# Splitted albums **URL:** \ **Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\ **Tags:** server-synology\ **Created:** [February 13, 2024, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145 "2024-02-13T10:10:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Brendianer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/brendianer/32/225842_2.png) [@Brendianer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Brendianer)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/1 "2024-02-13T10:10:01Z")
Dear all What is the reason that PLEX splits certained albums? What is the solution? Thanks. ![Screenshot 2024-02-13 110639](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/1/1/2/1127ec9c3712d94f99056b8a3cb51ae6a95f0445.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![blackzwe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/blackzwe/32/237058_2.png) [@blackzwe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/blackzwe)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/2 "2024-02-13T10:29:57Z")
How is the music organized on the drive? Maybe provide a screenshot. ---
**Author:** ![Brendianer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/brendianer/32/225842_2.png) [@Brendianer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Brendianer)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/3 "2024-02-13T11:01:28Z")
![Screenshot 2024-02-13 120052](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/5/e/1/5e1079e0a0d8b8dc4826c64522785b8938eaf89f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/4 "2024-02-13T11:44:25Z")
Your embedded metadata are missing an `Album Artist` tag. In this particular case, this tag needs the content “Various Artists”. ---
**Author:** ![Brendianer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/brendianer/32/225842_2.png) [@Brendianer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Brendianer)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/5 "2024-02-13T22:22:40Z")
Do not think so… ![Screenshot 2024-02-13 232139](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/b/2/0/b20dda36cfacafdbbe11fc3ad61f1f5a9bf4f71e.png) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/6 "2024-02-14T07:39:28Z")
Go into the detail tag of a track and see which variation is actually embedded. There are several possible tag names in FLAC. Which folder level has been added to the Plex music library? I hope it’s not just `T:` ---
**Author:** ![Brendianer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/brendianer/32/225842_2.png) [@Brendianer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Brendianer)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/7 "2024-02-14T13:40:23Z")
> [@OttoKerner](#): > > Go into the detail tag of a track and see which variation is actually embedded. There are several possible tag names in FLAC. That it is visible on my screenshot. Here is the folder: ![Screenshot 2024-02-14 143934](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/b/4/0/b40e59515dbebacbf0d8cfa470bf07fc1860da8a.png) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/8 "2024-02-14T13:43:25Z")
> [@Brendianer](#): > > That it is visible on my screenshot. No, it is not. The regular interface of mp3tag doesn’t show the actual tag, but just a translation. ![grafik](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/c/f/9/cf9f7707550ca270633ecd37946d5ecee8ce4134.png) ---
**Author:** ![Brendianer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/brendianer/32/225842_2.png) [@Brendianer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Brendianer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/9 "2024-02-15T06:29:35Z")
Here we are: ![Bildschirmfoto 2024-02-15 um 07.28.30](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/1/0/d/10dc86a71b27ff888db9569c5c4901c6f03eb0eb.png) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/10 "2024-02-15T07:22:12Z")
Yes, that appears to be all as it’s supposed to be. Last idea I have, is that the number `101` at the beginning of the album title is somehow interpreted as a disc or track number, and thus causes Plex to misinterpret the whole structure. You could try this: Create subfolders for each disc of that album (named like `Disc x`) in the place where the FLAC files are. Move the FLAC files of each disc into their subfolder. Then perform the [Plex dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) with the album. ---
**Author:** ![Brendianer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/brendianer/32/225842_2.png) [@Brendianer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Brendianer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/11 "2024-02-15T08:47:26Z")
Does it mean to move all my 90.000 files or only the ones in the subfolder? ![Screenshot 2024-02-15 094557](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/3/3/7/33799ac44aaecdf5eae4575a17397f12369389b4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/12 "2024-02-15T08:48:31Z")
“files for the media item” refers in this case to this particular album. I hope that one album doesn’t have 90.000 files. ---
**Author:** ![Brendianer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/brendianer/32/225842_2.png) [@Brendianer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Brendianer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/13 "2024-02-15T08:52:59Z")
🤣 Thanks. Another strange case. Two albums. Perfectly tagged. One file is shown seperatly. ![Screenshot 2024-02-15 094822](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/1/b/7/1b7ecfbebf9e49f57d25818f8b496d9e43a9d60a.png) ![Screenshot 2024-02-15 094836](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/a/f/1/af1b8d3e26cf85cf1d6473894b0247da4b47ece2.png) ![Screenshot 2024-02-15 094849](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/0/1/7/01709797eaf811e478eb145b1a6ad88995dd88dd.png) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/14 "2024-02-15T08:55:10Z")
As you can see it’s showing 3 distinct album titles. So at least that one track must have a deviating album title in its meta tags. ---
**Author:** ![Brendianer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/brendianer/32/225842_2.png) [@Brendianer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Brendianer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/15 "2024-02-15T09:01:59Z")
Sorry it has not: ![Screenshot 2024-02-15 095939](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/9/7/8/978381095225cdf2716e437b0b034e22e7e8cae8.png) ![Screenshot 2024-02-15 100050](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/3/b/f/3bf4872e3124185acf801b54668250026c0727b5.png) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/16 "2024-02-15T09:04:29Z")
🤨 most curious. Do you have “prefer local metadata” enabled in the properties of the music library? ---
**Author:** ![Brendianer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/brendianer/32/225842_2.png) [@Brendianer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Brendianer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/17 "2024-02-15T09:07:16Z")
Yes. ![Screenshot 2024-02-15 100655](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/2/e/1/2e1bfc1ebeeb6f969cef2316251ad0f51d3a370c.png) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/18 "2024-02-15T09:07:54Z")
Could you [plex dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) that album again? If that doesn’t work, merge the two albums. [https://support.plex.tv/articles/201018248-merge-or-split-items/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201018248-merge-or-split-items/) (make sure to select the album cover with the complete album title _first_) How many of the tracks on that album have more than one person named as composer in their tags? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/splitted-albums/869145/19 "2024-05-15T09:08:07Z")
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