# Adding files from External Drive

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-files-from-external-drive/531480>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [January 23, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-files-from-external-drive/531480 "2020-01-23T08:07:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![adamstclare\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@adamstclare\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/adamstclare_gmail_com)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-files-from-external-drive/531480/1 "2020-01-23T08:07:56Z")

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I have just installed Plex to a Linux Mint 19.3 fresh install. When I go to add folders to the library from an external drive Plex sees the external drive but not the folders on it. Can anyone tell me what settings I need to change?

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**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-files-from-external-drive/531480/2 "2020-01-23T08:29:35Z")

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> [@Using EXT, NTFS, or other format drives (internal or external) on Linux](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-ext-ntfs-or-other-format-drives-internal-or-external-on-linux/198544):
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> This document is of primary interest to anyone who has connected USB drives or has media on other internal drives but user plex can’t access it due to Linux’s default security mechanisms. WARNING: This procedure will not work for SNAP, Docker or other container mechanisms unless expressly handled within the confines of the container. This procedure is intended for use with the dpkg package. We will walk through the steps needed to add these external USB hard drives and internal hard drives…

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**Author:** ![adamstclare\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@adamstclare\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/adamstclare_gmail_com)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-files-from-external-drive/531480/3 "2020-01-26T21:36:22Z")

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Thank you that worked

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-files-from-external-drive/531480/4 "2020-04-25T21:36:23Z")

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