# Automatically adding label to files in a folder

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**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-linux, metadata\
**Created:** [April 5, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatically-adding-label-to-files-in-a-folder/937740 "2026-04-05T10:48:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skopin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Skopin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Skopin)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatically-adding-label-to-files-in-a-folder/937740/1 "2026-04-05T10:48:03Z")

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Server Version#:4.156.0  
Is it possible to automatically add labels to all files in a specific folder? I have my movies in a movies folder, then within that folder another folder called \_kids where I put all moves that are appropriate for the kids to watch.

I have kids profile set up to only allow movies with the kids label, but I have to manually add the label to each new movie. Ideally I could apply the label to the folder where the movies reside and any new movie that is added from that folder would automatically have the label applied.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatically-adding-label-to-files-in-a-folder/937740/2 "2026-04-05T11:57:04Z")

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Plex doesn’t have a mechanism for that.  
Have you considered simply creating a second library with just the kids stuff?

e.g.

Movies  
 → pointing to main folder  
 → pointing to kids folder

Kids Movies  
 → pointing to kids folder

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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:** [July 4, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatically-adding-label-to-files-in-a-folder/937740/3 "2026-07-04T11:57:47Z")

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