FileBot 5.2.1 matching incorrectly

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quinny840
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FileBot 5.2.1 matching incorrectly

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Have been using this product for years and cant recommend it enough
I have been noticing more issues with the latest update FileBot 5.2.1 not recognising or matching as well as previous versions.

Requires alot more manual work compared to previous versions, standard windows install is the version Im using. Any chance this can be reviewed or maybe needs to be rolled back to a previous version?
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:?: Which specific file paths are giving you trouble? Please post sample file paths as text so that we can see what you can see.
:idea: Please read the FAQ and How to Request Help.
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:?: Does FileBot 5.2.1 work correctly now? Are you still having issues? Are you still interested in investigating and fixing the issues?
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Re: FileBot 5.2.1 matching incorrectly

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I was noticing an issue when matching Superman (1978), and it was insisting on matching to a James Bond movie instead. I had done a --clear-prefs and that seemed to clear it up. Thankfully I had backed up the registry entries and restored them.

It could have been a coincidence though, as it could have been TMDb that was messing up the match. OMDb worked fine though.
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:?: Can you paste the file name? (see Export Original Files / New Names as TSV)


:idea: Looks good to me:

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$ filebot -rename Superman.1978.mkv
[MOVE] from [Superman.1978.mkv] to [Superman (1978).mkv]



:idea: If FileBot is adamant about immediately matching the completely wrong movie, then there's like a wrong / misleading numeric ID at play that forces the match, maybe in the file path, maybe in a nearby NFO file, etc.
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