Used to use TheRenamer for file naming... until TheTVDB went v2. Now what?

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I had the same issue with the local metadata doing that and JuiceWSA is
right. That is the way to go about it. As for the other part of this
discussion FileBot magically started working last night… Not sure why or
how but it worked quick… I’ll keep testing and see but theRenamer is
really dead. I got the April Win10 update and now I can’t even open
theRenamer… So sad, it was such a great program.

On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 6:12 AM, JuiceWSA forums+d319713-s6025034@plex.tv
wrote:

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JuiceWSA commented on Used to use TheRenamer for file naming… until
TheTVDB went v2. Now what?

https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/media-preparation/

https://support.plex.tv/articles/200220687-naming-
series-season-based-tv-shows/

In the case of M4V/MP4 files:

Plex will read bogus embedded Title Fields and prefer them over a perfect
file name/structure (borking your match in the process), but you can combat
that situation by moving Local Media Assets to the bottom of every agent
list you can find. All tabs in TV Shows and Movies here:

https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200241558-Agents

Just drag LMA to the bottom of the list and drop it. If you do have
embedded metadata this will cure the issue, if you don’t it won’t matter.
LMA will do what it has to from the bottom.

Renaming/restructuring is best performed OUTSIDE the library and you may
need to write a new bundle for the show or movie so The Plex Dance® was
invented:

The Plex Dance®:

  1. remove show/movie from library

  2. rescan library files

  3. empty trash

  4. clean bundles

https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200392106-Library-Actions <—
scan library files, empty trash, clean bundles

  1. bring names and structures into compliance/Move LMA/etc

  2. replace corrected show/movie into library

  3. rescan library files

All Steps. In Order. No Shortcuts.

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