What's the latest on multiple episodes in the same file? So frustrating!

Plex Media Server Metadata & Adding Files
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Should be fairly straightforward.

Naming

<Show Name> - sXXeYY-eZZ - optional text.ext
Where XX is the season number, YY is the number of the first episode and ZZ is the number of the last episode in that file.

Episode ordering

If you have a certain order in mind, verify which source is organizing the episodes that way. For most shows, the information should be similar on The Movie Database and TheTVDb – though that’s not the case for all shows.
Sometimes, using the DVD order from TheTVDb will reflect that double-episodes were released on disc as a single track.
When you identified the ordering you like, set it for that show…

  • Using the current-generation Plex TV Series agent:

    1. Edit the show (:pencil2:)
    2. Go to the Advanced tab
    3. Set the episode ordering option according to your file / preferences
    4. You might need to refresh the show’s metadata for the change to take effect

  • Using a legacy agent (e.g. The Movie Database or The TVDb):
    Slightly different approach; I cannot currently find it :frowning:

If you’ve been “experimenting” with names and moving things around, Plex has matched the individual episode and will try to maintain that match. So it can happen that after rearranging an episode, Plex will remember it already knew that as a different episode and keep it.
TL;DR: after severe reorganization of files, it can help to perform the Plex Dance procedure to get Plex to overcome its memory :wink:

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