Plex one piece12/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I wouldn't have typed it out if it wasn't, nor would the developers of Plex have put it in that article, nor will all of the other posters who are going to tell you the same thing in this thread, but in a non-copy-and-pasted-method. Q) Do I really have to name the folders like that?Ī) Yes. We don't care that you didn't name them correctly in the past, just do it. If you choose not to do it that way because "it worked fine before", don't complain if things don't work correctly now. At the end of the day, Plex tells you how things need to be named to work 100% properly. However, just because they may work, doesn't mean they will, or should. A lot of us don't follow the above guidelines, and things work perfectly fine. Plex does a wondrous job at getting things matched as best it can. Q) I don't do any of this and my Plex usually works fine/works fine for every other show I put in it.Ī) Congratulations. You (after naming things appropriately) may need to perform the Plex Dance to get Plex to properly recognize them. That is the basics of how to fix the problem and make it all work. If the TV has a Special (as listed on TheTVDB), substitute a folder called Specials instead of Season #, and the episode numbering as S00 instead of S01. Should you wish it for organizational purposes, or to facilitate using extras or other files in conjunction with the movie, you can put them in a similarly named sub folder: Movies\Movie Name (year)\Movie Name (year).extįor TV Shows, it is similar: TV Shows\Show Name\Season 01\Show Name - S01E01 - Episode Title.ext ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )įor movies, your files and folders must be named thusly: Movies\Movie Name (year).ext These 4 links are your fuckin' bibles when it comes to Plex (unless if you are using another scanner, in which case. These use the naming and ordering that is set up on TheTVDB and TheMovieDB respectively. Plex's Naming Requirements for Movies/Stand Up Comedy/Non-episodic Content Plex's Naming Requirements for TV Shows/Anime/Episodic Content ![]() The details for how to fix your problem are: A lot of posts on this sub every day attest to that. That is alright, quite literally no one does. In 99% of cases, this issue occurs because you have not RTFM. This guide will quickly walk you through how to resolve this issue. It seems you are having problems with Plex either not recognizing your files, not ordering them properly, not gathering metadata, or a similar issue. ![]()
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