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Recent beta: The load file button works with single files and multiple files selected, but not with folders on macOS 27.
In addition, folder scripts fail to hand over ALL folders and files to FB.
Example: a bunch of 8 files is selected, but only 5 can be added to FB.
Even drag and drop behaviour ...

:?: Can you paste a sample file name for testing?

:idea: In general, FileBot cannot process movies / episodes that are not in the database, at least not with movie / series / episode detection. Plain File Mode can be an option for generic batch rename jobs, but since the series at hand is in the ...

:!: This piece of code will add -deletedscenes to all files that are shorter than 10 minutes:
{ if (minutes < 10) '-deletedscenes' }

:idea: FileBot will give you a warning if you have little space on your OS drive, because free disk space is required for the smooth operation of all the programs ...

DrYBother wrote: 01 Sep 2026, 01:00 I searched through my email but could not find my key. Is there any way to get a new key/ resend my old one?

FileBot License PX73376743 has been re-sent to the registered email address. Please store it carefully.

:idea: Looks like column edit is not working well for your use case... I'll have a look at it. Thank you for reporting the issue!

:arrow: Maybe you can just add something like this at the end of your format? That'll add the -deletedscenes suffix right away if the file at hand is not a complete ...

:arrow: Please try the Option B: The official filebot docker images made by us to check if unrar extract works in the official docker images.

:arrow: If you are set on using Option A: The Community Apps container maintained by the unRAID community then you will need to report the issue to the ...

Your license key has been re-sent to your email address.

Sorry, I can’t find any issues with deleting presets. Works fine as far as I can tell. If you are unable to take / share a screenshot so that we can see what you can see, then unfortunately there’s not much we can do. Perhaps you could ask a tech-savvy friend to help you out for a bit?

:idea ...

I mean you can make it work right now. I have already deployed a new revision of the script jar. You just need to clear the cache once, and it'll work.

Looks like the artwork.tmdb script simply wasn't compatible with newer versions of FileBot. Script Bundle: 2026-08-29 (r1039) fixes the issue. You can wait for a few days, or run filebot -clear-cache once, and it'll work.

You can share images by uploading them to snipboard.io and then copy & pasting the link here. Please read [FAQ] How can I share screenshots? for step-by-step instructions.

https://i.ibb.co/fzfVTVPN/2026-06-23-195334.png

:arrow: Click on script.edit Movie folders for TMDB (your custom preset) and then click on the dialog.cancel Delete Preset button. That'll delete the custom preset at hand.

It is an Icon Pencil / Edit icon and I haven't found it anywhere I ...

Can you tell us how to delete just one list or some other way e.g. registry.

:idea: Note the difference between the script.edit Pencil / Edit icon and the script.add Plus / Add icon. If it's in the first section (has a script.edit pencil icon) then that is one of your custom presets and you can ...

:idea: Binding: "hdr" undefined means that the video you are testing with is SDR and not HDR. That's the correct behaviour for SDR files. Nothing is added the file name, and in the format editor you will give you an information message to indicate that it's working but not doing anything for the ...

You can add {hdr} or {dovi} to your format to check for HDR or more specifically DV. See [DOCS] {hdr} binding for details.

:?: Can you give a few examples of movie + certification value that you want to see for that movie? If you see NR / PG / R then that means that there is no c## number available, i.e. no certification with a number is available for the movie at hand. If you try with Avatar (2009) and it'll give you ...

cafevincent wrote: 26 Aug 2026, 13:02 I would rather it only averages the found numbers between 0-21

The code above does exactly that as far as I can tell.

cafevincent wrote: 26 Aug 2026, 13:05 if no number then do not write the r##+space in the filename

The code above uses {rating} which is based on TMDB and thus never undefined.

Alright, lets test with these TMDB IDs:
* https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1305787-micro-budget
* https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1081015-the-secret-art-of-human-flight
* https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/113747-shame

You could rewrite your format like so:
{
any{
'c' + info.certifications ...

Can you give me a TMDB link for one of these rare movies?

You will have to build your own solution to some degree, but you can do this from FileBot and a custom format. Custom Scraper will get you started.

The key is the metadata lookup. You might know a website where you can search via the file name and then scrape the details from a webpage. The Audible ...

NFS on Windows? That's pretty rare. If you look into NTFS ADS and then see if you can configure how that that is handled by your NFS client-side file system driver and NFS server you might find a good solution.

:arrow: That said, since NFS on Windows is pretty much unknown territory for me, I'd ...

Recent revisions of FileBot have already implemented a workaround, so you can use the latest beta for the time being:
viewtopic.php?t=1609

:idea: Your current preferences are stored in a platform-dependent manner (e.g. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Prefs on Windows; data/settings.properties if portable, ~/Library/Preferences on macOS; ~/.java/.userPrefs on Debian Linux; etc) and a backup of your settings is exported as ...

We can send a you complimentary license if you want to test the latest beta and provide feedback.

:?: You seem to be referring to xattr metadata . These extended file attributes would normally not appear as files in the file system, unless perhaps if you're using a strangely configured remote network file system?

:idea: The behaviour you are seeing is not default behaviour that other users are ...

Right-Click FileBot is a standalone application that you can install from the Microsoft Store if needed. It'll use the filebot command-line to run filebot commands. That means it'll work with any version of FileBot that you have installed one way or another.

:!: Right-Click FileBot currently ...

This post-processing script will generate Episode NFO files:

{ source, target ->
if (target.video && type =~ /Episode/) {
XML(target.dir / target.nameWithoutExtension + '.nfo') {
episodes.each{ e ->
episodedetails {
id(e.info.id)
showtitle(e.series.name)
title(e.info.title)

if (e.group ...

Does FileBot display this error message? Screenshot? Because it doesn't look like a FileBot error message as far as I can tell.

What does the log say?

It'll probably work for next weeks episode.

EDIT:

FileBot r11070 includes various code changes to improve support for this kind of corner case.

The issue is that a search for Lucky 2026 does not include the correct result, but does include the incorrect result. We have a number of workarounds but none of them seem to work in this case.

We might be able to fix this by adding Lucky 2026 as alternative title to the database.

can't get it to work it shows my Presets i click on it then nothing

:?: What does the log say?

:idea: Note that the task runs in the background. You will see a tray icon while it's running. Windows will hide tray icons by default in the "more" section but you can configure the tray icon to ...

Can you paste one of the file names you're having trouble with?

You can always use Manual Matching if auto-detection doesn't work for one reason or another.

Can you provide screenshot the illustrates the issue?

You could force Light Mode if you want black text on white background: [DOCS] How do I use Dark Mode? › System (Default)

:idea: Looks like PowerShell doesn't like [...] in >> file paths...

:arrow: Try this:
filebot -script fn:amc ... --def exec="Add-Content -LiteralPath {quote defines.myLogFile} -Value {quote f}" --def myLogFile="T:/FileBot/Logs/%title%.txt"
** using -LiteralPath instead of -Path is the key here

:!: Your doing this on Windows!? With Windows CMD no less!? I don't usually use emoji... but... 🤯

:idea: Alright, lets say this work for you, so we can start with this:
filebot -script fn:amc ... --def exec="echo {quote f} >> T:/FileBot/Logs/File.txt"

:idea: You also have a variable %title ...

is it possible to move a folder... for example if exists an Extra folder just move it with its contents

Yes. Please check Post Process ➔ Import companion files to move / copy along all kinds of Companion Files including Extra folders:

https://i.imgur.com/KQWUvAo.png https://i.imgur.com/jNm0NHx ...

Q: FileBot is highlighting episodes in shades of red colour. What does this mean?

:?: Is the match shown in the screenshot correct? (NOTE: I cannot see the original file name so I cannot tell if the proposed file name is correct)

:arrow: You can still click Rename even if the line is ...

I run your AMC script from a bash script and I'm trying to get that filepath back into my bash script.

:!: AFAIK, a process called by your bash script (i.e. filebot ) fundamentally cannot modify (i.e. write back variables) to the parent process.

:?: What exactly do you need to do? Why pass ...

The Inspect menu item is the easy-to-discover way to find this feature:

I'll see about including this feature in the next video tutorial somehow just to make it easy to find for users that go through the video tutorials.

Could this be the default view? I think it's a much better way of viewing proposed changes.

:arrow: Just hit SPACE to toggle this additional view on or off in the blink of an eye as needed. I would consider making changes to the match view to better support your use case though. Though making ...

:arrow: You can check the revision number in the top right: [FAQ] How do I open the Debug Console / Groovy Pad?

:idea: The latest build in Latest Beta Revisions and Release Candidates is currently from 2026-07-20 09:02 so a beta build for r11059 or higher does not currently exist. But I can push ...

:?: What is your use case? Can you share your very long and complex multi-line file filter expression so that we can see what you can see?

EDIT:

I had a look and it wasn't growing horizontally to fill out the window width. FileBot r11059 makes the File Filter / File Order expression field grow ...

:arrow: You'll want to use the Inspect ➔ Match view ( Keyboard Shortcut: SPACE ) to check and compare original file / match object / custom format output / destination file. That way you'll get the entire screen width for your long file path and differences are also easier to spot if each text field ...

There are known issues on macOS 27 Golden Gate . Apple changed something and broke things. It happens. You have upgraded to a beta of macOS after all.

The issue at hand is notably entirely unrelated to Apple Silicon / Intel / Rosetta / etc, but does effect MAS / non-MAS editions of FileBot ...

:arrow: [FAQ] How do I recover a lost license key?

:idea: We were able to find your life-time license purchase via your FileBot Forums email address. We have re-sent it to your email address. Please do not lose it again. It's a life-time license. Please do store it carefully because you may need ...

:idea: I see. {ac} is giving you MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing) because that's the first word in the Format/String property:
Format : MLP FBA
Format/String : MLP FBA 16-ch
Format/Info : Meridian Lossless Packing FBA with 16-channel presentation

:arrow: You could try {aco} audio codec profile ...

I don't know how Radarr works exactly.

I can however tell you exactly how FileBot works if you share the MediaInfo table of the file at hand. Let's have a look and find out what the file itself says.

Alright, lets go back to organising files as originally discussed. As far as FileBot is concerned, you decide the file path you want via your custom format, and then FileBot will make it happen. It's that simple.

Let's assume you want:
* movie file names as discussed above
* each movie file in its ...

:arrow: If you want to rename files in-place, then you simply need to modify your custom format to create just a file name as opposed to a complete file path, like so:
{plex.name} {"{tmdb-$tmdbid}"} - {"[$vs-$vf]"}{"[$ac $channels]" }{"[$hdr]"}{"[$vc]"}{"-$group"}

:idea: In case you're curious ...

How can I process the existing movie folders and movies to match the new naming format scheme?

:arrow: As far as FileBot is concerned, there's no difference between processing new files or existing files. I'd just use the FileBot Desktop application as usual from your Windows Desktop and ...

Is this the way to solve my issue by using this:
X:/Media/{ plex.id % {" - [$vs-$vf]"} % {"[$ac $channels]" } % {"[$hdr]"} % {"[$vc]"} % {"-$group"} }

Or was it just an example?

:arrow: This is an example to get you started. It'll do what you want as-is, as far as I can tell at this point ...

You can copy & paste bits & pieces from the Plex Naming Schemes and Radarr Naming Schemes examples.

e.g.

Format: Select all

X:/Media/{ plex.id % {" - [$vs-$vf]"} % {"[$ac $channels]" } % {"[$hdr]"} % {"[$vc]"} % {"-$group"} }

Custom Scraper › Rename Game ROMs via ChatGPT

What does the target file path in the New Names section say before you click the Rename button?

What does the History say?

You can enable the Reveal files post-processing feature to reveal files after they have been renamed and organized.

We use the IExplorerCommand interface so that should work on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. That said, we only test on Windows 11, so if it doesn't work on Windows 10 for some unknown reason then there's not much we can do about that. If you're on Windows 10 and have some Windows development ...

:?: You mean to say you drag-n-drop a file with accents into FileBot but it doesn't appear in the list after the drop?

:?: Do you have an example file path?

:?: Are these file paths on a local file system or a remote SMB network share?

:?: Does the log contain any clues?

:idea: Here's what ...

:arrow: [FAQ] How do I recover a lost license key?

:idea: Note that the email address you have used to register here in the forums is not associated with any order as far as I can tell. You may need to look up your order number via Paddle Support. They can lookup your order number with your ...

:?: How did you install FileBot? (NOTE: depending on how you install an application, it may or may not running in a sandboxed environment with limited file system access)

:?: How are you running FileBot? Are you running FileBot for a long long time? How did you configure the output folder? It ...

:idea: macOS 27 seems to have broken backwards-compatibility in some ways. They might fix it before the final release, or they might not. In any case, thanks for running the latest beta and reporting issues.

:arrow: Recent revisions of FileBot have already implemented a workaround, so you can use ...

Yes, this kind of use case will definitely be supported in future versions.

That involves opening the UI and running a given preset in the selected files right away, as well as just launching FileBot (or any other program) and passing the selected files along.

The next major update for Right-Click ...

:arrow: Don't be hasty. If you're new to FileBot then I strongly recommend evaluating for a year before committing permanently. See FileBot Pricing Explained for details.

:arrow: That said, if you're sure, you can always request a refund within the 14 day period , and then buy a life-time license ...

Usable as "Alternate Order 2" in API-connected systems.
https://thetvdb.com/series/the-office-us#seasons

:idea: Unfortunately, Alternate Order 2 is currently not accessible from FileBot. See Episode Order Preferences › TheTVDB for a list of accessible episode order keys.

UPDATE

:!: I've ...

Thanks! Added.

:arrow: If you're on Debian / Ubuntu / etc then you will want to use sudo apt-get install to install the filebot package. You can copy & paste the commands from the Ubuntu / Debian package is available via APT link:
https://www.filebot.net/linux/apt.html

:idea: If you just download the *.deb ...

:idea: You seem to have manually modified the license key at hand. Order: P63454711 was made on 2024-07-17 and has thus long since expired. Issue-Date: 2025-07-14 is something that you have typed in yourself.

:idea: If you have recently purchased a new license, then you will have received a new ...

:idea: If you get strange errors like this, then your FileBot installation seems to have been modified or corrupted by bit rot or drive failure:
Unknown Error: java.lang.ClassFormatError: Illegal UTF8 string in constant pool in class file org/bouncycastle/util/Arrays
Unknown Error: An application ...

I guess you could contact Microsoft Store support with your paypal payment information. They might be able too lookup the account for that transaction. We have no access to that kind of information.

:arrow: [FAQ] How do I recover a lost license key?

:arrow: Note that the current universal license system did not yet exist in 2017. If you have made a purchase in 2017, then it must be a Microsoft Store or Mac App Store purchase. In that case, the Store will remember your purchase in your ...

:idea: You can pass in custom post-processing scripts like so:
--apply /path/to/apply.groovy
See [DOCS] Custom Post-Processing Scripts › Add Post-Processing Scripts via the --apply option from Terminal for details.

:arrow: Here's a command-line example to get you started:

docker run --rm ...

:idea: You can click on the Copy to Clipboard button and then paste the content via CTRL+V here in the forums.

window.icon16 Open FileBot ➔ action.format Edit Format ➔ action.variables Change Sample ➔ action.load Select Media File ➔ action.properties Open MediaInfo ➔ Copy to Clipboard

https://i ...

:?: Can you share the MediaInfo table for one of these files you want to tag with CC2 ?

:idea: In general, you can do something like this to check the number of subtitle tracks and then add a CC2 / CC3 / CC4 / etc marker accordingly:
{
def cc = text.size()
if (cc >= 2) return " [CC$cc]"
}

I see. A 1920x1080 at 150% would be equivalent to 1280x720 and we don't really test and optimize for that screen size. I'll add that to our tests and see what we can do though.

UPDATE
FileBot r11026 and higher will allow you to use the mouse wheel to scroll off-screen menu items into view. We ...

I guess you could try using your mobile as hotspot or a different WiFi from a different place? Just for testing.

It’s almost certainly an issue between you and the target server (API server; different from the website server) so at this point you could only try lots of different tests to narrow ...

:?: What’s your screen resolution? I tried on Windows with 200% on a standard 4K monitor and was able to fit 20+ custom presets in addition to the built-in presets. Maybe you have a screen height that is less than 1080 pixels? Maybe a small laptop?

:idea: Built-in presets cannot be deleted as they ...

1.
Yep, looks like you have too many Presets for your screen.

:?: Which screen size / screen resolution / scale factor are you using? If you're using a high scale factor then you could temporarily use a smaller scale factor to allow for more things on screen at once.

:?: Is it a screen size ...

Getting the same issue for multiple different servers would definitely be a bit strange, unless it's something CloudFlare related that happens to be used by both TMDB and TVDB. In any case, Connection reset by peer means that the remote end of the network connection closed the connection ...

Here's what I get:

Which version of FileBot are you using? What does System Information say?

Which database are you using? Are you using a custom preset or a custom format that might explain the different behaviour you get?

Don't worry about it. You can safely ignore that message. It's just about Apple removing Rosetta 2 from a future versions of macOS. "a future release of macOS" notably refers to late 2027 at the earliest and not this year. See Q: When will FileBot publish arm64 binaries on the Mac App Store? for ...

Sounds like a generic network error...

Are you using a VPN?

Which database are you using? Have you tried using a different database?

What does the Error Log say?

:idea: The email address you have used to register here in the forums is not associated with a license purchase. If you don't know neither your email address nor your license number, then you will need to check with Paddle (our payment provider) to lookup your license number / license key via your ...

Please help me activate my FileBot license in Docker. Copying and pasting into the WebUI doesn't work. I really don't want to have to use the command-line for this.

:idea: The Paste License Key option requires access to your system clipboard. If the clipboard does not work, then you may need ...

:idea: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the official English movie name according to the database, so that's the value the {n} binding will give you.

:arrow: You could use Edit Name to manually rewrite the target file name if you don't like the name in the database.

https://i.imgur ...

:?: Did that ever work? Which version?

:idea: Open with FileBot works on Windows and Linux because the selected files are passed as argument array into the startup function. However, macOS doesn't pass selected files as argument array, so that's why it doesn't work when first launching FileBot ...

At a glance, probably not a Rosetta / Intel / ARM issue at all. Probably something else. Probably not something that an ARM version would fix. Though I cannot reproduce the issue on my M1 MacBook with macOS 26.5 here. Can you provide more information so we can investigate and fix this bug ...

The context menu uses your Presets . You can create / modify your Presets into the FileBot Desktop application to suit your needs. Specifically, you'll want to use a custom format and not {plex.id} which is the default format and adds {tmdb-12345} markers to the movie folder name.

After that you'll ...

Cheers! In the meanwhile, we have added a || true to that %post line to ensure a positive exit code even if CDS archive generation fails. The next public release / RPM is many months away though.

10.15.8 catalina, I don't want to upgrade. When Filebot went to its newest upgrade it just made it so it tries to boot up, bounces a few times and never opens. So I rolled back to an older version to get it back working and when I uninstalled I lost my license key.

FileBot 5.2.3 should restore ...

Q: When will FileBot publish arm64 binaries on the Mac App Store? explains the issue in detail. Please read that first and then point out specific aspects you would like to discuss or find dumb.

We are saying "Apple currently prevents us from uploading a correct version for future versions of ...

The RPM install and post process is typically running as root so writing to /usr/share/filebot is not usually a problem. At this point, the [RPM] Fedora package is used by dnf and zypper. We have never tested with rpm-ostree but could look into it that is what is commonly used nowadays.

FileBot License PX34215387 has been re-sent to your registered email address.

iconoclast wrote: 06 Jun 2026, 02:46 It actually worked! I can't believe it was that simple.

Spread the word! Feel free to help others and write a tutorial in your own words.

:idea: SHARE='/volume1/Media' indeed refers to the input file path. You can use Right-Click ➔ Properties in File Station and then copy & paste the file path of the selected folder from the Location text field.

https://i.imgur.com/AapE5dN.png

:idea: If you want to generate thumbnails for ...

Thank you for taking the time to assist me. Your responses make sense and are helpful. I would like to ask though because I'm a little confused. I've read other places that I"m supposed to install FileBot, Java Installer, FFMPEG, JSnode. Is this not the case? Those packages are not needed to ...

So are you saying that I can run this functionality using task scheduler alone?

Yes. Open Task Manager . Create Task. Paste Shell Script as shown in the screenshots above. Maybe modify the first line. That's it.

https://i.imgur.com/BiGfSNR.png https://i.imgur.com/qT8fdWc.png

:idea: You can ...

I see the scripts that have been recommend to be added to facilitate thumbnails but I don't know where or how to put them. Can someone please walk me through the next steps?

You can use Task Scheduler to create and run scripts:

https://i.imgur.com/BiGfSNR.png https://i.imgur.com/qT8fdWc.png ...

The -exec custom post-process commands manual is a good way to get started with custom post-process commands.

e.g.
-exec /path/to/script.sh {f} {historic.f} {json}
{f} is the new file path
{historic.f} is the previous file path
{json} is the xattr metadata

:idea: "ut_title=%N" is notably ...

MAS purchases don’t have a standalone universe license number. See post above.

The MAS edition will notably not be discontinued. The message you see is misleading. It’s a generic message by Apple, not us, and not specifically about FileBot. We will switch the MAS edition to ARM64-only if and when ...

:idea: This post is primarily about the Windows version of FileBot.

:arrow: If you're using the macOS version of FileBot, then you can export / import settings like so: Backup and Restore Settings

https://i.imgur.com/fhvfMMi.png

:arrow: On a more technical level, if you're must restore ...

I kept getting the "Intel Support Ending" message so I went on the Mac app Store to find the ARM version.
The MAS only has the intel version available to me.

I downloaded the ARM version from your website and exported the settings from intel and restored to the arm version. My presets were ...

Can you share file paths as text so that we can see what you can see?

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