station and I move my films to another category, right?

[FordGuy61]

Not to another category.

Move them to a location where they are not visible to Plex.

You want Plex to think the file has been removed from the system.

[yanis_l41]

very well that’s what I did I re-analyzed the library and this movie still does not appear

[FordGuy61]

Any duplicate movies listed?

Did you try adding the IMDB ID?

[yanis_l41]

No duplicate movies and yes i added the IMDB ID to some movies to try but nothing change

[FordGuy61]

Thanks for the update. I’m running out of things to check…

Check file permissions using File Station. Set them again even if they look OK.

Right click on ESPIONNAGE, choose Properties, then the Permissions tab.

Make sure the user Plex (if running DSM 6) or PlexMediaServer (if running DSM 7) has at least read only permission.

Even if permissions look OK, check the “Apply to this folder…” box and save.

[yanis_l41]

@FordGuy61

Thanks for the update. I’m running out of things to check…

Check file permissions using File Station. Set them again even if they look OK.

Right click on ESPIONNAGE, choose Properties, then the Permissions tab.

Make sure the user Plex (if running DSM 6) or PlexMediaServer (if running DSM 7) has at least read only permission.

Even if permissions look OK, check the “Apply to this folder…” box and save.

ALL WORKS PERFECTLY THANK YOU SO MUCH

[FordGuy61]

Awesome! Glad you have things working.