# Automate Collection creation using Directory structure

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/automate-collection-creation-using-directory-structure/805314
**Category:** Feature Suggestions
**Created:** [August 20, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automate-collection-creation-using-directory-structure/805314 "2022-08-20T22:04:32Z")
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### 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: [August 20, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automate-collection-creation-using-directory-structure/805314/2 "2022-08-20T23:06:56Z")

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A request for the same feature exists already, and it has more votes.

> [@Movie Collection Subfolder Support // mod: create collections based on folder structure](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-collection-subfolder-support/384445/1):
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> I would like to see some new features around how movies are organized both on disk and within the system. In my movies folder I have: Movie A (2018) Movie B (2015) Movie C (2010)... But if I have a collection of movies, for example all the Harry Potter films I would like to have them in a folder: Harry Potter Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone (2001) Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets (2002) Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)... I can do this currently but…

Therefore this one is closed, to prevent spreading the votes across several threads, even though they vote for the same (or at least very similar thing).

Votes are given back to the users who voted on this request. Please think of re-voting in the other thread if you still want it.

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