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Plex does not use the file name as display name
Posted: 28 Oct 2021, 22:32
by gplans
I have changed a TV series of names. The file name has been changed but it seems the tag name has not. Is there way to alter this?
Re: Filbot Changed Name but Not
Posted: 29 Oct 2021, 01:47
by rednoah
Make sure to
Disable Local Media Assets for all your media libraries to make Plex not give preference to the embedded media title.
rednoah wrote: ↑16 Dec 2019, 20:43
You can make Plex display nice titles, and
not the embedded media title, by disabling
Local Media Assets and moving it to the bottom for all your libraries.
Blind_Watchman wrote:
Are you using the new Plex TV Series agent? If so, local media asset settings are in the library settings itself (Manage Library > Edit > Advanced > Prefer local metadata).
Re: Plex does not use the file name as display name
Posted: 29 Oct 2021, 19:17
by gplans
I made the change. At first nothing happened. I removed the files and put them back and all the name were nice file names but they all changed back to the embedded file names. I repeated the steps without success. Can Filebot change the embedded file name?
Cheers
Re: Plex does not use the file name as display name
Posted: 30 Oct 2021, 04:30
by rednoah
gplans wrote: ↑29 Oct 2021, 19:17
Can Filebot change the embedded file name?
Yes, but you shouldn't unless you know exactly what you're doing, and are somewhat familiar with the necessary command-line tools:
viewtopic.php?p=47434#p47434
Plex decides what to display in the Plex UI. You'll want to configure Plex to just display the file names, and if you have trouble with that, ask the
Plex Community what settings you need to change and things you need to do for those settings to take effect, e.g. perhaps the
The Plex Dance ™ will do.