Plex Manual Symlink for Media

#media #plex #tv #movies

Sometimes I have to manually import a movie into my media library, without the help of Sonarr or Radarr to manually add metadata.

You may not want to rename the file from your downloads folder as to not break any current connections.

ln -s /path/to/original/file.mkv /path/to/link/file.mkv

Don't forget file extension dummy

Example

Annual awards shows, in this case The Grammy's, is technically a TV show that only has One Season. If you follow the S01E67 format then Plex.tv will play nice with the file and grab the correct metadata.

ln -s /mnt/octo8/media/imports/manual/The.67th.Annual.Grammy.Awards.2025.720p.WEBRip.6CH.x265.HEVC-PSA.mkv "/mnt/octo8/media/library/tv/Grammy Awards/Grammy.Awards.S01E67.mkv"

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