diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs
index 39cccf28a8..9075bdfc6f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
             var userId = user == null ? (Guid?)null : user.Id;
 
             var item = string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.ParentId) ?
-                user == null ? (BaseItem)_libraryManager.RootFolder : user.RootFolder :
+                user == null ? _libraryManager.RootFolder : user.RootFolder :
                 _dtoService.GetItemByDtoId(request.ParentId, userId);
 
             // Default list type = children
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
index 923673bd83..f7f2346a8e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
@@ -229,7 +229,19 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             }
         }
 
-        public bool IsUnidentified { get; set; }
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
+        public bool IsUnidentified
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (ProviderIds.Any())
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the locked fields.
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/IHasMetadata.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/IHasMetadata.cs
index 91f37135f1..095db08157 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/IHasMetadata.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/IHasMetadata.cs
@@ -49,11 +49,5 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns><c>true</c> if XXXX, <c>false</c> otherwise.</returns>
         bool BeforeMetadataRefresh();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether this instance is unidentified.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance is unidentified; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
-        bool IsUnidentified { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs
index 9b42820e82..24f4b3b2f1 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
 
                             // Only one local provider allowed per item
                             hasLocalMetadata = true;
-                            item.IsUnidentified = false;
                             break;
                         }
 
@@ -387,9 +386,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
         {
             TIdType id = null;
 
-            var unidentifiedCount = 0;
-            var identifiedCount = 0;
-
             foreach (var provider in providers)
             {
                 var providerName = provider.GetType().Name;
@@ -414,11 +410,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
 
                         refreshResult.UpdateType = refreshResult.UpdateType | ItemUpdateType.MetadataDownload;
 
-                        identifiedCount++;
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        unidentifiedCount++;
                         Logger.Debug("{0} returned no metadata for {1}", providerName, item.Path ?? item.Name);
                     }
                 }
@@ -428,20 +422,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    unidentifiedCount++;
                     refreshResult.Status = ProviderRefreshStatus.CompletedWithErrors;
                     refreshResult.ErrorMessage = ex.Message;
                     Logger.ErrorException("Error in {0}", ex, provider.Name);
                 }
             }
-
-            var isUnidentified = unidentifiedCount > 0 && identifiedCount == 0;
-
-            if (item.IsUnidentified != isUnidentified)
-            {
-                item.IsUnidentified = isUnidentified;
-                refreshResult.UpdateType = refreshResult.UpdateType | ItemUpdateType.MetadataImport;
-            }
         }
 
         private void MergeNewData(TItemType source, TIdType lookupInfo)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/LibraryViewer.cs b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/LibraryViewer.cs
index 2bf51be4ad..a8eda801b4 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/LibraryViewer.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/LibraryViewer.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
         {
             treeView1.Nodes.Clear();
 
-            IEnumerable<BaseItem> children = _currentUser.Name == "Physical" ? new[] { _libraryManager.RootFolder } : _libraryManager.RootFolder.GetChildren(_currentUser, true);
+            var isPhysical = _currentUser.Name == "Physical";
+            IEnumerable<BaseItem> children = isPhysical ? new[] { _libraryManager.RootFolder } : _libraryManager.RootFolder.GetChildren(_currentUser, true);
             children = OrderByName(children, _currentUser);
 
             foreach (Folder folder in children)
@@ -94,9 +95,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
 
                 var node = new TreeNode { Tag = currentFolder };
 
-                var subChildren = currentFolder.GetChildren(_currentUser, true);
+                var subChildren = isPhysical ? currentFolder.Children : currentFolder.GetChildren(_currentUser, true);
                 subChildren = OrderByName(subChildren, _currentUser);
-                AddChildren(node, subChildren, _currentUser);
+                AddChildren(node, subChildren, _currentUser, isPhysical);
                 node.Text = currentFolder.Name + " (" +
                             node.Nodes.Count + ")";
 
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
         /// <param name="parent">The parent.</param>
         /// <param name="children">The children.</param>
         /// <param name="user">The user.</param>
-        private void AddChildren(TreeNode parent, IEnumerable<BaseItem> children, User user)
+        private void AddChildren(TreeNode parent, IEnumerable<BaseItem> children, User user, bool isPhysical)
         {
             foreach (var item in children)
             {
@@ -120,7 +121,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
                 {
                     var prefs = _displayPreferencesManager.GetDisplayPreferences(subFolder.DisplayPreferencesId, user.Id, "LibraryExplorer");
 
-                    AddChildren(node, OrderBy(subFolder.GetChildren(user, true), user, prefs.SortBy), user);
+                    var subChildren = isPhysical ? subFolder.Children : subFolder.GetChildren(_currentUser, true);
+
+                    AddChildren(node, OrderBy(subChildren, user, prefs.SortBy), user, isPhysical);
                     node.Text = item.Name + " (" + node.Nodes.Count + ")";
                 }
                 else