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[Bug]: Multiple books in same series merged into one #3184

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opened 2026-04-25 00:14:08 +02:00 by adam · 2 comments
adam commented 2026-04-25 00:14:08 +02:00
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Originally created by @tfp1 on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026).

What happened?

/media/audiobooks/Dennis E. Taylor/Bobiverse/For We Are Many/Dennis E. Taylor - For We Are Many.m4b
/media/audiobooks/Dennis E. Taylor/Bobiverse/We Are Legion (We Are Bob)/Dennis E. Taylor - We Are Legion (We Are Bob).m4b
/media/audiobooks/Dennis E. Taylor/Bobiverse/Heaven's River/Dennis E. Taylor - Heaven's River.m4b
/media/audiobooks/Dennis E. Taylor/Bobiverse/Not Till We Are Lost/Dennis E. Taylor - Not Till We Are Lost.m4b
/media/audiobooks/Dennis E. Taylor/Bobiverse/All These Worlds/Dennis E. Taylor - All These Worlds.m4b

I have several books in a predictable path: ../{author name}/{Series Name}/{Book Name}/{Author Name} - {Book Name}.m4b

This pattern matches other series that are handled properly.

What did you expect to happen?

Application merges these into a single book:

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Steps to reproduce the issue

It's unclear why this impacts this series, but not something like Harry Potter that has the same mapping structure.

/media/audiobooks/J. K. Rowling/Harry Potter/Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.m4b

Audiobookshelf version

v2.32.1

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from?

Linux

If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on?

None

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Originally created by @tfp1 on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026). ### What happened? ``` /media/audiobooks/Dennis E. Taylor/Bobiverse/For We Are Many/Dennis E. Taylor - For We Are Many.m4b /media/audiobooks/Dennis E. Taylor/Bobiverse/We Are Legion (We Are Bob)/Dennis E. Taylor - We Are Legion (We Are Bob).m4b /media/audiobooks/Dennis E. Taylor/Bobiverse/Heaven's River/Dennis E. Taylor - Heaven's River.m4b /media/audiobooks/Dennis E. Taylor/Bobiverse/Not Till We Are Lost/Dennis E. Taylor - Not Till We Are Lost.m4b /media/audiobooks/Dennis E. Taylor/Bobiverse/All These Worlds/Dennis E. Taylor - All These Worlds.m4b ``` I have several books in a predictable path: `../{author name}/{Series Name}/{Book Name}/{Author Name} - {Book Name}.m4b` This pattern matches other series that are handled properly. ### What did you expect to happen? Application merges these into a single book: <img width="991" height="776" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d3b7ad47-f6c1-45de-9691-aa2b4acb2dc0" /> ### Steps to reproduce the issue It's unclear why this impacts this series, but not something like Harry Potter that has the same mapping structure. `/media/audiobooks/J. K. Rowling/Harry Potter/Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.m4b` ### Audiobookshelf version v2.32.1 ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker ### What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from? Linux ### If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on? None ### Logs ```shell ``` ### Additional Notes _No response_
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adam commented 2026-04-25 00:14:09 +02:00
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@nichwall commented on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026):

Does removing the book from ABS and scanning again fix it?

Do you have any scan logs from when these books were scanned?

@nichwall commented on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026): Does removing the book from ABS and scanning again fix it? Do you have any scan logs from when these books were scanned?
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@pwinnski commented on GitHub (Feb 28, 2026):

I'd be very curious to see the scanner logs for this case.

I've had similar things happen twice, IIRC, and both times I tracked it down to one of the books being at a different directory level than the others. That doesn't seem to be the case here, though.

Personally, I've started to be more diligent about adding a year to every book folder (e.g. '2017 - For We Are Many"), and haven't had any issues in quire a while.

@pwinnski commented on GitHub (Feb 28, 2026): I'd be very curious to see the scanner logs for this case. I've had similar things happen twice, IIRC, and both times I tracked it down to one of the books being at a different directory level than the others. That doesn't _seem_ to be the case here, though. Personally, I've started to be more diligent about adding a year to every book folder (e.g. '2017 - For We Are Many"), and haven't had any issues in quire a while.
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