# Additional Video Scanning Option

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/additional-video-scanning-option/27283>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** other-dev\
**Created:** [January 16, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/additional-video-scanning-option/27283 "2013-01-16T22:17:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![webgeezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/67e7ee/32.png) [@webgeezer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/webgeezer)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/additional-video-scanning-option/27283/1 "2013-01-16T22:17:23Z")

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I would really like to see a plex server video scanning option that would allow users to organize their videos in folders like the photo scanner. My current video collection mirrors my photo collection:  
  
  
  
C:\Public\Videos  
  
C:\Public\Videos\2013  
  
C:\Public\Videos\2013\13Jan  
  
C:\Public\Videos\2013\13Jan\Volleyball  
  
DSCN1234.MOV  
  
DSCN1235.MOV  
  
C:\Public\Videos\2013\13Jan\NewYears  
  
DSCN0123.MOV  
  
DSCN0124.MOV  
  
  
  
The current scanners do not allow this format. Is there any way to get this done through a 3rd party version or are there any plans from the plex developers to add a function similar to this? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Trudge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19adc/32.png) [@Trudge](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Trudge)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/additional-video-scanning-option/27283/2 "2013-01-16T22:19:26Z")

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> I would really like to see a plex server video scanning option that would allow users to organize their videos in folders like the photo scanner. My current video collection mirrors my photo collection:  
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> C:\Public\Videos  
> C:\Public\Videos\2013  
> C:\Public\Videos\2013\13Jan  
> C:\Public\Videos\2013\13Jan\Volleyball  
> DSCN1234.MOV  
> DSCN1235.MOV  
> C:\Public\Videos\2013\13Jan\NewYears  
> DSCN0123.MOV  
> DSCN0124.MOV  
>   
> The current scanners do not allow this format. Is there any way to get this done through a 3rd party version or are there any plans from the plex developers to add a function similar to this? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

  
use the "by folders" view in your chosen Plex client.

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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:** [December 20, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/additional-video-scanning-option/27283/3 "2019-12-20T22:45:29Z")

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