# Auto subfolder organizer **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-windows\ **Created:** [May 15, 2020, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-subfolder-organizer/590486 "2020-05-15T10:01:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![natopigro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@natopigro](https://forums.plex.tv/u/natopigro)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-subfolder-organizer/590486/1 "2020-05-15T10:01:53Z")
At the moment I have all the films scattered in a single “Film” folder. Although it is not the recommended structure, Plex recognizes them correctly and so far I have never had any problems. I have seen, however, that for indexing reasons it would be better to organize them in subfolders. I wouldn’t do it by-categories, whose definition is not univocal, I thought I would do it by-year. What I don’t want is to do it manually or having to worry, every time I add a movie in the folder to put it in the right folder. Here is my question: is there a Plex plugin, or a function, or a third party that allows me to do all this automatically (not starting from the name of the file system)? Ideally, I would put the newcomers in the “Film” folder and it would automatically move them to the appropriate subfolder. Thanks in advice 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-subfolder-organizer/590486/2 "2020-05-15T10:10:16Z")
Plex will display your folders - as an afterthought and popular demand, but Plex isn’t really designed that way. It’s best to abandon the idea. Since I was forced to move 28+ Genre/Other ‘Libraries’ into one magnum Library -so Plex will work as it’s designed - I kept my Genre/Other separations alive with ‘Collections’ instead: ![A Collection Construction Project-1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/d/7/d75c1785e9303e8d8b45e9b158e084ad9a8f21fd.jpeg) The place is under construction, graphics upgrades pending (as I have time to make/gather), but that might give you an idea how to do something for yourself. I do store items in a wild Organizational Folder System that makes sense to me, spread out over 6 HDDs, but I don’t have any illusions Plex could ever work properly with my folder system - apart from me telling Plex where they are in ‘Add Folders’. That’s really all Plex needs to know - I got it from there with Collection Abuse. All manual in nature. No Auto-Magical-Aim-Shoot mechanism. Simple manual labor. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-subfolder-organizer/590486/3 "2020-05-15T14:03:37Z")
I assume you mean organising your _media files_ as opposed to organising the display of your movies inside Plex. Check out Filebot. It can do that and a lot more. Invaluable for tv shows. [https://www.filebot.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1929](https://www.filebot.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1929) ---
**Author:** ![natopigro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@natopigro](https://forums.plex.tv/u/natopigro)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-subfolder-organizer/590486/4 "2020-05-15T14:50:39Z")
Correct. But I’ve never find a working free version of filebot and I do not want to pay for that. ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-subfolder-organizer/590486/5 "2020-05-15T14:56:21Z")
Filebot is worth 10 times whatever it costs. Easily. I simply couldn’t co-exist with Plex without it - and I type 120WPM. Filebot is still a necessary tool. ---
**Author:** ![natopigro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@natopigro](https://forums.plex.tv/u/natopigro)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-subfolder-organizer/590486/6 "2020-05-15T16:11:20Z")
does it worth 480$? I don’t think so. For what if Plex recognize the media anyway? ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-subfolder-organizer/590486/7 "2020-05-15T17:05:35Z")
> [@natopigro](#): > > does it worth 480$? $6 USD / one year license $48 USD / lifetime license. Buy the one year license and see how you like it. If it works, great! If not, your out $6 USD. Also, depending on how fast your library expands, you may not need it after renaming your existing media (I don’t use Filebot, but I add 2 - 3 movies/month, so easy to name things manually). ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-subfolder-organizer/590486/8 "2020-05-15T17:09:10Z")
> [@FordGuy61](#): > > I add 2 - 3 movies/month I’ve got about 500 on the loading dock and the workers went out on strike. Filebot is as much a part of my life as Oxygen. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![natopigro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@natopigro](https://forums.plex.tv/u/natopigro)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-subfolder-organizer/590486/9 "2020-05-15T17:57:23Z")
philosophically, I’m against paying monthly 😆 Which is its cannot-live-without feature? I mean: if you have Plex why do you need to rename the file name? ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-subfolder-organizer/590486/10 "2020-05-15T18:08:50Z")
If your files and folders for TV Shows don’t look like this: ![A FileBot Easy Button-1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/f/c/fc2b36f10363ce81bf28c14ba4d0222520e005a8.jpeg) Your stay at Plex is going to be very painful. Here are the rules for naming and structuring: [https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/) Filebot can do that in milliseconds. You can not. No one can. Plex on Poor Naming: ![rtcobb2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/f/0/f0f49283f2c8940f40e68a71c1373e4428a2aa94.jpeg) Plex on FileBot: ![plexkitty1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/5/7/5760c3ca1df1ba9bb45849ed12110ecc732e44ed.jpeg) Any Questions? ---
**Author:** ![natopigro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@natopigro](https://forums.plex.tv/u/natopigro)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-subfolder-organizer/590486/11 "2020-05-15T19:12:33Z")
Yes, one question: if Plex correctly identifies my movies and Tv series why should I reorganize my fulder structure and file name? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-subfolder-organizer/590486/12 "2020-08-13T19:12:39Z")
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