FileBot

I am pretty new to filebot.. It seems to work well when the files match the db.. but when they are different I am a bit lost...
For example

House Season 6 lists episodes like this....
S6 E1 broken
S6 E1 broken part 1
S6 E3 epic fail
S6 E4 the tyrant
etc...

my file names from when they were downloaded via streamfab
House_S06E01_Broken, Part 1.mp4
House_S06E02_Broken, Part 2.mp4
House_S06E03_Epic Fail.mp4
House_S06E04_The Tyrant.mp4

When file bot find house it get confused..
it matches file part 1 to broken
it matches file part 2 to epic fail
it matches epic fail to tyrant

I wish I could post a screenshot..

It's confused by the 2 episode files...

I can go fix them manually.. but the whole reason I am using filebot is for the auto or semi auto.. before I this tool I used excel to build the code and then command line..

jspfeffer wrote: ↑17 Apr 2025, 19:22

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House_S06E01_Broken, Part 1.mp4
House_S06E02_Broken, Part 2.mp4
House_S06E03_Epic Fail.mp4
House_S06E04_The Tyrant.mp4

The SxE numbers you have are wrong according to TheMovieDB.

Are you renaming and organizing files for Plex / Jellyfin / Kodi / etc by any chance? If so, then you must follow the SxE numbers in your chosen database. Matching episodes by SxE numbers will not work in this case since the episode numbers you have are wrong and misleading. I'd start with Linear Matching or Match by Episode Title followed by Manual Matching as necessary to force the correct match for each episode.


You will need to match both "File :: House_S06E01_Broken, Part 1.mp4" and "File :: House_S06E02_Broken, Part 2.mp4" to "Episode :: House - 6x01 - Broken". You may need to force the correct match via Edit Match. Your format will then propose the same target file name for both files. You can use the {di} binding in your custom format to add the ", Part 1" bit so that both "Episode :: House - 6x01 - Broken" files end up with different file names. Alternatively, clicking Edit Name to manually add ", Part 1" and ", Part 2" is probably the easiest solution for the occasional but rare "episodes split across multiple files" use case.

jspfeffer wrote: ↑17 Apr 2025, 19:22 I wish I could post a screenshot..

You can share screenshots. Please read How can I share screenshots on the internet? if you need help.

jspfeffer wrote: ↑17 Apr 2025, 19:22 I can go fix them manually.. but the whole reason I am using filebot is for the auto or semi auto.. before I this tool I used excel to build the code and then command line..

You can manually align and fix the matches before then automatically renaming them. Please read FAQ #2: How do I fix misidentified files? and Manual Matching for details, example use cases, and video tutorials.