# Videos don't show up

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/videos-dont-show-up/870384>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [February 25, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/videos-dont-show-up/870384 "2024-02-25T11:39:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shilalydawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Shilalydawg](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Shilalydawg)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/videos-dont-show-up/870384/1 "2024-02-25T11:39:28Z")

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Have a bunch of videos i recorded in correct format they don’t show up(, apparently i need to use some naming convention for plex to see them( when i change name they appear) how about just show videos i have in plex folder in the app regardless of name.  
would be good

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/videos-dont-show-up/870384/2 "2024-02-25T12:59:24Z")

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You might want to use an other-video type library for that.

Generally Plex depends on their naming especially for tv based content to properly identify to which show, season and episode a file belongs.

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

[https://support.plex.tv/articles/201543057-why-is-some-of-my-content-not-found/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201543057-why-is-some-of-my-content-not-found/)

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**Author:** ![Shilalydawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Shilalydawg](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Shilalydawg)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/videos-dont-show-up/870384/3 "2024-02-25T18:02:11Z")

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That’s a shame, i like using it for TV/Movies, I’d just like to also be able to watch non tv/movie files in the folder view.  
Seems like more work to prevent it than allow it

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**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 25, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/videos-dont-show-up/870384/4 "2024-02-25T18:50:05Z")

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[https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/naming-and-organizing-personal-media/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/naming-and-organizing-personal-media/)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/videos-dont-show-up/870384/5 "2024-05-25T18:50:18Z")

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