TV Show folder "800 Words" is not recognized

[explainer]

I have a folder stored under ‘TV’ labeled “800 Words”, and Plex won’t add it to my TV Shows panel. The folder has Season1 and Season 2 subfolders and looks like my other TV folders.

I have tried the command “Scan Library Files” multiple times and get nothing.

Why is that?

[NewPlaza]

@explainer

I have a folder stored under ‘TV’ labeled “800 Words”,

Name it 800 Words (2015) and try to scan library files again.

[FordGuy61]

Many times this comes down to naming and organization.

Please share the directory structure and file naming (directory list, screen shot, etc).

This works on my system (PMS 1.20.0.3181 on Synology DS918+):

A TV Library  <-- Plex TV library points here
  /800 Words
    /Season 01
      /800 Words - s01e01.mkv
      /800 Words - s01e02.mkv

TV Show Files (Naming and Organizing)

[JuiceWSA]

This worked instantly:

MP4/M4V Files?..:

Video File Naming

With LMA in priority, Embedded Titles within MP4/M4V files are preferred - even over a perfect file name. Local Media Assets should - AT ALL TIMES - remain enabled (unless specifically instructed to turn it off). Local Media Assets should be ‘Demoted’, to the bottom of the stack of active agents under ALL tabs in Shows and Movies, but should NOT be disabled. Local Media Assets is needed for many things - it doesn’t need to be given Tip-Top-Priority (as Plex has so hatefully placed it as it’s …

[ChuckPa]

Confirming.

1. LMA is at the bottom of the list and enabled (to pick up the extras)
2. Named as shown here:

[chuck@lizum ~.130]$ make-series "800 Words" 4 20
Making "800 Words/Season 01"
Making "800 Words/Season 02"
Making "800 Words/Season 03"
Making "800 Words/Season 04"
Done
[chuck@lizum ~.131]$ ls -la /vie/qa/tv/800*
total 64
drwxr-xr-x   6 chuck chuck  4096 Aug 19 14:06 ./
drwxr-xr-x 935 chuck chuck 45056 Aug 19 14:06 ../
drwxr-xr-x   2 chuck chuck  4096 Aug 19 14:06 Season 01/
drwxr-xr-x   2 chuck chuck  4096 Aug 19 14:06 Season 02/
drwxr-xr-x   2 chuck chuck  4096 Aug 19 14:06 Season 03/
drwxr-xr-x   2 chuck chuck  4096 Aug 19 14:06 Season 04/
[chuck@lizum ~.132]$ ls -la /vie/qa/tv/800*/*1
total 88
drwxr-xr-x 2 chuck chuck 4096 Aug 19 14:06 ./
drwxr-xr-x 6 chuck chuck 4096 Aug 19 14:06 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E01.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E02.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E03.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E04.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E05.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E06.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E07.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E08.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E09.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E10.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E11.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E12.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E13.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E14.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E15.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E16.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E17.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E18.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E19.mkv
-rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck  266 Aug 19 14:06 800 Words - S01E20.mkv
[chuck@lizum ~.133]$

3. Instant match