# TV shows episodes mixed

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**Created:** [July 8, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-episodes-mixed/611829 "2020-07-08T23:10:11Z")\
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Rules of Plex:

1. Stick with the naming conventions
2. Stick with the naming conventions
3. Stick with the naming conventions

[https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/)  
😉

Naming should be like this:

```auto
TV Shows <- the folder linked by your Plex tv show library
  Warrior Nun
    Season 01
      Warrior Nun - s01e01 - Psalm 465.mkv
      Warrior Nun - s01e02 - Proverbs 3125.mkv
      Warrior Nun - s01e03.mkv <- the episode names are not really necessary for Plex to pick the files up
      Warrior Nun - s01e04.mkv
      ...
      Warrior Nun - s01e10 - Revelation 210.mkv

```

# 

As Plex is already “aware” of those files and has cached some fingerprint you might need to perform a “[Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064)” for the fixed file names to take effect:

1. **move the files outside the folder of monitored by Plex**  
_in Finder_
2. **scan library files**  
_from the Plex library context menu: `...` \> `Scan Library Files`_
3. **empty trash**  
_from the Plex library context menu: `...` \> `Manage Library` \> `Empty Trash`_
4. **Clean bundles**  
_from the Plex Settings: `Settings` \> `[Server Name]` \> `Manage` \> `Troubleshooting` \> `Clean Bundles`_
5. **return the files with their fixed names/organization**  
_in Finder_
6. **scan library files**  
_same as #2_

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