You said, "You can copy & paste bits & pieces from the Plex Naming Schemes and Radarr Naming Schemes examples"
That is exactly what I showed in the examples that I post. I showed the Plex naming scheme I got from Trash Guides, and I showed you the Radarr naming scheme, which I got from you years ago
So i don't understand what you mean
Re: I want my Filebot movie naming format to match that of my Radarr naming format
Posted: 22 Jul 2026, 09:41
by rednoah
yellowdaemon wrote: 22 Jul 2026, 08:28
Is this the way to solve my issue by using this:
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 anyway. Try it. See what it does. Modify as needed, or give us feedback so we can help you modify as needed.
Although the example above will likely get you sorted with just blind copy & paste, I am working under the assumption that you also want to know how that example works and how I came up piece of example code. What does plex.id do? What does % {" - [$vs-$vf]"} do? And so on. Plex Naming Schemes will explain that in detail and provide additional examples.
Re: I want my Filebot movie naming format to match that of my Radarr naming format
Posted: 22 Jul 2026, 10:33
by yellowdaemon
I got you. Yes! As you describe, I will try to tweak it myself, and I now understand where I can find information about it. I will try to see if it fits my needs.
Thank you for your help
How can I process the existing movie folders and movies to match the new naming format scheme?
Is it something I need to do in Radarr, or can I run a Filebot script to do it? I have Filebot running on Windows and on Synology
Re: I want my Filebot movie naming format to match that of my Radarr naming format
Posted: 22 Jul 2026, 11:02
by rednoah
yellowdaemon wrote: 22 Jul 2026, 10:33
How can I process the existing movie folders and movies to match the new naming format scheme?
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 process files remotely via your network share:
If your network share is very slow, then running FileBot on device or with Optimizations for Remote File Systems is possible, but I wouldn't worry about that unless you actually have an issue with the FileBot Desktop application not processing your files fast enough. A typical home network (even on WiFi) is plenty fast but of course much slower than a built-in SSD.
I can't give you much advice on Radarr, but I would assume that you might need to click some kind of Rescan / Refresh button after you have moved files with FileBot, so that Radarr is aware of the new file paths.
Re: I want my Filebot movie naming format to match that of my Radarr naming format
Posted: 22 Jul 2026, 11:25
by yellowdaemon
The rename works well for new files, but all my current files are structured in the respective movie folder and movie name. If i use the method you showed above it will rename all the movies but it will also create new folders. I want something where it renamed the movie folder and file, without creating new ones.
Re: I want my Filebot movie naming format to match that of my Radarr naming format
Posted: 22 Jul 2026, 11:32
by yellowdaemon
i use the script you provided earlier X:/Media/{ plex.id % {" - [$vs-$vf]"} % {"[$ac $channels]" } % {"[$hdr]"} % {"[$vc]"} % {"-$group"} }
But the script is not working like it should.
This is the output i get from Radarr naming format:
The Nun (2018) {tmdb-439079} - [Bluray-2160p][TrueHD Atmos 7.1][DV HDR10][h265]-MgB.mkv
This is the output i get with the new script:
C:/movie/movie/The Nun (2018) - [BluRay-2160p][MLP 7.1][DV+HDR10][HEVC]-MgB.mkv
I don't know why a subdirectory movie is created
I only use this script: C:/movie/{ plex.id % {" - [$vs-$vf]"} % {"[$ac $channels]" } % {"[$hdr]"} % {"[$vc]"} % {"-$group"} } where i change X:/media to C:/movie
Re: I want my Filebot movie naming format to match that of my Radarr naming format
Posted: 22 Jul 2026, 12:00
by rednoah
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:
In case you're curious, the Movies / TV Shows category folder level and the movie name folder level are part of the {plex} binding. The advanced {plex} operators can be used if you want to use the built-in Plex naming scheme (i.e. a complete file path) to some degree but modify things here or there, e.g. remove the category folder level. That said, if you're renaming files in place then only {plex.name}(i.e. the file name bit of the Plex file path) is relevant for your use case.
Re: I want my Filebot movie naming format to match that of my Radarr naming format
Posted: 22 Jul 2026, 12:46
by yellowdaemon
I don't get what you are trying to say.
Do you mean that if I want to remove the subdirectory movie i need to adjust the the advance {plex} operators?
Re: I want my Filebot movie naming format to match that of my Radarr naming format
Posted: 22 Jul 2026, 12:50
by yellowdaemon
rednoah wrote: 22 Jul 2026, 12:00 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:
In case you're curious, the Movies / TV Shows category folder level and the movie name folder level are part of the {plex} binding. The advanced {plex} operators can be used if you want to use the built-in Plex naming scheme (i.e. a complete file path) to some degree but modify things here or there, e.g. remove the category folder level. That said, if you're renaming files in place then only {plex.name}(i.e. the file name bit of the Plex file path) is relevant for your use case.
What I want is to rename the movie folder and the movie inside it. If I follow the example in the video, I would be able to create a new folder and a corresponding new movie file in that folder according to the new naming format. That would mean that i will have to delete all the old movie folders. I want it to rename the movie folder and the files in the folder without creating new folders and files
Re: I want my Filebot movie naming format to match that of my Radarr naming format
Posted: 22 Jul 2026, 13:16
by rednoah
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 own movie folder named using the Avatar (2009) {tmdb-19995} pattern (NOTE: this is my educated guess)
* each movie folder in your C:\movie root folder as discussed above
Here's a custom format that will generate the file path you want as best as I can guess at this point:
* movies root folder = C:/movie
* movie folder = Avatar (2009) {tmdb-19995}
* movie file name = Avatar (2009) {tmdb-19995} - [BluRay-2160p][AAC 5.1][HDR10][ATEME]
FileBot will automatically create folders / delete empty folders as needed to create the file structure you want, but notably might not migrate existing companion files. The latter can be enabled if needed though.
Re: I want my Filebot movie naming format to match that of my Radarr naming format
Posted: 22 Jul 2026, 13:59
by yellowdaemon
With the last format, it works as expected. Thank you for your help.
I have only one question left regarding that format;
With Radarr, I get this: [TrueHD Atmos 7.1], but with your format, I got this: [MLP 7.1]
Is there a reason that I get different ac channels?
Re: I want my Filebot movie naming format to match that of my Radarr naming format
Posted: 22 Jul 2026, 14:03
by rednoah
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.
Re: I want my Filebot movie naming format to match that of my Radarr naming format
You can copy & paste bits & pieces from the 
Although the example above will likely get you sorted with just blind copy & paste, I am working under the assumption that you also want to know how that example works and how I came up piece of example code. What does plex.id do? What does % {" - [$vs-$vf]"} do? And so on.