# Turn off Automatic collections

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/turn-off-automatic-collections/470570>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [October 3, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/turn-off-automatic-collections/470570 "2019-10-03T18:34:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/turn-off-automatic-collections/470570/8 "2019-10-04T00:59:21Z")

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it is likely embedded metadata so i would turn off local media assets and add another file. jist to be sure. if you re-add an existing file, after disabling local media assets, do this with it. [The Plex Dance ™](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064)

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