# Cleaning up plex/files? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [April 26, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cleaning-up-plex-files/581256 "2020-04-26T19:26:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**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:** [April 26, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cleaning-up-plex-files/581256/8 "2020-04-26T20:57:57Z")
Delete the Libraries from Plexweb - Hover over library, expose ‘the dots’ and click 'em, manage library and delete. Clean out/fix names/check structures/clean house. Then do the last part of the Dance, particularly: Full scan Empty Trash Clean Bundles > [@The Plex Dance ™](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064): > > The purpose of this is to remove all cached metadata and xml data for an item that Plex usually keeps. This helps when you want to “start from scratch” for particular item move all files for the media item out of the directory your Library is looking at, so Plex will not “see” it anymore scan the library library (to detect changes) empty trash clean bundles (in menu next to server name, when accessed under ‘More’) double check naming schema and move files back scan the library Support articl… Then create some new libraries with the old paths if you want - since they’re all clean. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cleaning-up-plex-files/581256)._