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Fix a misidentified item

Cinaura identifies your media by matching filenames against TMDb. Most files match cleanly, but an ambiguous name (a remake, a generic title, a release-only filename) can land on the wrong movie or show, or the wrong year. You can correct any item by hand from its own screen.

  1. Open the movie or show so you’re on its details screen.

  2. Select Options (top right of the details screen). This opens the Options panel.

  3. In the File actions tab, choose Fix metadata (“Manually match on TMDb”).

  4. Search for the correct title in the search box. You can type a title or, if you know it, a TMDB id for an exact match.

  5. If the type is wrong (a movie that was detected as a show, or vice versa), switch the Movie / Show toggle above the results to search the other category.

  6. Pick the correct result from the list. Cinaura re-matches the item and pulls fresh artwork, title, and details from TMDb.

For a TV show you can start the same way from the show’s details, or from the Seasons screen: open Options there and choose Fix metadata (“Manually match this show on TMDb”).

After you pick the correct show from TMDb, Cinaura may ask you to Select Episode so it can line up the file with the right season and episode. Use the season pills at the top to switch seasons, then pick the matching episode.

If a manual match makes things worse, you can wipe it and let Cinaura resolve the item from scratch. In the same Options panel, choose Reset metadata (“Clear overrides, re-scan for NFO sidecars, and re-resolve from TMDb”). This clears any manual override you applied and re-runs the automatic matching.

If an item never matched TMDb in the first place, it’s collected for you in one place: SettingsLibraryItems without metadata. Each entry there opens its own details screen, where the same Fix metadata action lives. Working through that list is the fastest way to clean up everything the scanner couldn’t place.