Special Characters

Plex Media Server Metadata & Adding Files
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When naming files for plex media server, some shows have special characters that are not allowed in file names like :
Should it be replaced with another special character like _? or should it we just omit it?

The plex naming FAQ does not mention this at all, should be added

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Omit illegal characters.
The Levenshtein distance to the original title is smaller with the omission than with a replacement character: Levenshtein distance - Wikipedia
Thus the version with the omitted character is still a “closer” match to the original title.

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Thanks, @OttoKerner. I am also omitting illegal characters to get a closer match to the original title.

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thanks
its unfortunate its not mentioned in the Naming FAQ

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